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chequeout
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Hi all
I share a private, 3-bed rented house with two friends and have been there for over 7 years now. I would say the landlord has got it easy with us - we NEVER give him problems with paying etc and we have never demanded anything major needs doing in the house and he has spent only the minimum amount on it since we moved in. So, knowing what some landlords have to put up with, i'd say he has had it easy with us over 7 years!
He is conspicuous by his absence - I have literally met him once in 7 years, he never comes round to check on the place etc (although it's good he obviously trusts us I suppose). If anything goes wrong, he sends his handyman round asap, often the next day, always quickly etc and we have a variety of contact numbers for him etc. We don't have a problem with him as such.
However, there are a lot of things that need doing now. the bathroom desperately needs decorating (the walls are all yellow, tiles are falling off the walls) and the gas oven is knackered (the door has fallen off etc). We don't want to seem as if we are being pushy and don't want him to think we are being pests - but surely we are justified after paying the rent for so long and giving him such an easy time??? The work needed isn't major - a lick of paint, maybe some retiling and maybe a new oven.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance :beer:
I share a private, 3-bed rented house with two friends and have been there for over 7 years now. I would say the landlord has got it easy with us - we NEVER give him problems with paying etc and we have never demanded anything major needs doing in the house and he has spent only the minimum amount on it since we moved in. So, knowing what some landlords have to put up with, i'd say he has had it easy with us over 7 years!
He is conspicuous by his absence - I have literally met him once in 7 years, he never comes round to check on the place etc (although it's good he obviously trusts us I suppose). If anything goes wrong, he sends his handyman round asap, often the next day, always quickly etc and we have a variety of contact numbers for him etc. We don't have a problem with him as such.
However, there are a lot of things that need doing now. the bathroom desperately needs decorating (the walls are all yellow, tiles are falling off the walls) and the gas oven is knackered (the door has fallen off etc). We don't want to seem as if we are being pushy and don't want him to think we are being pests - but surely we are justified after paying the rent for so long and giving him such an easy time??? The work needed isn't major - a lick of paint, maybe some retiling and maybe a new oven.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance :beer:
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Just write to the LL setting out the problems and asking him to fix them. From what you have said you do not appear to have any reason to doubt that your LL will action the problems once he becomes aware of them. Since he does not regularly inspect the property he is probably unaware of the gradual degradation of the property that has happened.0
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By the sounds of it, your landlord has been prompt in attending to issues - has he expressed reluctance to fix the oven and repair the tiles in the bathroom?
Landlords are obligated to carry out repairs to maintain the infrastructure of the property and the appliances they supply. Tenants are responsible for the expenses associated with any damage they make, even by accident. The length of the tenancy and niceness of the tenants are irrelevant to this.
Shelter have a good section on the landlord's and tenant's responsibilities, including a section on repairs. They recommend tenants keep good written records. This helps to prevent disputes.
There is no obligation for landlords to undertake general decoration (if you are referring to other areas in the property apart from the bathroom maintenance).0 -
Agree with the others. The landlord seems happy to be renting to you and your two friends and it shouldn't do any harm in sending a letter highlighting the areas of concern, invite him round to have a look at the issues you have afterall its his property in name and it would be beneficial for him to maintain it to a responsible standard.
Just a note to add, it sounds as though he has also made a HMO (house in multiple occupation) by renting to 3 people, possibly in 2 or 3 seperate households. So if things aren't done you could certainly direct him to the 2006 statutory instrument 372 for the relevant management standards.
The cooker would be picked up on the annual gas safety check anyway for renewal or repair, the other issues you highlighted would fall under the above regs anyway.
I am sure a polite letter, possibly a couple of photos, invite to inspect and resolved amicably would do the job.
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Just a note to add, it sounds as though he has also made a HMO (house in multiple occupation) by renting to 3 people, possibly in 2 or 3 seperate households. So if things aren't done you could certainly direct him to the 2006 statutory instrument 372 for the relevant management standards.
Why do you say that? They are all friends, sounds like a joint tenancy to me.
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Tenancy agreements have nothing to do with a property being a HMO under the provisions of the Housing Act 2004, firefox. Its all down to number of persons and households.
A household is literally a blood relation, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc, but friends are just friends and as long as they aren't related, each person is classified as 1 household. Hope that helps 0
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