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Tenancy and builders repairs
wrightk
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As some people know we have had some problems with repairs to the property.
We would like a builder who is independent not the landlords husband or friend
The property we rent is through a letting agent my question is do the letting agent have to use approved builders through their agency or can the landlord of the property authorise anyone to come and do the repairs?
We would like a builder who is independent not the landlords husband or friend
The property we rent is through a letting agent my question is do the letting agent have to use approved builders through their agency or can the landlord of the property authorise anyone to come and do the repairs?
Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day, and for once I'm inclined to believe Withnail is right. We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell.
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Subject to the rules on gas and electricity safety, I think they can use anyone.0
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It's the landlord's property so he/she can use whoever he/she wants! He can DIY if he wants.
If working on gas of course, only a GasSafe registered engineer can be used.
The letting agent works for the LL so can only use whoever the LL wants. In some cases the LL delegates the decision to the agent, who has contacts in the building world, in other cases the LL may tell the agent to use Joe the plumber on this phone number.0 -
you dont own the property - what makes you think you have any right to insist on a particular workmen ? would you insist on a particular garage mechanic to repair a car you did not own ???0
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you dont own the property - what makes you think you have any right to insist on a particular workmen ? would you insist on a particular garage mechanic to repair a car you did not own ???
the dispute over repairs runs a bit deeper than that. The car comment is completely irrelevent.
We pay a lot of money to habit the property,all of our health has been affected by the issues of the property and the landlord has been completely unwilling to do any repairs. Its only now that we have got Enviromental health involved she has been forced to carry out work.She has no real grasp of property repair issues based on her comments to the EHO who told her she was talking rubbish. So she has decided to ask her husband to do the work who is a general builder and does not specialise in the property issues which we have.
We have kept our side of the deal and paid rent in full and on time for a year despite property issues which have not been resolved. She has broken her side of the deal and based on her reluctance to fix the issues is now asking her husband to do the work which i can only presume will be insufficient and cheap.
I just think thats unfair thats allEven a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day, and for once I'm inclined to believe Withnail is right. We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell.0 -
It probably is a bit unfair - but you do have the ultimate tenant 'power' and that is to leave!
I would think that failure to adequately remedy an issue identified by EHO would be grounds to break the tenancy if that was necessary, although after a year I would assume you are now on a statutory periodic tenancy. That means you can break the lease with 1 months notice.0 -
whether there are repairs issues or not.. you cannot dictate who your LL uses for repairs.....0
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