Property Inspection Report

[Franko]

Can someone please advise me when a property be inspection report should used. I am the sole occupant of my rented 2 bedroomed apartment and have my 2 children staying with me on a weekend both aged under ten so can share a room. Do I need to have an inspection report done?

Thanks

[Franko]

Also could someone please answer for me regarding this point in the guidance.

how much security the terms of any lease gives and whether it could be terminated at short notice;

I currently have a one month rolling tenancy as the original agreement ended in October last year. I have a letter confirming this from the estate agent. Could I be refused as I have such a short tenancy?

Any help much appreciated Thanks

[Lucapooka]

If you have a standard tenancy agreement that gives information about the property, you should not need a report of this sort. You can take a couple of photos of the layout to add clouts. These reports are not a mandatory requirement but can be useful if people live in HMOs (Homes of Multiple Occupancy) where adults who are not part of a family unit live in one dwelling - Lodging houses, student digs, etc.

[Franko]

Thanks for the response do you have any comment on my second question about the short tenancy?

Thanks

[asim72]

Short hold tenancy is fine. You will not be refused on its basis.

[batleykhan]

You must have a minimum of 6 months tenancy agreement,otherwise they would not accept your property as being "secured"

[Lucapooka]

I think what you are trying to say is that you must have or must have had a minimum when you originally took out the lease. There is no requirement (wrt the UKBA) for people who are coming to end of their current lease to make a renewal on the basis that they need to have six months or more at the time a visa application is made. Any contract can be terminated by either party with periods to vacate that are much less that this so, even if it were a requriement (but it isn't) it would be meaningless on that basis.

[batleykhan]

What I am saying is that when the ECO is making a decision on this subject, he look closely at the type ,wording and the length of the agreement that one presents as part of the application.

A legal document such as an Assured Short hold Tenancy which has a reasonable time left on it (e,g 6 month) maybe considered as secured, whereas any other document or for a shorter period may not be and can end in a refusal

[Lucapooka]

What I am saying is that when the ECO is making a decision on this subject, he look closely at the type ,wording and the length of the agreement that one presents as part of the application.

It's not practical (or at least very unusual) to contract an assured tenancy agreement that is for less than six months, but there is nothing in the rules or guidance that would suggest an ECO has the scope or authority to refuse an application because there is less than six months remaining on a tenancy agreement that has been in place for some time. Tenants can be asked by the land-lord at any time to quit with a month's notice so such a requirement would, in any case, be worthless. Similarly, if a person is citing third-party accommodation from their family, they can be kicked out at any moment; yet there are no stipulations with regard to this either.

All that is required is that the accommodations are suitable at the time of the decision and their being no obvious reason to assume that this will not continue in the future by extending or moving to another suitable property.

[batleykhan]

I agree with what you have stated,but there has been a number of applicants especially from Pakistan where they have been refused simply because they had short periods left on their tenancy agreements and the ECO felt that he did not consider these to be secured and felt that they may not be available by the time the applicant goes to join their spouse in the UK.

[Impatient]

I used a property inspection report from the council which was £85

[flyguy]

A property inspection report, can only help your application and not hinder it. You want to cover all basis as the onus is on you to fufill any doubts the ECO may have.