Useless landlord and noisy neighbours from every direction!!!

AdrianC

tubie22 wrote: »

Haven't had a dependant for the last 3 years though. We want the best possible environment for our son and this clearly isn't it. Not everyone has a spare couple of grand floating about to just simply move somewhere else and buy brand new furniture.

OK, now I'm puzzled. Why does "moving somewhere else" require several grand spending on "brand new furniture"?

You move somewhere, you pay a deposit plus moving costs. You then get your deposit BACK on the place you've moved out of - so the total cost to you is the moving costs. You can hire a van and DIY it cheaply. Yes, you need to fund the double deposit for a short period, but you clearly do have some savings if you're saving for a deposit to buy somewhere.

Yes, there will be a cost to you - several hundred quid, at most, rather than several grand - but sometimes you need to put a price on your wellbeing. If your current situation is so intolerable, that couple of hundred quid will be money well spent.

tubie22

AdrianC wrote: »

OK, now I'm puzzled. Why does "moving somewhere else" require several grand spending on "brand new furniture"?

You move somewhere, you pay a deposit plus moving costs. You then get your deposit BACK on the place you've moved out of - so the total cost to you is the moving costs. You can hire a van and DIY it cheaply. Yes, you need to fund the double deposit for a short period, but you clearly do have some savings if you're saving for a deposit to buy somewhere.

Yes, there will be a cost to you - several hundred quid, at most, rather than several grand - but sometimes you need to put a price on your wellbeing. If your current situation is so intolerable, that couple of hundred quid will be money well spent.

Our current deposit was not placed in a scheme and therefore we believe the landlord will keep it to use to fix the issue that they won't fix while we are here. We will need sofas, beds, fridge freezer, the final rent on this place plus deposit and rent for the new place plus removal.
We aren't saving to buy, we are saving to rent, we are almost living wage to wage each month as I am on maternity leave and my maternity payments have just ended.
Any idea on the gas safety check? Is it our responsibility to inform landlord we need this or is it landlords responsibility to know when it is needed and to supply the check?

AdrianC

tubie22 wrote: »

Our current deposit was not placed in a scheme

Lucky you. You have a very big, hefty, persuasive lever to wave at him...

We will need sofas, beds, fridge freezer,

Maybe you will. But you don't need them all immediately, and you don't need to spend "several grand" on "brand new".

Any idea on the gas safety check? Is it our responsibility to inform landlord we need this or is it landlords responsibility to know when it is needed and to supply the check?

His problem entirely.

Pixie5740

Now you tell us you've got an ace up your sleeve.

By law your LL must have the gas appliances checked by a Gas Safe Engineer. Ask your LL to arrange the safety check and if he doesn't do it report him to HSE. Do you have a CO alarm in the property? If not then buy one, don't put your lives at risk.

Now for the ace. Again, by law your LL must put your deposit in one of the three government backed schemes. If your LL does not do this then you can sue him for up to 3 times your deposit. You could use this as a bargaining chip. Let your LL know that you know the deposit should be protected but if he gives you your full deposit back now then you'll say no more about it. That'll give you the deposit for the next (hopefully much nicer) place.

Edit: See G_M's guide to deposits.

tubie22

AdrianC wrote: »

Lucky you. You have a very big, hefty, persuasive lever to wave at him...



Maybe you will. But you don't need them all immediately, and you don't need to spend "several grand" on "brand new".



His problem entirely.

Would the gas check issue be a crime/breach of contract? Anyone we can contact regarding this? Especially with a 7 month old living here, which landlord knows about.

What can we do in relation to deposit scheme issue and how can we check for sure if it is in a scheme or not ( although 99% sure it's not)
Thanks

tubie22

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Now you tell us you've got an ace up your sleeve.

By law your LL must have the gas appliances checked by a Gas Safe Engineer. Ask your LL to arrange the safety check and if he doesn't do it report him to HSE. Do you have a CO alarm in the property? If not then buy one, don't put your lives at risk.

Now for the ace. Again, by law your LL must put your deposit in one of the three government backed schemes. If your LL does not do this then you can sue him for up to 3 times your deposit. You could use this as a bargaining chip. Let your LL know that you know the deposit should be protected but if he gives you your full deposit back now then you'll say no more about it. That'll give you the deposit for the next (hopefully much nicer) place.

Edit: See G_M's guide to deposits.

How can we check if deposit is in a scheme? As I said, almost sure it's not but need to be 100%

fishpond

Any advice how we can deal with these issues?
Move!

tubie22

fishpond wrote: »

Any advice how we can deal with these issues?
Move!

Working on it......

Pixie5740

tubie22 wrote: »

How can we check if deposit is in a scheme? As I said, almost sure it's not but need to be 100%

Have a look at Shelter's website:

See if your deposit is protected.

AdrianC

tubie22 wrote: »

How can we check if deposit is in a scheme? As I said, almost sure it's not but need to be 100%

In the post in which you asked that question, you quoted Pixie's advice to see G_M's guide. Take that advice.