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HELP! They're cutting our gas off! Rights as tenants question
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Amazing thread! Highly amusing!
Some people just want to be able to pass off any problem they encounter in life onto... well, whoever seems the easist target.
If you were my tenant and you contacted/complained to me about this, I'd
a) ignore the issue and
b) look to evict you as soon as your fixed term expired on the basis that you are clearly going to be trouble in the future
I notice that in all your posts, you haven't answered the question "what do you expect the LL to do". But I'm pretty sure I know the answer. You hope to get some cash.0 -
LL wouldn't be obliged to do anything, you are the one restricting access. No court will find the landlord negligible in this instance as reasonable behaviour would be for you to arrange for someone to be in to allow access.
Either take the day off or give keys to a neighbour/friend who can be there to let them in.
If it was just his flat, yes.
In this particular case however, all the flats in the block need to be accessed in order to supply the gas to the OP's individual flat - that's the problem he faces as other building occupants are denying access.0 -
Eton_Rifle wrote: »If it was just his flat, yes.
In this particular case however, all the flats in the block need to be accessed in order to supply the gas to the OP's individual flat - that's the problem he faces as other building occupants are denying access.
yes, but what has that got to do with the LL0 -
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I cant understand why people think their landlords are responsible for everything.
My pipes were frozen in the winter I had NO water whatsoever for 5 days, maybe I should have called my landlord and asked for use of his shower or gone to a hotel and billed him.
These things happen, theyre an inconvenience but its a temporary thing. Least its not happening in the middle of the winter when being without heating would be a nightmare0 -
mynameisclare wrote: »OP isn't restricting access. I agree it's not the landlord's problem, but neither is it reasonable to suggest that OP should have to go round begging the neighbours to reply to National Grid.
its only reasonable in so much that it means that the works can be done quicker, therefore resulting in less inconvenience to the OP
what are people not getting about this0 -
What do you think happens in a block with 200 flats? No way do you all need to be in at the same time. The old supply gets cut off and the new supply put on. Then the engineers need to attend. Thos allowing access get their supply reconnected, those denying access get their supply back when they allow and arrange the access.
Had exactly the same in my road. The whole supply pipe is being relayed, some people away cannot be switched back on until they return and allow access. Everyone else has been reconnected as soon as they allow access.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
jim.nastics wrote: »
We received a letter through our door on Monday saying that National Grid need to relocate the gas meter from our bedroom to underneath the boiler....
....We were then told that unless we grant them access to the flat, we'll have our gas cut off on Monday 15 August.
Monday was the 8th. The 15th is only a week later. What would have happened if the OP had gone on holiday for two weeks from the 7th?!0 -
What do you think happens in a block with 200 flats? No way do you all need to be in at the same time. The old supply gets cut off and the new supply put on. Then the engineers need to attend. Thos allowing access get their supply reconnected, those denying access get their supply back when they allow and arrange the access.
Had exactly the same in my road. The whole supply pipe is being relayed, some people away cannot be switched back on until they return and allow access. Everyone else has been reconnected as soon as they allow access.
ok, so if thats true it sound to me as if the real problem here may be that the OP doesnt want to give access and is now concerned that they will lose their connection and is looking for compo frm the LL0
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