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Covid or not, no one will walk over any of my rental thresholds without me first meeting them, never have and never will, I put this alone down to why after many years in the BTL arena i have had zero arrears and zero notable issues.
Its sounds odd behavior, that alone would be a no.
Thanks so much for this! I haven't asked permission yet, no. They aren't taking calls relating to anything other than emergency repairs and I can't find a working contact form on their website currently (they throw errors each time), but I will try calling them on Monday - hopefully they'll be opening...
As I think you are already aware, the work you propose is borderline between minor and major. On balance I would be inclined to say it falls on the major side of the line.
You haven't said if you have actually asked for permission. If you have not, I would be inclined to write and say something...
What is key is the purpose of the letting, not its length. If you let a dwelling to someone to use for a month while he is working on a project away from home or as temporary accommodation while he is looking for somewhere to buy, then there is a risk, if all the statutory conditions are fulfilled,...
It's more a question of why he wants the property. If its an extended holiday you should be fine, Airbnb rules aside. If its for any other purpose then it's possible that it will be an AST unless it's serviced by you, (eg cleaning, laundering bedding) at intervals throughout their stay.
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