Bedroom locks in a shared flat

i lived in a house share ,every bedroom door had a lock,
Even if you trust the tenants there ,its best to lock the door when you go out.
There may be a tradesman there when you go out,during the day
to paint , or do minor repairs .
There,s no way you can monitor every person who goe,s into the house
.
Do you want someone who maybe is not sober coming back from the pub, going into your room,when you are not there .
without permission ,rents are high,
having basic security on your room and your possessions is the least you should get as a tenant .
A carpenter can put a lock on 1 door in a few minute,s ,
it will not cost much .

So my suggestion is put in door lock,s ,ones that only can be locked from the outside
using a standard basta lock, no keyhole on the inside,
in case of fire there,s no need to look for a key.
And then a simple sliding bolt lock can be installed on the inside of the door,
so the tenant can lock the door from the inside if they want before they
go to sleep.
So there is no risk of a delay if theres a fire in the house .
no need to look for a key in the unlikely chance there might be a fire ,
when the tenants are all asleep .

kceire wrote: »

I, as a landlord would not provide locks for bedroom doors.
I believe they are a great fire hazard should they be mistakenly locked at night.

Even thumb locks or have you adjusted your opinion when that was raised as an option.

What about an internal bolt but a key for external when leaving (i.e. very similar to a thumblock scenario) ?

With regards to cost it seems fair that the tenant pays if it is their concern.

Fire Safety is obviously a concern but there a plenty of residential houses that all have the typical lock and handle on them.

Claw Hammer wrote: »

How much is "not huge money". 7k is not huge money to some people.

Well if a lock costs 7K...

The real cost would be the installation not the lock but could be taken from the deposit or added as an additional cost temporarily. If the landlord likes their tenant and wants to keep them then they should consider it a cost of doing business. Obviously if renting to multiple tenants then the landlord should consider safety of their tenant (and so many in this thread are when regarding fire regulations), especially from other tenants, paramount and either agree to the lock or agree to ending the lease early with no issues if a lock is required due to safety concerns. (Don't get wound up landlords!)

EDIT: OP, talk to your landlord about the options and your concerns about privacy while away and see what they are willing to accommodate, maybe get some prices and if you can afford upfront: perfect.

Edit 2: A night latch (used before thumb locks etc. became popular) seems to be the perfect option here, easy to open from inside and lockable from outside. They are not expensive, 15EUR to 50EUR, and are relatively easy to install so the labour might be easy enough.