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penny-pitstop_2

Geenie wrote: »

Lets get back to the facts. What sort of properties are these that are so damp they cause pneumonia to those living in them!

I have rented, bought and let, but I have never been in a place that needed windows opened every day to avoid damp!! I had calor gas heaters at one time that caused condensation, but I could still live there, aside from a bit of wiping, without opening every window each day! Any house can get mould damp issues, but if persistent then you have bought unwisely.

I agree, the flat must have a severe damp problem.
I know of a young fit & healthy male hospitalised due to severe damp in a rented flat (superficially fine)... it's the spores, I tell you, the spores!

No laughing matter mind if it results, gene dependent, in pneumonia.

ruggedtoast

Calm yourself with the assurance that you live in a country that doesnt really give a monkey's about tenants OP. Even if you were an intentionally bad landlord, your tenants chances of getting more than a couple of grand compensation would be very slim at best, as it is its her word against yours and a smacked wrist on the way for not serving a Section 21.

penny-pitstop_2

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Calm yourself with the assurance that you live in a country that doesnt really give a monkey's about tenants OP. Even if you were an intentionally bad landlord, your tenants chances of getting more than a couple of grand compensation would be very slim at best, as it is its her word against yours and a smacked wrist on the way for not serving a Section 21.

So hey, young mother rents flat where the damp is so bad she gets pneumonia & well, never mind!

Good ol' capitalism eh?

penny-pitstop_2

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Calm yourself with the assurance that you live in a country that doesnt really give a monkey's about tenants OP. Even if you were an intentionally bad landlord, your tenants chances of getting more than a couple of grand compensation would be very slim at best, as it is its her word against yours and a smacked wrist on the way for not serving a Section 21.

I doubt very much all is in order elsewhere as it should be with this 'wanna be' landlord.
Good on the tenant taking her to court.

Fire_Fox

Geenie wrote: »

Lets get back to the facts. What sort of properties are these that are so damp they cause pneumonia to those living in them!

I have rented, bought and let, but I have never been in a place that needed windows opened every day to avoid damp!! I had calor gas heaters at one time that caused condensation, but I could still live there, aside from a bit of wiping, without opening every window each day! Any house can get mould damp issues, but if persistent then you have bought unwisely.

Let's get back to the facts. You don't know the house was damp, nor do you know that the damp caused or even contributed to the tenant's respiratory infection.

"Men and women who smoked more than 20 cigarettes per day were almost three times more likely to acquire pneumonia than persons who never smoked, according to a study in the August issue of CHEST."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990816073437.htm

"Just 2.8% of students who lived in adequate housing said they suffered from asthma - double this number had asthma in the damper homes. One in seven of the undergraduates studied said they had suffered four or more colds during the last year and 16% said they had a constant runny nose.
Health risks
The study also found that just under 40% of the students who lived in damp homes had suffered pneumonia, bronchitis, sinusitis or tonsillitis over the last year."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1333688.stm

pixieface wrote: »

When I went to the property to change the locks and sort things out I was disgusted at the state she had left it in holes in walls and doors had been punched out and everywhere had a thick coating of nicotine ... and there was evidence that they had been growing an illegal substance in a walk in wardrobe in the bedroom.

Fire_Fox

penny-pitstop wrote: »

I agree, the flat must have a severe damp problem.
I know of a young fit & healthy male hospitalised due to severe damp in a rented flat (superficially fine)... it's the spores, I tell you, the spores!

No laughing matter mind if it results, gene dependent, in pneumonia.

If your friend's pneumonia was caused by spores then it was fungal in origin. I assume therefore it did not respond to antibiotics - if it did it must have been a bacterial infection.

"Pneumonia means inflammation of the lungs and is usually caused by an infection. Many different bacteria, viruses and fungi can cause it. Bacterial pneumonia is the most common form of pneumonia in adults and is usually more serious. It may be a secondary complication of a viral respiratory illness such as flu, especially in people with immune deficiencies.

One of the most common bacterial causes is Streptococcus pneumoniae. Other common causes include haemophilus and staphylococcus. More unusual bacteria are sometimes found, especially in people with underlying problems with their immune systems. Fungal pneumonia is almost always linked to an immunodeficiency."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/pneumonia1.shtml

Hector-The-Inspector_2

Anyway I have received a letter from a solicitor and it states I should NOT go into my property and do any renovations to it until they send an independent person to inspect it for damp

A solicitor has no legal power to stop YOU entering YOUR empty property, a court yes, not a solicitor.

Send them a recorded letter, stating that you have already renovated the property! don't end your letter with Yours Sincerely, end with GOODBYE.

tbs624

penny-pitstop wrote: »

You are at best letting illegally a substandard property.

You don't know that: you are jumping to conclusions. Your posts are unhelpful and vindictive but then that would appear to be your usual standard. OP - you can use the "ignore" function under the User CP if necessary.

Fire_Fox

tbs624 wrote: »

You don't know that: you are jumping to conclusions. Your posts are unhelpful and vindictive but then that would appear to be your usual standard. OP - you can use the "ignore" function under the User CP if necessary.

Troll do you think?
"I find it hard to believe so many bigots are out there..
Hope they die lonely, for their sins. Condemning others so... despicable."

Says Penny Pitstop here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3785249&highlight=#post3785249

:rotfl:

Poppy9

pixieface wrote: »

I rented it out 6 months ago to a young couple with a baby as they were desperate for a home and she was claiming housing benefit, at first everything was fine with paying the rent, not always on time but first two months I received it as they dropped it off at my home address as they had failed to set up a direct debit yet again, on the 3rd month they posted it through my door when I was not in and to my horror it was not in full and no matter how many times I contacted her she ignored my calls, I tried to give her 48 hours notice to go and sort it out but she ignored me.
so for three months I received no rent so I contacted housing benefit office and they said they would sort it out, to which they have, can I add at this point her boyfriend had left and was not living there.

So presumably she was resident for 6 months if she paid 2 months in full, 1 month part payment and 3 months with no rent.

You need legal advice so if you have home insurance with legal aid contact them for help.