Heating,New owners,

anselld

Kazzaroo wrote: »

Cant get a clear picture but the boxes for "Adequate ventilation" it says No and In the "Details of any faults" it says:

1.Pilot gas supply take rusted through
2.Boiler and Fire need a service
3.No ventilation grills for boiler or fire
4.Gas meter not securely fitted
5.Gas capped at meter

So in any case you cannot use any gas appliance as it is capped off at the meter.

Probably time for another letter and a call to Environmental Health.

Kazzaroo

anselld wrote: »

So in any case you cannot use any gas appliance as it is capped off at the meter.

Probably time for another letter and a call to Environmental Health.

got the letter ready to post,Plumber said he would contact LL tonight so will give them a ring tomorrow (aswell as letter) and try and chase it up (highly doubt they are going to fix it or do anything and will proberly spin me off saying they have to wait for parts)


On a side note does anyone know if there is any financial help/grants/loans i could apply for/get to pay towards extra cost of electricity while using room heater,currently going through about £3 a day on electricity via a prepayment meter (cant change to credit meter because of cost of reverting after leaving property) and we are on benefits at the moment so cannot afford to be putting £20 a week on electric.

Soleil_lune

Looks like things are moving Kaz.. Keep chasing. Hmmm not sure about grants etc Maybe check with CAB? £3 a day is quite a lot. My friend who has a PP meter, pays about £1.20 a day at the mo.

Kazzaroo

Soleil_lune wrote: »

Looks like things are moving Kaz.. Keep chasing. Hmmm not sure about grants etc Maybe check with CAB? £3 a day is quite a lot. My friend who has a PP meter, pays about £1.20 a day at the mo.

We were spending about £1.50 a day on electric before heater so its doubled our electric use and we only had it on for about 3/4 hours in total, Will find local CAB tomorrow but its only open 1 or 2 days a week as its a small area we live in

Soleil_lune

Great stuff. Good luck x

Kazzaroo

House sold at auction on 12th September (I attended and spoke with new owners), Recieved letter from new buyers solicitors dated 3rd October informing change of ownership,i know new owner is bound to our current TA until end of period but i have a few questions:

1. Is the new owner bound legally to use the LA until end of tenancy ? (when i spoke to them after auction they said they were going to manage it themselves)

2. What happens to the deposit paid to LA ? (maybe null question depending on answer to Q1)

3.The letter from solicitor ask's for all rent to paid to new landlord but doesnt give any details,Rent (HB) is paid to my on last wednesday so do i just keep it safe until im notified of new bank details?.

4. When do i notify HB of new LL ? (if i notify them now without all the details will HB still continue ?)

thats all i can think of at the moment,Thanks in advance



(Heating has now been fully finished)

Yorkie1

Answered on your other thread.

t0rt0ise

Yorkie1 wrote: »

Answered on your other thread.

That's useful! Where's the other thread?

G_M

t0rt0ise wrote: »

That's useful! Where's the other thread?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/63365667#Comment_63365667

Kazzaroo

We now have another problem...... recieved a text from LA (old LL's LA) saying "I am going to unprotect your deposit and return it to you as the scheme doesnt allow me to transfer it to the new landlord,i will deduct the balance of your payment plan off first"

the payment plan LA gave us (when handing over the keys) is (word for word on letter):

Move out fee (returned at end of tenancy) - £100
Deposit protection fee - £60
Agency fee - £150

They wanted us to pay £62 per month towards the payment plan,we have paid on time however i feel its grossly unfair that we are being penalised just because the new LL dont want to use the LA,

I have spoken with the DPS they used and they have said the LA still has the deposit in a seperate bank account (they used an insurance based one i believe) and that until the tenancy ends (which they told me only the LA can do) i cannot raise a dispute with them.

my biggest questions are :

can the LA do what they are planning and deduct whatever they feel they are owed ?
what are my options for disputing the amount the LA is planning on deducting from the deposit?

We are on a low income and are pushed to the limit financially as it is so are not in a position to be able to afford to "lose" any of the deposit as we will need to pay the new LL the deposit again.

any help would be greatly appreciated