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What to do if landlord wont fix anything?
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jjlandlord wrote: »As I said, my post was purely practical advice.
It seems to me that OP's interest is to have any issue fixed as soon as possible, not to create a sh*tstorm.
And of course advising unqualified people to work on, clearly faulty electrical installation, has no potential for any sh*tstorm whatsoever.0 -
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There's no letting agency involved? If you're related, albeit distantly...can you not go through your wife's cousin and his brother to get in touch with him? As a last resort you could always go round to his home and sort out the situation face to face?SPC7 ~ Member#390 ~ £432.45 declared :j
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There's no letting agency involved? If you're related, albeit distantly...can you not go through your wife's cousin and his brother to get in touch with him? As a last resort you could always go round to his home and sort out the situation face to face?
I wouldn't go through the family route. This landlord really doesn't need any more encouragement to treat this as anything other than a professional relationship."Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius0 -
I wouldn't go through the family route. This landlord really doesn't need any more encouragement to treat this as anything other than a professional relationship.
LL is ignoring the OP...what would you suggest?SPC7 ~ Member#390 ~ £432.45 declared :j
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jjlandlord wrote: »Changing a switch is a DYI job. I asked OP if he would be able to do it, not that he should do it.
You can argue over semantics and quote heraldic script as much as you like, it doesn't change fact.
The landlord has a duty to maintain the property in a safe condition.
It appears the landlord has failed in this duty on this occasion.
The local council can require the landlord to meet that duty.
There is a chance the landlord will end the tenancy, but he could do so at any time anyway. At least this way the electrics will be safe for whoever lives at the property.
No one is forced into being a landlord, so if they choose to do it, they should do it properly.0 -
You can argue over semantics and quote heraldic script as much as you like, it doesn't change fact.
Who's arguing... and what fact is that?At least this way the electrics will be safe for whoever lives at the property.
There are other ways to make the electrics safe without causing as much drama and that are likely quicker.
Is that hard to understand?0 -
Clealry phone calls to the LL are not working, so another route must be tried. The best solution for the OP can only be decided by... the OP. It depends on the family relations, the LL, the risk of evicion, a whole host of factors that only OP can assess.
All we can do is explain rights and offer alternatives.
* use the family
* speak to LL face to face
* DIY
* write formally (use Shelter's draft letters)
* involve council (EH or tenancy oficer)
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