F303E Lodgers agreement - lodgers rights

blakeybea

Hi there

So I have been renting off a friend with a lodgers agreement for the past year but I have had a few problems mainly to do with repairs and issues in the flat (e.g. we have been without a working washing machine for 1 month now despite complaining regularly)- what are my rights to complain about this? And where do I take my complaints?

Any advice on what to do in this situation is much appreciated!
Gemma

deedee71

Hi Gemma, does the friend live in the flat? If so then you have little rights as a lodger so maybe it's time to move on.

ETA I've no idea what a E303E is though.

seven-day-weekend

As a lodger you don't have any rights.

McKneff

He could just say 'Out' and out you go.

Lodgers have no rights whatsoever.

N79

deedee71 wrote: »

ETA I've no idea what a E303E is though.

F303E is the format of a form number used by a popular brand of legal stationers. Presumably, it is the number which corresponds to their draft lodgers licence.

princeofpounds

Are we sure the OP actually IS a lodger?

You would think that a live-in landlord would also want to fix a washing machine after a month... so perhaps the landlord does not live-in.

OP, this is an important point. Please clarify who lives in the flat.

blakeybea

That was what I thought - thanks guys!

The landlord/owner lives in the flat with me but is completely useless so just doesn't get round to sorting anything or feeling like he has any obligation to do so on behalf of everyone else who lives there!

Ah rant over - definitely time to move on! Thanks for all your advice everyone!

BitterAndTwisted

As a lodger you have absolutely no way of compelling your landlord to do anything they don't want to.

Would there be any point in attempting to meet them half way? Like offering to share the cost of repair or replacement, or trying to source one via Freecycle or similar?

The great ting about being a lodger is that you can just bail if you want to go. How much notice do they think they have tied you into?

G_M

blakeybea wrote: »

Hi there

... what are my rights to complain about this? And where do I take my complaints?

You have every right to complain. You take your complaint to your landlord/lady.

Either he/she will fix the w/m, or you will have to continue to hand wash/use the launderette, or you could move.

Not what you wanted to hear. Sorry....

blakeybea

It's ok my contract was until August and we have decided not to extend it so they have technically served me notice which I think is the best thing. Not good timing but definitely the best outcome.

Appreciate all the feedback - thanks!!!

bundly

McKneff wrote: »

He could just say 'Out' and out you go.

Lodgers have no rights whatsoever.

Sorry I am going to go off topic but only because I cannot let these comments go unchallenged.

I have had a lodger here for five weeks and he is abusive and trying to domineer me and he has insulted me and sworn at me and eats my food and when it all got too much yesterday I gave him 2 weeks notice in writing and he simply tore it up and threw the bits all over the floor, gave me the finger, called me an effing fat old b1tch, locked himself in his room and blared rock music for hours just to show me that he could.

I called the police and they refused to eject him from the property. Not because they didn't believe me, but because swearing and verbal abuse is not a criminal offence when done inside a house. When I said he is stealing my food surely that is an offence they just laughed.

They said he has a right to live here because we have a civil agreement that I would let him a room and as he has paid his rent he has a right to live here. Three constables told me this, and then I demanded a sergeant. He told me the same thing: I can tell him to leave, but if he chooses not to, there is NOTHING I can do. If my boyfriend tries to eject him that is assault.

The police are saying that only at the end of the 2 week notice period can I apply to the court for an eviction order and only if and when he still does not leave can I get the bailiff to eject him. The process takes 4 to 6 months.

So, your saying that lodgers have "no rights" isn't true, and if a landlord says OUT, the lodger can just ignore that and the police do NOTHING.