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kitty_and_gucci_2008

real1314 wrote: »

This is a classic exaample of people who have a complaint and think they can just make up their own rules on how to deal with it findding out that the law does not often side with them.

It doesn't matter if it's a tenant or a landlord, if you don't act within the law it will probably cost you money.

The OP defaulted on a contract. They clearly did not follow shelter'ss or anyone else's advice, despite it being given on here.

It would be a useful case to use as an example of what not to do. :cool:

Thanks for the comment, but not at all constructive.

prudryden

So where was Shelter in all this?

Ronaldo_Mconaldo

"My wife also seen him post the letter through the door and waited couple of hours until my husband came back from work."

What's wrong with this sentence? You have a wife and a husband?

JingleJangle

Ronaldo_Mconaldo wrote: »

"My wife also seen him post the letter through the door and waited couple of hours until my husband came back from work."

What's wrong with this sentence? You have a wife and a husband?

This is bothering me too.

00ec25

OP, thanks for the update but it looks to me its now time to move on and put this one down to a costly mistake

patman99 wrote: »

you started actions against HER for failing to comply with safety legislation in relation to a rented property. I am assuming that such a property has to have some kind of certification in respect of gas and electrical installations..

the OP would be laughed at since the OP has no power to launch a prosecution on health and safety grounds

patman99 wrote: »

If so, then the point could be argued that as said shower was deemed by a competent person (the sparky who turned-up to fix it) to be dangerous due to the fact that the shower unit was too powerful for the wiring and had no RCD. .

overloaded wiring is certainly an issue, howeve,r the absence of an RCD is irrelevant since we do not know when the shower was iinstalled and there is no requirement to bring original fittings up to modern standards. I have a shower which was fitted before 1991 by the then local electricity board itself and there is no RCD on that circuit. Iy is not iillegal to carry on using it, albeit it would be "safer" with an RCD in the curcuit (which iis incidentally rated for the load having been professionally installed)

patman99 wrote: »

Might be worth getting a free half-hour with a solicitor. I bet if he agreed, the £3k the LL is claiming off you would pale into insugnificance compared to the damages you would be awarded. .

what damages? The OP has suffered no loss as a result of any design flaw and so is not entitled to compensation. As said above, the OP is not the person who can seek to impose penalties (fines) for failure to meet safety requirements (ie gas, if relevant)

patman99 wrote: »

Could be a useful tool to get the lying c0w to drop her claim.

agreed people do commit perjury, however the OP has had their time in court and has lost, I see no point in throwing further money at it when clearly their case was found to be inadequately supported ,,,,

real1314

kitty_and_gucci_2008 wrote: »

Thanks for the comment, but not at all constructive.

Not for you perhaps, but it might be for others who consider ignoring advice or fail to contact agenciees like shelter.

Why did you take the option that you were directly advised not to take? :cool:

lynzpower

The bottom line for these kind of cases for those who read this and are in a similar situation:

1) Write ( email is good as the time is saved) to landlord or letting agent if appropriate with every issue with the property AS IT ARISES. Send digital photos as well.

2) If you dont get any decent response from the landlord or letting agent, escalate these issues to environmental health.

Always get written permission from a landlord to do any improvement works eg painting or decorating, as without this landlrods WILL claim this back off you at the end of the tenancy.

If you are getting out of the tenancy, get it in writing. Try to keep everything in writing as people are slippery...especially some landlords...

If your landlord is shouting at you or being abusive to encourage you to get out then check out the PROTECTION FROM EVICTION ACT 1977 and see if this applies.

sadly the OP will have to swallow this but in alternative circs, the landlord could have had EH down on them to repair these things plus potentially incurring charges from the Council for doing so.