Eviction notice in the pipeline

caseyann

Yes, the mould has always been the important issue which is why I cannot understand why they are making such a fuss about the shed and done absolutely nothing for over 12 months about about the mould that is damaging her health.
Quite happy to go to court and I am sure the media will be interested in the photos.
She certainly does not need a reference from a landlord whose NLA accreditation is at risk.

Road_Hog

caseyann wrote: »

Yes, the mould has always been the important issue which is why I cannot understand why they are making such a fuss about the shed and done absolutely nothing for over 12 months about about the mould that is damaging her health.
Quite happy to go to court and I am sure the media will be interested in the photos.
She certainly does not need a reference from a landlord whose NLA accreditation is at risk.

The media will have no interest in this case. She may not need a reference from the LL, but it would certainly help.

Forget the mould and concentrate on the shed-eviction notice.

caseyann

So you suggest that she forgets about the mould and continues to have her health deteriorate.
How would a reference from this landlord help her?

moromir

Has she checked the plumbing to the washing machine? It may need a simple adjustment, the feed pipes tend to fit onto the water supply with a small plastic tie nut with a rubber seal inside, the seal can perish.

Replacable in B&Q for about £5

She may find this guidance on reducing condensation helpful and she would do well to ensure she is following all of the advice to see whether this alleviates the mould issue as well;

http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/housing/improvements-and-repairs/condensationandmouldgrowth.htm

caseyann

Thank you for the advice Moromir but the condensation is not an issue. The property is well ventilated, heated and with dehumidifier.

The problem was started through a leakage from the washing machine before she moved into the flat. This was not evident until the leak occurred again. There was nothing to be seen when she moved in but once the carpets had been pulled up that was when the problem became evident. The mould is all out of sight and on the floorboards and joists, underneath carpets and lino etc. Pulling the carpets up to air is not an option as it then that it really starts to affect your breathing etc. She was told to put the carpet back down and that they would sort it - that was twelve months ago.

dancingfairy

Right so you can ignore /do nothing. The landlord MAY decide to call her bluff and issue a S21. He may issue that anyway, irrespective of whether she removes the shed. This is assuming she is not in a fixed term contract. I can't remember?
She can get the shed removed and pay to store her stuff privately.
She can ignore the shed issue and concentrate on getting the mould sorted (So she can move her items back into the house and get rid of the shed).
She has no guarantee of not being given an S21 at all , whichever option she chooses.
She would be better off either giving her notice and moving on or staying on and fighting to get the mould sorted (if she still wants to stay, I can't think why but hey).
She needs to write (pen and paper) to the landlord at the address on her contract. This may or may not be the letting agents address. As I said before the letting agents may not have been keeping the landlord in the loop (or he may just not be bothered, who knows).
She also should get down the council as soon as possible and speak to environmental health.
She has choices, it's up to her which route to go down.
df
Edit: who is going to court and why is it going to court? The landlord is unlikely to take her to court over a shed, why wouldn't he just ask her to leave? I doubt the landlords association would be interested , and frankly the landlord could be using their name/logo without permission or not care whether he is kicked out.

JuicyJesus

Something tells me the OP is on a wind up mission here.

OP: Shed is in parking space. Shed being in parking space will mean daughter's eviction. Eviction mean not have house. Not having house bad for daughter. Not having house worse for daughter than mould. All other considerations irrelevant. Move the bloody shed then deal with the mould.

Road_Hog

caseyann wrote: »

So you suggest that she forgets about the mould and continues to have her health deteriorate.
How would a reference from this landlord help her?

I suggest she gets rid of the shed, so that she doesn't get two months eviction notice and is looking for a new place over Christmas.

Then once that is sorted, she can tackle the mould issue. A reference from a previous landlord is always helpfull when trying to obtain a new lease.

I'm really struggling with why you're obssesed with the mould, when your daughter will be out of the property if she doesn't sort the shed out.

Come back with a post saying, we've got rid of the shed, the LL is happy, we've signed up for another 6 months and now we need advice on getting the mould problem sorted. Then we can help you. But as is, your main priority is finding somewhere for her to live come January, one of the coldest months of the year.

caseyann

Just an update - shed has now been moved and so has my daughter - into her own home. Not surprisingly, whilst she was in the throes of moving the landlord decided that he was going to tackle the mould problem. It was a very inconvenient time for her, working nights and the second lot of workmen arrived unannounced just as she was departing to a family funeral. When asked why he couldn't wait another week until she had moved out he said it was because it was dangerous and didn't want anyone falling through the floor!!!! Pity he didn't think about that eighteen months ago.