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Most landlords have a written agreement in your contract with them that they will give you at least 24 hours notice before popping round.

However, it's very common for them to either (a) call you to say they're coming round in 20 minutes
(b) call you to say they've just been around, and they thought the place looked a bit dirty, you'd better be taking care of the place or it's coming right out of your deposit you know.
(c) not bother telling you they're coming around, and then looking surprised and defensive when you come home and scream upon finding them rifling through your underwear drawer...

All three are more likely to happen if they live in the neighbourhood anyway.

Sadly, there's not much you can do about it.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Thu 29 Jan 2009, 14:45, Reply)