Whose responsibility? - Loft Ladder

rexmedorum

tbs624 wrote: »

If the letting is to exclude the use of the loft then the AST would have to stipulate this - you can't just slap a lock on the loft hatch

a lock would make me wonder what hidden disasters are kept their. If there is a tank it would also not be accesable in case of an amergency.

taffy056

rexmedorum wrote: »

a lock would make me wonder what hidden disasters are kept their. If there is a tank it would also not be accesable in case of an amergency.

It would be if its a combination lock , you just ring the landlord to get the code for it. Most houses these days have combi's in my experience or water tanks outside of the loft space, obviously not all.

dizziblonde

taffy056 wrote: »

It would be if its a combination lock , you just ring the landlord to get the code for it. Most houses these days have combi's in my experience or water tanks outside of the loft space, obviously not all.

I don't recall the exact ins and outs of it (I was more concerned by the water through the ceiling factor at the time) but our old rented house had a combi boiler, but still had some form of water tank in the loft. Only know that because the infernal thing started to leak and we had a right debacle getting it fixed. Never went up there as a general rule, but yep when water started going through the ceiling - I did send the hubby up to do a quick meerkat around to try to see what was leaking (as, as is normal with these things, it started about 6pm on a Friday evening - leaks never DO keep to normal working hours).

Thrugelmir

jensven wrote: »

The loft is inside the flat so not communal.

Doesn't necessarily make it yours either.

jensven

To give a bit more info, the loft space is actually a section of the room that has been created specifically for storage purposes it is properly boarded and lit and there is no water tank etc in there. It belongs wholly to the flat and not the general building. I cannot put anything in the ast as it has already been signed.

I can just not mention the space again or the ladder and see if they ask about it, or I can provide a ladder. I want to be a helpful landlord but as the flat is not furnished I just wondered how much I actually needed to provide. The ladder would need to be a freestanding ladder that they would have to house somewhere, not a fitted loft ladder, so my feeling is to leave it to them and see if they ask. What do you think?

movilogo

If letting, you better avoid giving access to loft to tenants. They can then stash loads of junks there which they won't probably take with them when they leave.

ic

If I were a landlord, I wouldn't want tenants using the loft - I can see them sticking a gym up there or a child's play room, then wondering why it all came crashing through the ceiling the same day.