RE: Landlord Fitted Boiler, Not Corgi Registered. [IMAGES ENCLOSED]

matto

You are allowed to pay for repairs out of rent money. Normally it is good practice to get a number of quotes and use cheapest, etc., but in this case I don't see why you can't pay your rent to the Corgi guy. Tell your landlord that is what you intend doing unless he settles it himself.

This seems to be a reasonably good leaflet from some body associated to Birmingham University:

http://www.bugs.bham.ac.uk/support/arc/pdf/Repairs.pdf

ollyk

I am glad you have finally thrown the book at this guy - hopefully one less potential killer taking advantage of people!

Not sure what relavence this bit has though?

JJ-07 wrote: »

He is asian, moved to the uk when he was younger, hes about 55 now. He worked in a factory all his life until he had enough money to buy a property to let, and built up from there. I dont trust him in the slightest.

alijay_3

Sounds like you have a case for reporsting him to local authority under Housing Health & Safety Rating System too.

A gas safety certificate must be issued on a rental property every 12 months and any interim works undertaken must be done by a CORGI registered fitter, or at very least checked over & certified by one.

Back to Gas Safety Regs as per Guy Montag....

dunnomate

Justice at last !

RHemmings

Guy_Montag wrote: »

Your student union may have a bath/shower - mine did.

Buy a tesco microwave for £25 - fish is pretty good microwaved, all vegetables are fine, chicken turns out ok, stay off red meats though. Got a garden? Have a BBQ a couple of times a week & have cold sausages/burgers the following day.

I once had a hot water outage while at uni. Even though I wasn't a member, I asked the gym if I could use their showers and they said yes.

If they buy a microwave, then that opens up the instant noodle route as well.