What happens if washing machine breaks in fully furnished place?

King_Mustard

Who is responsible?

Do we repair etc. or do the letting agents sort it out?

theartfullodger

(Assuming this is England or Wales)

It depends what the tenancy agreement says: Does it say landlord responsible for repairing such items?? If so he is, if not he doesn't have to bother.

IMHO any sensible landlord would repair or replace to ensure tenant gets fair value: Just my view mind...

Guest101

It can be a case if the property is advertised as having white goods, as you are paying a premium rent for these

King_Mustard

theartfullodger wrote: »

(Assuming this is England or Wales)

It depends what the tenancy agreement says: Does it say landlord responsible for repairing such items?? If so he is, if not he doesn't have to bother.

IMHO any sensible landlord would repair or replace to ensure tenant gets fair value: Just my view mind...

Ah, I understand

This is through letting agents remember, so it wouldn't be the landlord's issue as you mentioned I guess.

As an example, let's assume it's fully furnished and therefore a washing machine is there when you move in. If it breaks down, they don't want to fix it and I choose not to, can they take my deposit away when I leave?

G_M

All repairs, and indeed all tenancy obligations, are the landlord's responsibility, not the agent's. The agent acts on behalf of the LL.

Re repairs: the law says (Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 ):

11 Repairing obligations in short leases.

(1)In a lease to which this section applies (as to
which, see sections 13 and 14) there is implied a covenant by the lessor—

(a)to keep in repair the structure and exterior of
the dwelling-house (including drains, gutters and external pipes),

(b)to keep in repair and proper working order the
installations in the dwelling-house for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation (including basins, sinks, baths and sanitary conveniences, but not other fixtures, fittings and appliances for making use of the supply of water, gas or electricity), and

(c)to keep in repair and proper working order the
installations in the dwelling-house for space heating and heating
water.

Additionally there may be a contractual obligation to repair - read the tenancy agreement.

egoode

When I was in a fully furnished place the landlord replaced the oven and hob when they broke and also replaced my mattress as it was really lumpy and giving me a bad back. I think if it's fully furnished they should be responisible for everything they provide.

Prothet_of_Doom

I once rented a house, and the landlord stated "A previous Tennant left the washing machine, you are welcome to use it, but if it breaks I'm not fixing it"...."But you can't take it with you" ......Okay. Cake and eat it springs to mind....

King_Mustard

egoode wrote: »

When I was in a fully furnished place the landlord replaced the oven and hob when they broke and also replaced my mattress as it was really lumpy and giving me a bad back. I think if it's fully furnished they should be responisible for everything they provide.

I agree and I said that about the matress on this website 6 months ago and had my head bitten off by most people here.

AndyBSG

Generally, if white goods are provided then it's the landlords repsonsibility to replace/repair them unless the damage was caused by yourself.

Simplest way to find out is to report it to the landlord(or the letting agency if they manage the property) and see what they say.