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Problem with gas in rented house...
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Ts *cannot* make deductions from rent, except in very specific circumstances, and then only by following a set procedure. See here........pay to get it fixed/re-instated yourself and deduct from rent, but you MUST show you've tried to let the landlady get it fixed first, so WRITE to her.
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You obviously have a reasonable relationship with your LL but don't feel guilty about this - it is all part and parcel of letting property and, as others have said, your LL should have arranged for someone to deal with any issues during her absence. She has a legal obligation to maintain the systems for space heating and water heating in a safe working order and she has to ensure that gas appliances such as cookers are safe.She should at the very least leave you with emergency cover tel numbers for whilst she is on holiday.dansylvester wrote: »..Now here in lies my problem... We have been left with no heating or hot water, our landlady is on holiday for the next 2 weeks, and besides its not really her fault that we are in this position - we have never had a problem in the 2 years we have lived here, and besides, she has just had to fork out several hundred pounds for a new gas hob for us as the other had a minor leak.
If you are able to contact your LL then do so, and ask her to agree to cover the cost of you hiring a water boiler like this .(Simply filling in the grate may lead to damp in the cellar btw.)0 -
Hi, thanks again for the advice all,
I do have a contact number for my landlord, her mobile, but she is also a work colleague, so we see each other 5 days a week usually anyway, so if we have any issues or anything I just pass them on when we see her. I only feel abit guilty as she reduced our rent 3 months ago by £20 per month, and since then the gas hob has broken and needed replacing, which cost her several hundred pounds (5 ring hob), and then 2 weeks later this has come up.
On the bright side, least it will help pay off that debit on our gas bill from the winter!!0
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