Hi,
One of my friends tenants started Catering Business in the rental property.
They take orders from small groups of 25 - 50 people and prepare food and deliver to them.
Most of the food items are cooked foods. They are doing a lot of cooking.
Neighbours complained to the landlord about cooking smell, people visiting property to pick up food etc.
Landlord told to the tenants that they are not allowed to use the rental property for business purpose. But, the landlord cannot always find out whether they are doing it again.
What steps can the landlord take to stop this happening?
If the landlord is creating a new tenancy using Open Rent, how can he mention NOT to do any business activity in the property and if they do so they are breaching the contract.
The tenancy agreement should already say this. If it doesn’t, you should alert Openrent now.
If you think that they are ignoring the warning, then your only option is eviction as you are otherwise culpable in the breach of various bylaws, planning laws, insurance conditions, health and safety laws…
Speak to the tenants tell them you are aware of what they are doing and that it contravenes the TA also may want to point out that
Tax man
Environmental health
Food standards agency
Trading standards
Local authority would all be interested in whats going on