Council housing policy - is this right?

voiceofreason

Widelats wrote: »

Anyone really know about this? I will keep trying till i get soem help.

Who's to say they're not there because of something you've done yourself?

Widelats

OK so you don't know, why don't you just say that or even better, don't post.

cleo1299

Widelats wrote: »

OK so you don't know, why don't you just say that or even better, don't post.

But Mr Widelats, I was only trying to be helpful!:D

Proc

Widelats wrote: »

OK so you don't know, why don't you just say that or even better, don't post.

Because on the occassions we don't post and you get no responses, you keep coming back bumping the thread right to the top again.

Take the hint. Wrong forum. Stupid question. You're lazy and can fix this yourself. Noone gives a sh*t about your "consumer" rights. You're not a consumer.

Widelats

cleo1299 wrote: »

But Mr Widelats, I was only trying to be helpful!:D

Your no help if you don't know, you can post opinions of me all day long it does not help me.

Optimist

Widelats wrote: »

Anyone really know about this? I will keep trying till i get soem help.

Just reading this thread. You stated that you were going to CAB again today. May I ask what they have said ?

You can get some insect killer for cockroaches but as it a block of flats that is as you say "infested" its only going to be a short term solution until they come back however it might help your peace of mind to have something to hand.

You also need to keep complaining to environmental health

In answer to your original question the landlord has a responsibility to ensure the flat is habitable but I am not aware of any responsibility to make a potential tenant aware of cockroaches, rats or myriad of other nasties that might be there.

voiceofreason

Widelats wrote: »

OK so you don't know, why don't you just say that or even better, don't post.

I don't know.

pendulum

Maybe the pest infestation only started the day you moved in Widelats.

morrit

Working in Environmental Health myself, we deal with cockroach infestations on a daily basis. Unless you are DIRECTLY affected healthwise from the cockroaches then there is no reason why you should not be placed in the premesis as long as they are being treated. Cockroaches are common place and if your council are dealing with them then that's perfectly acceptable.

You will have to prove that there are health problems arising from the infestation. If you want to take action against the Council for the infestation you could look at section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 specifically mentioning sect 79 1(a) premesis kept in such a state as to be prejudicial to health... but being that the defence would be best practicable means (ie they are dealign with it and with nothing short of making umpteen people homeless for a week so they can gas the place which may not be succesful) it wouldn't go very far in court.

Personally if the Council are treating them then I wouldn't worry... Would you not move into a house if you knew that there was about 6 families of rats nearby? Then run away. the key lesson is what you don't know wont harm you.

Widelats

Optimist wrote: »

Just reading this thread. You stated that you were going to CAB again today. May I ask what they have said ?

You can get some insect killer for cockroaches but as it a block of flats that is as you say "infested" its only going to be a short term solution until they come back however it might help your peace of mind to have something to hand.

You also need to keep complaining to environmental health

In answer to your original question the landlord has a responsibility to ensure the flat is habitable but I am not aware of any responsibility to make a potential tenant aware of cockroaches, rats or myriad of other nasties that might be there.

CAB said that they do have a obligation to tell you that the block is infested, as roaches are a health risk, they can carry disease from one place to another.

Twice the environmental health have been here as well as all or most of the flats in the block, but he has told me they will be back, i know my neighbours told me they can sometimes go check on their kids asleep and find a roach or 2 crawling on them, its awful.

The stuff the environmental health used is tiny, it did not work both times they were still crawling round a month after he put down the poison, they are living in the walls i reckon as well as the heating towers.

I covered my flat in roach powder and i still find them coming in through the heating shafts in the bathroom, it is does not help much.

What i am concerned about is when i move the environmental health told me not to take any of the furniture with me as there is a high risk of re-infestation in my new property if even 1 roach is hiding in the chair or cooker, etc, i have already thrown out my carpets and some clothes and my bed is going next.