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Renting - Boiler nightmare :-(
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Similar thing happened to us 2 years ago. Almost 4 weeks without heating or hot water, incompetent unreliable plumbers and false promises. My wife was pregnant and I was furious. What I did was to 1. report the landlord to the council. They don't do anything at first but at least there is a complain in their archive in case things develop to the worst. They advised me not to pay rent until this is solved and inform them regarding any development. 2. after consultation with my lawyer friend I told the landlord that we are going to deduct from the rent depending on how many days we are without functioning boiler which had an affect that he really tried to sort it out. 3. When the boiler was fixed I told the landlord how much I am going to deduct, he protested and said he would not accept it, I told him he was in breach of contract, and quoted exact which paragraphs and if he wanted to take it further we would welcome that. In the end we agreed on an amount which we deducted. 4. Second time the boiler broke down few months later the landlord acted fast and changed the boiler.
Hope nobody follows the advice of the council and your solicitor friend. You are not entitled to simply deduct rent.0
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