How long can you be left without a working loo?

CKhalvashi

chucknorris wrote: »

If the only problem is that the water supply to the cistern that has been cut off, why not simply fill the cistern with a bucket of water from the bath/basin cold tap after the toilet has been flushed?

This is a common sense fix.

I had one the other week in a BTL, and it was sorted the following day, however this is largely dependent on when someone can come in to do it.

CK

chucknorris

CKhalvashi wrote: »

This is a common sense fix.

I had one the other week in a BTL, and it was sorted the following day, however this is largely dependent on when someone can come in to do it.

CK

We've got British Gas Homecare cover on all our properties, they are reliable, but the appointment slots are annoyingly quite wide. But they do treat a wc out of action as an emergency if there is only one wc in the property.

prosaver

my friend is a landlord and he says that people refuse to pay rent and he cant kick them out for 6 months,
so with hold rent till repaired
contact council...tell them all the history.
contact landlord (he she might not know about crappy agency.) and he she might change agency.
if nothing gets better move out plus you will have 6 months rent in your hand.
why pay rent for a place with no toilet.
(idea -refuse to pay rent for the days that the toilet doesnt work)
remember there are many landlord looking for tenants like you ..your in charge.
last point when looking for a new place explain and be honest why your leaving .I did this when I was renting i moved from a noisy place and the new landlord loved me.
good luck

maninthestreet

Where is the tollet leaking from? Toilets aren't that complicated, and parts are easy to obtain from any plumbing supplier or DIY shed. What part or parts need to be replaced?

lynzpower

Road_Hog wrote: »

I would be careful on this one. A very quick way to get you notice served. If you're looking to move, then no problem, but if you're looking to stay awhile, then not a good move.

Not in my experience.

I do this for a living and in the last year only had one tenant been served notice for reporting repairs on a caseload of hundreds. That said the repair still. will need to be completed, tenant or not.

Sounds like the repair is known about and the plumber apparently on way so this is likely ( IME) to just chivvy the situation along a bit.

If the landlord wants to lose rent and have reletting costs AND the cost of the inevitable repair then so be it but most landlords ( and i do mean most) will undertake repair as its significantly cheaper than a void and the repair.

Road_Hog

lynzpower wrote: »

Not in my experience.

Oh well, then your experience counts for everything. I also do this for a living. Getting the council in, is a goodbye ticket.

I had a set of tenants who were the worst in the world. I had them for 12 years, never put the rent upin that period, and hoped they would appreciate it. They wrecked the place and called the council in (they were on HB). I'd been totally reasonable, pets okay, smokers okay. No rent increases.


Then they called the council in. I remember the council guy and his mate, telling me what I would do and what they would do if didn't comply immediately.

I stuck a flea in his ear and said, they're going to be your problem now, because I'll issue a notice to vacate the property. He went very silent after that. Funny how council people want to decree orders, but don't want to house these people.

To the OP. Write a letter to the LA, stating that you need the toilet fixed by a set date and say that if it isn't fixed by then, you'll get a contractor to fix it and deduct it from the rent.

Make sure that you get a proof of posting (free) from the post office.

moremore

[QUOTE=Road_Hog;63485539
To the OP. Write a letter to the LA, stating that you need the toilet fixed by a set date and say that if it isn't fixed by then, you'll get a contractor to fix it and deduct it from the rent.
Make sure that you get a proof of posting (free) from the post office.[/QUOTE]

It is a waste of time getting the council in as there standards leaves lot to be desired. They have left disabled tenants without toilet for 5 days with only a portable bucket type one. Therefore you are will not get much joy from them. However your council maybe different look at their website and see of they got a better homes website and see what tenants have said on their forum which will give you an indication to what your council's standards are like.

Hope you get it resolved soon.

cynicalgit_2

Fixing it yourself is just money down the pan.

Soleil_lune

Road_Hog wrote: »

Oh well, then your experience counts for everything. I also do this for a living. Getting the council in, is a goodbye ticket.

I had a set of tenants who were the worst in the world. I had them for 12 years, never put the rent upin that period, and hoped they would appreciate it. They wrecked the place and called the council in (they were on HB). I'd been totally reasonable, pets okay, smokers okay. No rent increases.

You never put the rent up in TWELVE YEARS? Why?

And if the tenants were the worst in the world, why did you keep renewing their contract?

And as for reporting the issue to the council resulting in an S21 being issued 2 months before the lease ends: Firstly thing: does it really matter? Surely these tenants should be glad to get away from such poor service. And secondly, I would personally be looking for somewhere else by now if I were them.

This issue does need reporting to the council if it isn't fixed soon. Too many letting agents and landlords treat tenants like s**t, and its time it stopped.

Road_Hog

Soleil_lune wrote: »

You never put the rent up in TWELVE YEARS? Why?.

I am what would be described as an accidental LL. I originally let me first property out, thinking that one day I would return to it.

I let it through a LA. The then current partner of the company was excellent and sorted everything for me. Unfortunately he left after 2 years.

Before I became a property owner and LL, I rented property and I know what a miserable experience this is. I'm quite philanthropic and as long as the tenants were paying the rent and I had no void periods, I was happy to keep the rent the same. My mortgage on the property was less than half the rental even after costs.

I'm no longer an accidental LL and my views are somewhat different these days. I view letting property much more as a business, especially after the state that my first property was left in. It's a shame, because a feel that a little part of nice Mr.Road_Hog has been eaten away.