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renting - how normal and how legal is this?
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Not helpful and not the point. The LL would have to repair the roof, for example.
It is helpful because the roof and the fridge are not in the same conversation
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It is helpful because the roof and the fridge are not in the same conversation
Your reply is nothing more than spam
You said that 'in the real world', if your fridge breaks, you have to fix it. The same is true of the roof, if you own your property. I didn't feel your post was helpful and said so, using a comparison. I was not saying that roofs had been mentioned before in this thread.
How that makes my post spam I have no idea.0 -
I would expect the landlord to keep in good repair and fixtures and fittings included with the property at the beginning of the tenancy especially if the property was advertised as such.
I don't own a cooker, washing machine, dryer, fridge or freezer. It's all included in the rental property I am in and I expect it all to be repaired or replaced if any of them break down.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. 0 -
The problem with expectations is that they are bound to disappoint.
Now, if a landlord supplies white goods it does make sense for him to maintain them. He will have to fix or replace them for the next tenant, after all.
However, as there is no legal obligation to do so.0 -
You said that 'in the real world', if your fridge breaks, you have to fix it. The same is true of the roof, if you own your property. I didn't feel your post was helpful and said so, using a comparison. I was not saying that roofs had been mentioned before in this thread.
How that makes my post spam I have no idea.
See GM`s post regards post #5 to clear up your confusionNever, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0 -
Join the real world , your Fridge breaks , you have to replace it (or not , and leave the milk on the window sill)
If it is the tenant's fridge, then fair enough. If it's the landlord's fridge then (morally) they should do something about it. Or at least pay for its disposal so that the tenant can get their own fridge.
The problem with the tenant providing all white goods is that ASTs give little security of tenure, so the tenant could shell out lots of money on white goods only to get a Section 21 notice the next day. And the tenant may find it difficult to find another property that doesn't already have white goods. So it generally works better that the landlord provides white goods, and takes responsibility for repairing them as necessary.
In other European countries it's much more common to rent a place that's completely empty, without even light fittings in some cases, and the tenant installs the fixtures and fittings that they want. But then in those countries the tenant can pretty much stay as long as they want as long as they keep paying the rent, so it makes more sense to invest in equipment for the property.
Expecting a tenant to provide their own white goods while having little security of tenure is not very reasonable IMO.Let's settle this like gentlemen: armed with heavy sticks
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
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And just to clear up yours, I was objecting only to your use of 'in the real world' which seemed unnecessarily rude to me.
Apparently that's just your style though. I hope it works out for you.
Still spamming?
Probably best if you and I leave this thread to people who actually know what they are talking about i would say
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