Letter templates: If your landlord turns up without permission
Use our letter templates if your landlord or letting agent:
enters your home without permission
visits frequently without notice or appointment
If you rent the whole property
Use this template to set out your rights around unwanted visits.
Copy it into an email or message to your landlord or agent.
[Use the subject: Visits without permission, notice or appointment]
I'm writing about your unannounced visits to [your address].
You must give me at least 24 hours' written notice if you wish to inspect the condition of the property. You can only visit at reasonable times of day.
You must tell me when and why you intend to visit so I can confirm it is convenient and arrange to be there if I want to.
You should only enter my home with my permission. I will allow access for gas safety checks or for repairs that are needed.
Visiting without an appointment or entering without my permission breaches my right to quiet enjoyment of my home.
It could also count as harassment under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. This is a criminal offence.
I will consider reporting you to the council for enforcement action if your behaviour continues.
Please only communicate with me by email in future.
You can also send the letter as an email attachment or through the post:
Word template: Visiting without permission or appointment (docx 23kb)
OpenDocument template: Visiting without permission or appointment (odt 9kb)
If you rent a room in a house in multiple occupation (HMO)
Use this template to set out your rights around landlord access to your bedroom and shared areas in your home.
Copy it into an email or message to your landlord or agent.
[Use the subject: Visits and entering rooms without permission]
I'm writing about your unannounced visits to [your address].
I'm concerned that you're visiting my home without a good reason and entering my room without permission.
I have a tenancy for my room and a lock on my door. You should only enter my room with my permission.
You have no reason to come into my room unless I have reported a repair or you have arranged an inspection.
You must give me at least 24 hours' written notice if you wish to inspect the condition of the room. You can only visit at reasonable times of day.
You must tell me when and why you intend to visit so I can confirm it is convenient and arrange to be there if I want to.
I accept you may need to visit the property to show vacant rooms to other tenants and that you retain access to the shared areas.
However, you must not use this as an excuse to linger at the property, enter bedrooms uninvited or harass myself or other tenants.
Your actions may be harassment under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. This is a criminal offence.
I will consider reporting you to the council for enforcement action if your behaviour continues.
Please only communicate with me by email in future.
You can also send the letter as an email attachment or through the post:
Word template: HMO landlord entering rooms without permission (docx 25kb)
OpenDocument template: HMO landlord entering rooms without permission (odt 9kb)
Need more advice?
Read our advice guide: How to deal with harassment from landlords or agents
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Last updated: 3 July 2023
