Tenant - Please help.

tbs624

clutton wrote: »

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 .....

sighs with utter disbelief

Clutton, come on, the OP does sound as though she is under considerable stress. We all do daft things when we're under stress: as a forces wife/partner she may not necessarily have had to deal with private LLs before.

Missclairey - you are legally entitled to the key to the property, and you should also check that your LL scheme registers your tenancy deposit within 14 days of you having paid it.

It is hard to be focused when you have considerable family & relationship stresses but the trouble is that if the property starts off with these problems it's unlikely that there'll be a rapid improvement once you've signed on the dotted line. (There's another poster on this board who first posted with "shall I take this property that has damp etc" last July, ignored what many said in their replies on here & went ahead, and has since posted several times with ongoing repairs issues that the LL will not resolve.)

However, you should not have to put up with leaking pipes etc, and if you allow the LL the agreed time to get it fixed, and she hasn't done, you can then follow this up via the local Council's private sector rentals team, as Miss Moneypenny has pointed out.

As others have suggested,when you do move in, photograph everything ( with dated newspaper in sight) , log the condition of the property properly.

Hire a carpet cleaner and/or put a rug down, get the LLs written consent to hang pictures over marks on walls - it probably won't seem quite so bad when you have your own stuff around you.

Maybe you can find yourself some local support - carer's group, Gingerbread single parents group, parent & toddler group etc - your health visitor should be able to offer suggestions.

missclairey_2

FireworkCrazy wrote: »

Only read the first page so sorry if this has already been posted, but didnt you say that the repairs would be done between the 5th and the 17th?

It's only the 6th for goodness sake! Give the LL a break!

I only want to know an approximate of when things are being planned to be done.

Fair enough she could have just text back I will let you know in a couple of days whats happening, but then you didnt say anything about helping her out you just hounded her. Maybe you should have said, I know your busy would you like me to arrange it all and then tell you how much it is before you OK it. And then put it all in writting.

How did i hound her??? I sent one text asking to just let me know when planning on getting done so i can arrange to clean and air property. I just wanted a date, i told her there was no rush and even offered to get all the quotes for her from the carpet shop but i haven't heard antything since her rude text. I don't know what you mean?

I do this with my LL all the time, I even re-fitted his bathroom 14 months ago at no cost to him whatsoever, Fine, it used up my time, but I enjoyed it. But the best part.... We got the bathroom with all the fixtures and fitting we wanted, power shower, heated floor, towel radiators etc. If he had got someone in to do it, for his budget we would have got a load of crap!

The old tenant has been in touch and told me she's had loads of problem with her and has been trying to get the leaky bathroom fixed for weeks. The carpets where that bad in the living room she had to replace them herself and the LL wouldn't. She paid for the carpets and the LL didnt offer a penny and even has withheld her deposit for finger prints on the walls. Oh dear!

It works both ways. We look after the place and he looks after us.

I have tried to be helpful but it seems everything i do is wrong?