# Discovered tenants have changed locks

**URL:** <https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922>\
**Category:** Landlord Discussion\
**Created:** [29 October 2022 11:17 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922 "2022-10-29T11:17:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alice7](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/alice7/32/450_2.png) [@Alice7](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Alice7)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2022 11:17 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922/1 "2022-10-29T11:17:35Z")

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I have finally managed waved goodbye to the most unpleasant tenant I’ve ever had. I’ve just tried to enter the flat to do the inventory and let in a decorator to discover they had the locks changed during the tenancy.

Am I entitled to change the locks and charge them for the cost of this plus any additional keys that I need?

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**Author:** ![Colin3](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/colin3/32/450_2.png) [@Colin3](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Colin3)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2022 11:20 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922/2 "2022-10-29T11:20:37Z")

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Provided they have taken all their furniture as well . I would just change the locks and be glad to see the back of them

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**Author:** ![David122](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/david122/32/1449_2.png) [@David122](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/David122)\
**Post date:** [29 October 2022 14:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922/3 "2022-10-29T14:52:02Z")

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Has the tenancy ended? If so, how?

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2023 14:52 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/discovered-tenants-have-changed-locks/40922/4 "2023-01-27T14:52:32Z")

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