Grants for renovation

rob7475

londonlass63 wrote: »

Gosh, I didn't expect to be completely attacked. Am new to this forum and came to seek a bit of advice. I wasn't asking for something for nothing as all of you have said - I'm young and don't know completely how these things work.

Completely put me off posting again!!!!

Apologies, my post wasn't a personal attack at you. It was more aimed at the home owner and sections of society in general. If a landlord can't afford to maintain their portfolio of properties, they shouldn't expect the taxpayer to cough up for it.

27cool

londonlass63 wrote: »

Gosh, I didn't expect to be completely attacked. Am new to this forum and came to seek a bit of advice. I wasn't asking for something for nothing as all of you have said - I'm young and don't know completely how these things work.

Completely put me off posting again!!!!

Don't be so sensitive. You'll find that on here we tend to call things as we see them. If you want mealy mouthed platitudes then you'll find them elsewhere.

Rosemary7391

To be fair to the OP, such a scheme does exist in Glasgow:

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17238

I think it's mainly designed to make sure tenements don't fall down because 1 or 2 owners can't/won't pay and the others can't afford to subsidise them. I don't know if it also applies to houses, and there are quite a lot of strings attached, as you'd expect, because it really is out of the ordinary. It's definitely the owner's responsibility, but that doesn't mean it's trivial to fulfill...

Edit: I've just re read your post and noted you live in a flat. England I assume from your username? Your relative probably has a lease and if the building is in such bad condition, ought to get together with the other owners and the freeholder to figure out a solution. If it's just your flat then it probably isn't going to fall down on you!

Bigphil1474

londonlass, why don't you speak to your relative and ask them if you can pay for repairs on an on-going basis instead of paying them rent. Once the necessary repairs are done , you revert to paying them rent, and they have a decent property again. Proper landlord's properties have to meet certain minimum standards of habitability otherwise the local council can take them to task. Bit different if it's family, unless you want to report them, but nevertheless they should either be fixing it up or not charging you rent, in my opinion. Are they giving you a decent discount?
If the walls are really in danger of collapse, then you shouldn't really be living there anyway, not to mention the danger to the rest of the flats in the building. If it's just damp, and a bit of peeling paint and crumbling plaster, it might be an easy fix (or not).