Leaking boiler....

IamZlatan

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Yes, it would be different if the property is in NI in that you don't have to be provided with an address in England or Wales for the serving of notices.

The TA doesn't have to have the LL's home address in it, it just has to have an address for the serving of notices and when a LL employs a LA that address is usually c/o the LA.

Ah... then that would be why. Thanks for the info Pixie

jimjames

teabelly wrote: »

Put a bucket under the leak if you can. Then see how long it takes to fill the bucket. If it is weeks then it is a minor leak. If it is filling up in a day or two then it isn't minor.

Pooling water always looks more than it actually is.

Are you on a water meter?

If so this advice is definitely worth considering as a significant leak will also be costing you money.

IamZlatan

jimjames wrote: »

Are you on a water meter?

If so this advice is definitely worth considering as a significant leak will also be costing you money.

Good thought, but we dont have water charges over here in NI.

G_M

I cannot comment on N Ireland.

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 requires all tenants in Eng/Wales to be given an address for the LL - note "an" address, not "home" address.

If not, rent does not legally have to be paid.

The reason is so that tenants can serve legal notices on the LL and the LL cannot claim not to have received them. It applies also in case of disputes - if a tenant shows he reported a repairing issue at the address provided, the LL cannot claim not to have received it. This

a) exonerates the tenant from a later claim that failure to report caused further damage and
b) acts a step 1 in forcing repairs later ie via EH, or tenant paying for repairs themselves and reclaiming the cost

Hoploz

IamZlatan wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

Yes pixie, we have received gas safety certificates.

Yes Foxy the boiler is inspected every year. They are always very good at fixing problems in fairness, perhaps they have under estimated how bad the leak is this time.

The boiler operates fine, but I find the pressure is usually a bit low when not in operation so we have to up the pressure before turning it on.

Im just going to stick a bucket under it and see how much it collects over the week then go back to them. I highly doubt the leak is going to just stop by itself. lol.

It sounds as if the leak could be causing the pressure to reduce, if you're finding it too low to operate without topping it up each time. It needs looking at. But yes, definitely put a bucket under it, or it might cause further problems with damp floor penetrating etc.