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Comment on How To Make A Complaint Against A Letting Agent by Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:22:49 +0000

Hello Annonymous,

Section 11, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 obligates the landlord to keep the property in habitable condition. Having no electricity and mould / mould problems is not habitable. Section 17 sets out the legal remedy for non-compliance. Google it.

You have the right to take the landlord to court to obligate him to bring the place up to standard. If you were to go to court he’d have to pay your costs and court costs, too if it was a clear cut case.

It is more usual to avoid creating these admin costs for the landlord by writing to them or their agent to say you will conduct repairs and deduct the costs from future rent payments if the landlord does not act. Give them a fair deadline and remind them you know your rights.

Get several quotes for the work and go for the most competant appearing tradesman who charges the fiarest price, in your opinion.

Hope this helps.

Comment on Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property by Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:07:54 +0000

Hello Kirsty

Sorry to disagree with the very competant Benji – who’s top man on electrical advice, but…

Because you’ve written in “text-speak” I’m not sure if your socket is broken or your plug only. If only your plug has burned out, then it’s probably faulty wiring within the plug. If the machine is yours, the it’s your responsibility to sort out.

Comment on Landlord’s Right Of Entry by Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:44 +0000

Hello J,

Sorry fo be not as definate as FauxkingPhill, but there’s something in your story which makes me think we’ve not got the full picture. It’s a house next to an office. Is this some kind of business compound? Was the camera there when you first accepted the letting?

I expect Phill is probably right, but the living arangement sounds unusual and might give the landlord reasonable grounds to have CCTV around the place.

Let us know more details, if you want more thoughts.

Comment on Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property by Benji

Benji — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:37:21 +0000

Kirsty,
It depends if the councils socket is at fault or your tumble drier is.

Contact the council first, they will have their own qualified contractors who will do the work competently and cheaply.

If a tenant gets work carried out without consulting their landlord, the landlord has no obligation to pay.

Unless IVIL electical services are offering to do the work and then try billing the council direct?

Comment on How To Make A Complaint Against A Letting Agent by Annonymous

Annonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:40:30 +0000

Hi,

We’ve had a problem at our property since November. Reported to agent back then, still not sorted. Resulted in us switching bedrooms due to water damage/damp, having to keep electric upstairs switched off due to leak from electric fan, on 4th fan now (water problem not addressed), one fan popped right above my head, now had neighbour report that their front room has water marks on the wall from our side of the house.

I am worried about what would happen if we did complain? They would know. How could this effect us?

We just want it sorted – I am fed up with constantly having to contact them and am finding it really stressful.

Comment on Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property by CIVIL Electrical

CIVIL Electrical — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:38:21 +0000

You will also need to tell them that you would like a competent Electrician to Test and Inspect the property in order to make sure every thing is ok.
For Electrical Installation Condition Report for a 3 bed house you will be looking at £160. you will need to get an independent Electrician to carry out this and get them to pay for it.

Thanks
CIVIL Electrical Servces
02088441490
07714255688

Comment on Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property by CIVIL Electrical

CIVIL Electrical — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:27:44 +0000

The council will be responsible. you will need to write to them with the photo of the socket and copy Electrical Safey Council they will take you serious. You did not say how long ago this was install. However this dosn’t sound like wear and tear issue gradually developing over a number of years. There would have bee loose connection and gradually acking and burning out

Thanks
Michael
CIVIL Electical Services

Comment on Electrical Safety For Landlords In Rental Property by kirsty

kirsty — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:05:40 +0000

the council rewired my kitchen putting in new sockets for my tumble dryer, washing machine, fridge and freezer now the socket for my dryer has burnt out melting the plug on the dryer now i cant use it are the council to blame and if so should they replace it or the plug or do i have to any help would be appreciated thanks.

Comment on Landlord’s Right Of Entry by FauxkingPhill

FauxkingPhill — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:40:54 +0000

Hi J, When you rent a property/room whatever under current legislation you have the right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ if you feel the camera is an invasion of your privacy then yes I would say this is a breach of quiet enjoyment. Kindly infor your landlord that you have no need for the camera and feel it is an invasion of your privacy and if he/she still refuses to remove it quote your rights in regard to quiet enjoyment of the rented room.

Comment on Landlord’s Right Of Entry by Jay T

Jay T — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:52:17 +0000

I rent a room (which is the Landlords old office) Which outside the house attached adjacent to it. He has Security cameras all over and has one pointed at my door which i do not want – i have moved the camera and he moves it back to cover the door and tells me not to move it – but i keep moving it as i dont want it over my door – there is nothing in my tenancy agreement regarding this – is this invasion of privacy?