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boilers in a rented house??
natandchris10
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Wonder if anyone can help here..
our landlord is a nice enough guy and absolutly loaded, owns several properties etc etc..
the problem..
we have a very very old boiler in the house (over 20 yrs old) this was serviced the other day and it passes all the safety stuff however the plumber did say its not very economical, i.e were on a metre and it has cost us £15 in gas from monday to friday. i relayed this to the landlord and he responded saying he wont be putting a new boiler in. we dont have very good double glazing either and with a baby we cant let it be cold in here. he also sacked the plumber for telling me about the boiler not being great..
what should i do? any laws? anyway i can break the system lol???
our landlord is a nice enough guy and absolutly loaded, owns several properties etc etc..
the problem..
we have a very very old boiler in the house (over 20 yrs old) this was serviced the other day and it passes all the safety stuff however the plumber did say its not very economical, i.e were on a metre and it has cost us £15 in gas from monday to friday. i relayed this to the landlord and he responded saying he wont be putting a new boiler in. we dont have very good double glazing either and with a baby we cant let it be cold in here. he also sacked the plumber for telling me about the boiler not being great..
what should i do? any laws? anyway i can break the system lol???
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You have a boiler: it is safe and it works. That is the landlord discharging his responsibilities. He has no legal responsibility to change the boiler for a more economical one.
£3 a day at this time of year doesn't sound completely outside the bounds of possibility depending on how large (and draughty) the property is.0 -
Nope sorry. The LL has fulfilled obligations. The boiler is safe and working. That is all that is legally required.
If you are on a low income though you may qualify for a warm front grant and get your LL a free boiler.
Edit - B&T beat me to it
lol *waves* x Inside this body lays one of a skinny woman
but I can usually shut her up with chocolate!
When I thank a post in a thread I've not posted in,
it means that I agree with that post and have nothing further to add.
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brb what is this grant? are you able to give me anymore info?0
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Why not try a little Googlising?
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018661
Also, you could do worse than pay a visit to the Old-Style part of the forum and have a read of the "Preparing For Winter" thread for all sorts of interesting strategies to get your home as warm and draught-free as possible. It's a long read but a worthwhile one. I had no idea that bubble-wrap and cheap fleeces could be so useful.....
*Waves back* at Brb0 -
i will have a look thanks for your advice. im new to the thread so will try and find it x0
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I dont mean to be rude or have a go, its genuine interest, why dont you move? Or why did you take the property in the first place. If its obviously a not well kept property I dont understand why you moved in the first place.
There have been a few cases of people on here reccently with similar issues, and whilst I know some l/l are money grabbing so and so's I dont understand why people take these places. I know sometimes there isn't much choice it terms of property available, but if you know that dont you just have to accept that?Debt free since July 2013! Woo hoo! The bank actually laughed when I said I have come in to cancel my overdraft.0 -
clingfilm over most windows can provide extremely effective double glazing.... i did it when i was a student and it was marvellous0
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hellokitty08 wrote: »I don't mean to be rude or have a go, its genuine interest, why don't you move? Or why did you take the property in the first place. If its obviously not a well-kept property I don't understand why you moved in the first place.
There's nothing obvious about anything the OP has posted except in the opinion of the service-engineer that the boiler is not a particularly efficient one. As it's allegedly about 20 years old this is not altogether surprising, considering the advances in technology in the intervening period.
Many, many people take on a new tenancy in the summer months when draughts and inefficient heating-systems will not be apparent.0 -
BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Many, many people take on a new tenancy in the summer months when draughts and inefficient heating-systems will not be apparent.
Hence they should ask to see current/previous Ts utility bills and look at that colourful little EPC.
Take a look at what happened to one London LL firm who let Norwich properties which had inadequate means of heating Here
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natandchris10 wrote: »Wonder if anyone can help here..
our landlord is a nice enough guy and absolutly loaded, owns several properties etc etc..
he also sacked the plumber for telling me about the boiler not being great..
He's a landlord to make money not keep you warm.
Move at the earliest opportunity and next time pay attention to the EPC and look at the windows/boiler before you rent somewhere.0
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