Tenant - Please help.

poppysarah

sooz wrote: »

You got a free thanks from me there...why are those buttons so close?

You don't write it on the contract itself!

Why stop at the gas safety cert?

Apart from EPC what can they "have them for"?

It does happen to view and sign up - especially when you're desperate to get somewhere to live.
So written negotiation happens sometimes? Interesting. I've never seen it myself.

Lavendyr

What everyone else has said, plus cross-posted from your other thread:

STOP communicating with her by text and put everything in writing from now on (i.e. letters, delivered by recorded post). Texting your landlord (or vice versa) is not really a professional means of contact, and this is a professional relationship. Keep it all in writing & at arm's length. That's also the best way to deal with getting repairs sorted - that way, should you have to get the job done yourself & recoup the monies spent, you have a paper trail should you have to go to court to get your money back.

I do sympathise as I know how rubbish it can be to have an unpleasant landlord, but you just have to put aside the rudeness and deal with her professionally.

MissMoneypenny

Phone your council's tenancy relations officer (some council's call it private lettings). Tell them of your concerns about the state of the carpet and your landlords couldn't care-less behaviour. Then ask them to come and do a complete check on the property. You have a toddler and another on the way, and as the landlord has shown themselves to be untrustworthy, you need to be sure that the house is safe for your children.

Their inspection might reveal other things that the landlord should have done and they will be take action against the landlord for you.

Did the house have an EPC? A Gas Safety certificate?

Move out at the end of the fixed period. You don't need a landlord like that. Before looking for another rental, read A Tenant's Guide to Renting sticky at the top of this board.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I agree that texting is an inappropriate form of communication in this context- even if you get on well with your LL it's to everyone's benefit to keep everything formal. The tone of a text can be completely misunderstood.

Sorry to hear of this hassle at such a stressful time, but to ask about a "cooling off period" after signing a contract and handing over the deposit suggests you really don't know what being a tenant entails. Please speak to the CAB if necessary, but it shouldn't be too late to reach a civilised understanding with your landlord and get this sorted out. It's in her interest to keep her property in good condition and to encourage you to stay long term.

Premier_2

missclairey wrote: »

...I need to know if there is a cooling off period. ...

...What are my rights? Can I pull out now?

Is there a cooling off period? ...

No .

clutton_2

this is a duplicate thread - OP has two threads going at the same time on this problem

missclairey_2

clutton wrote: »

this is a duplicate thread - OP has two threads going at the same time on this problem

The other post has been closed so continue on this one but i'd prefer clutton didn't post after the remarks you put in the other thread about me which were quite hurtful and i did nowt to deserve them.

Clutton has posted the following things about me on this tread and i am very hurt and upset:

You posted the following about me:

• if you are the carer of someone else, then clearly you are far more capable than you would have us believe .....
• i think you are being way over sensitive - possibly because of your pregnant condition.
• stop whinging about how inadequate you are - that you cannot even fill in a form and post it for yourself - start taking responsibility for your own actions
• i know this sounds soooo harsh, and the regulars will know i am not usally harsh, but i really get irritated by folks who wont take action for themselves - folks who want to blame the whole world for their own inadequate behaviour
• why not just clean it, move in and get ready for your baby to arrive - the more time you waste in moaning, the poorer an environment you will be able to provide for your new child and for your little toddler
• for the time being - why not just make the best of this property and get your priorities right - your unborn child - if you have to decorate yourself, get on and do it - and argue the toss later on about payment after the baby is born
  in other words - grow up
• that i am not in my right mind - no one in their right mind would hand over a deposit and the first months rent and sign a tenancy agreement and then not get the keys .....

I didn't deserve none of that clutton.

missclairey_2

Just wanted to say - LL has just text to say she's trying to sort problems and i will have to just wait till she has time to fix them. I move in 17th so hope she finds time before then. I wish I'd just moved in 5th when I paid the firstmonth rent and desposit, i was just trying to be helpful by giving her time to sort them out. Never mind it's done now. Just want to stay on good terms and not fall out, i have held my tongue some many times though.

I haven't seen a Safety Gas Certif no?
Should I ask her?
Is there anything else I need to see?


Thank you to everyone for posting and trying to help. I'm glad the other thread has been closed as it snowballed into something it shouldn't.

Thanks guys

God-Bless you all.

clutton_2

""LL has just text to say she's trying to sort problems ""



so do you take back any of the insults you hurled at your new LL ??



i dont think this poster is anywhere near as "vulnerable" as she is making out here



in 2005 she posted



""so I should be able to claim:

From March will be caring full time for mom who gets middle rate.

Child Tax Credits: Higher rate as lone parent

Working TC - until March when mat pay finishes

Carers Allowance - from March when my mom's carers finshes and I take over full time

Income Support - from march - when claiming carers + Carer's Premium

Where do I claim all these from?
How much roughly is each? "



Clearly she knows exactly how to organise her own life in many respects.

i think this young woman simply likes to blame other people for her misfortunes.


Almost everyone on this thread, and the other locked one, seem to have entirely lost sight of the fact that all the complaints she made were within 24 hours of signing the Tenancy agreement and before the LL had chance to reply

If yoy come to a forum, expect a variety of answers - you may not like them all

tbs624

missclairey wrote: »

I haven't seen a Safety Gas Certif no?
Should I ask her?
Is there anything else I need to see?

It is a legal requirement that LLs provide

1. an EPC (energy performance certificate) for any new tenancy after 1st Oct 2008 see here. Should have been made available to you when you viewed

2. a current gas safety certificate - see here. Should have been available immediately before you signed the contract , to be effective from the actual start date of your tenancy.

3. registration of your tenancy deposit with one of three schemes within 14 days. You can read up about this here.

LLs who fail to do so can be charged with a penalty notice of £200 by the local Trading Standards dept for no. 1, can be prosecuted and fined by the HSE (Health & Safety Exec) or the local Council for no.2, and can be ordered to pay the tenant 3 x their orginal deposit amount, plus an immediate registering of the deposit or its return in full via the County Court.

Private Sector Rentals Team at the local Council can help you with all of this - make an appointment.