Who is responsible for our cooker?

evosy1978

We are renting at the moment, been there 3 years. The property was unfunished but they left a cooker for us. This cooker has now broken down. We told the estate agent and also told them we would buy our own and they said fine but we need to get it installed by there registered gas man, ...

Anyway, thininking about it now, is it not the lanlords responsibility to get a cooker as this is what came with the house when we took it on...?

Any thoughts on whos responsible?

Thanks?

darren_clarke

i thought there was a rule, that for a property to be rented it had to have a cooker

G_M

evosy1978 wrote: »

We are renting at the moment, been there 3 years. The property was unfunished but they left a cooker for us. This cooker has now broken down. We told the estate agent and also told them we would buy our own and they said fine but we need to get it installed by there registered gas man, ...

Anyway, thininking about it now, is it not the lanlords responsibility to get a cooker as this is what came with the house when we took it on...?

Any thoughts on whos responsible?

Thanks?

What does your tenancy agreement say if anything about repairs?
Was it listed on your original inventory? If so you could argue there is an implied contractual term that a (working) cooker is included in the rent (not guaranteed argument though).

If you provide your own cooker, the LL cannot dictate whi installs it. However, if it is a gas cooker, you must use a GasSafe registered engineer.

bryanb

G_M wrote: »

if it is a gas cooker, you must use a GasSafe registered engineer.

I've been led to believe that if it is a bayonet connector it's OK to DIY, anyone know for sure?

chris_m

bryanb wrote: »

I've been led to believe that if it is a bayonet connector it's OK to DIY, anyone know for sure?

Possibly it is, but wouldn't interfering with or replacing a gas appliance without a GasSafe engineer testing it nullify the gas safety certificate that the landlord will (I hope) have had done within the last year?

G_M

darren_clarke wrote: »

i thought there was a rule, that for a property to be rented it had to have a cooker

Landlord & Tenant Act 1985

10 Fitness for human habitation.
In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation, regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters—

• repair,
• stability,
• freedom from damp,
• internal arrangement,
• natural lighting,
• ventilation,
• water supply,
• drainage and sanitary conveniences,
• facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water;

and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if, and only if, it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition.