Disruptions from Landlord carrying out works

Flower08

I dont really know how much disruption its going to cause you but it sounds like it is going to be beneficial to you in the long run.
If your still not happy you could always complain - but again i would say it depends how much of a disruption it will cause.

The only time i have ever complained to a landlord is when i received a letter saying some minor work was being carried out and would cause some slight disruption for a week. They were rendering the whole house, was not able to use my garden for 3 weeks - which i usually use everyday and my kitchen was filthy and offbounds throughout the day. When i complained the landlord knocked some money off our rent.

tanjatucker

Geenie wrote: »

Agree with Clutton. You state that your windows need replacing, but then moan when the LL is doing so!!:rolleyes:

Just be grateful you have a LL who is upgrading your property. What ever discomfort you experience would be the same whether renting or owning. It is the nature of having windows replaced.

I really am grateful, don't get me wrong. Sorry if it came across as moaning.
A lot of our windows are so warped they have gaps of up to an inch, so when it rains everything gets wet and of course putting the heating on is pretty pointless, too, so I am really glad this is getting sorted after more than 3 years of us sending LL a letter to ask if anything can be done.
It's mainly his poor communication that worries me, he still hasn't got back to us with a date and time and whether we will need to take furniture out of the house etc. I just like to know what to expect, that's all.

securityman

If you have wooden windows the dust will be minimal, easying in and out. If you have metel windows there will be alot more dust as the the fitters will have to use a grider to get them out. But if it needs doing it needs doing. Just talk to the fitters and voice your concerns so they know you are on the ball.

clutton_2

as someone has said - there will be mess - deal with it when it arrives - no amount of fretting in advance will change the amount of mess

look forward to new windows, warm rooms, lower bills, happier family and be grateful

life is too short to get in a lather about dust

real1314

tanjatucker wrote: »

Apparently it will be a slow process, with one or two windows being replaced per day. At that rate, we will have builders in the house for up to two weeks and I presume it will be fairly messy, too!

1 or 2 per day = 14 days of disruption?

Are there really 14-28 windows in the house? Or are you exaggerating?
You might presume it will be messy, but you're probably wrong on that one too.

You really should think about the fact that your LL is laying out £££Thousands of pounds£££ from which you will benefit with lower fuel bills. I'm astounded at your attitude, but not surprised.

elljay

Goodness me. I didn't get the impression that the OP was complaining at all. Or fretting in advance either. I thought s/he just wanted some idea of how much stuff needed to be removed from the house or else covered up, and whether s/he needed to maybe move out while work was going on. If you've never had windows done how do you know what's involved? I too had no idea, nor did my landlord tell me when the builders were coming, I only found out when they turned up on the doorstep at 8.30 wanting to come in while I was getting dressed ready to go to work. Although I was thrilled that windows were at last coming (after 8 years of the landlord promising to do something) it wasn't the greatest timing. The windows have been in a couple of weeks now, but no sign of landlord to check the work he is paying for has been done satisfactorily. I've told him it had all been done , yet there are one or two snagging things that do need sorting. He said he might come and look sometime (though if it was me I'd want to check before paying the bill) Sounds like you have the same landlord as I have. The only way I could persuade him to do the work in the end was to remind him that it would increase the value of his asset and how many thousands I've paid him and put into this house over the years, also increasing his asset and the value of his children's inheritance. He certainly didn't do it out of goodness of heart towards me!! I hope this means that the winter will be warmer and cheaper, the loft is now insulated (which I arranged and paid for) so lets hope.

Hope it goes really well, I'm afraid it's one of the perils of renting, I just so wish I could afford my own house, but you just have to accept someone else's standards when you rent.
Liz

Geenie

I am going to bite my tongue, else I will say something I will regret....

tanjatucker

Thanks again everyone for your replies, and I am sorry if I've offended any LLs on here who obviously really look after their tenants and think I am one of those awkward tenants who complain at every opportunity, when actually we fix anything we possibly can without his involvement. In 5 1/2 years -apart from the windows (17 of them to answer a previous question) - the only thing we ever actually asked for is a leaking tap that we couldnt work out how to fix to be sorted.

LL certainly didn't decide to do the windows to help us save money on our bills, but because he saw the damage that the water coming in during bad weather is causing in the house (i.e. damp spots, plaster falling off walls etc). He also put the rent up by £150/month about 14 months ago, with only 1 month notice. He regularly uses our bins without asking whether we would mind, and enters our back garden without warning or even checking whether we're in. The boiler hasn't been safety checked for several years and he regularly calls unannounced in person at 8am on a Saturday morning to ask us to move our car from the spot allocated to us so he can move his trailers around. We have not whinged about any of these things to him, because despite things not being perfect we do like where we live. All I was really after was some advice on how big a deal having new windows fitted was going to be, as I didn't expect it to take as long as LL seemed to suggest, but reading over my initial post I realise that this was not really how it came across.
So sorry once again if I wound up some of you, I will just see what happens and look forward to having great new windows.:D

Cheers

DawnW

If you have a gas boiler it should be checked every year by a Gas Safe registered engineer. That is the law.

MRSMCAWBER

Morning all

Im sorry but If he really hasn't done one in several years- you really need to get him to get a gas check done.
I would also have a word with him about wandering into your garden willy nilly and using your bins..you pay rent for the whole property -do you have children/pets? if so what if they were to get out whilst he was wandering in and out? I would actually padlock the back gate if need be
I hope you are soon living in your house with nice new windows and no draughts n damp -it will be worth it once it's done