Landlord's Obligations - Electricity Installations

45002

Cammo66 wrote:

Advice from London Fire Brigade:

How to make sure your smoke alarm works

• Test your smoke alarm every week
• Change the battery when the low battery warning operates
• Never disconnect or take the batteries out of your alarm if it goes off by mistake
• Do not try to remove batteries in 10 year smoke alarms as they cannot be removed or replaced

I have a feeling that the alarms in situ are the 10 year variety, wired in.

I have a feeling your just trying to find a excuse to get out of the 2 year lease with No cost to you at All ....

GwylimT

45002 wrote: »

I have a feeling your just trying to find a excuse to get out of the 2 year lease with No cost to you at All ....

I wouldn't be surprised as if OP was concerned about the fire alarms they would have purchased their own until the issue was finally resolved.

agrinnall

AdrianC wrote: »

I've never heard of a "sealed battery" smoke alarm - every single one I've ever seen has had a 9v battery, either as the primary power source or as a back-up for mains.

The ones that were provided to me by the Fire Service in Scotland (free of charge) were sealed units with a 10 year life span. Whether such units are available to purchase I don't know, I can't say I've ever seen them, but they certainly exist.

Pixie5740

agrinnall wrote: »

The ones that were provided to me by the Fire Service in Scotland (free of charge) were sealed units with a 10 year life span. Whether such units are available to purchase I don't know, I can't say I've ever seen them, but they certainly exist.

I got a couple of those from the fire brigade (Scotland). They're Fire Angel smoke alarms which are sealed units with 10 year batteries inside.

They aren't wired in, it's just a long life battery.

Cammo66

45002 wrote: »

I have a feeling your just trying to find a excuse to get out of the 2 year lease with No cost to you at All ....

Having been there 10 months with a number of unresolved problems, yes, i am trying to get out. I need to plan for costs involved and will look to keep these minimal. If landlord had taken action on these issues when raised back in November I wouldn't be pursuing this.

Pixie5740

Cammo66 wrote: »

Having been there 10 months with a number of unresolved problems, yes, i am trying to get out. I need to plan for costs involved and will look to keep these minimal. If landlord had taken action on these issues when raised back in November I wouldn't be pursuing this.

Is your LL responsible for resolving any of the issues you've listed though? Possibly not.

AdrianC

Cammo66 wrote: »

Having been there 10 months with a number of unresolved problems, yes, i am trying to get out.

And that, Children, is why we don't sign two-year ASTs with no break clause...

dancingfairy

Op, you have my sympathy. It's not like you want to live your life and get on with things without having to constantly hassle the landlord is it?
Sadly despite the landlord not being great, that doesn't necessarily mean you can end your contract.
1) microwave - not essential. I'm not sure if the landlord has any responsibility re thus, but common sense would suggest if they provide it, it should work. Frankly it's probably just easier to go and buy one (20 pounds). No you shouldn't have to, but get.
2) the oven/ cooker not working. I think the landlord is responsible for this one. I'm sure the landlord has to provide a means if cooking and to keep that item in good repair (it's also a white good) so I think he should fix this.
3) dishwasher broken -not essential, you can wash up by hand. If the landlord provides it he should maintain/ repair it though. It does seem unreasonable for him to not fix this.
4) fire/ smoke alarms. Yes the landlord should provide one but I don't think it needs to be wired.

It doesn't sound like a great place to live and I can understand wanting to leave but you may not be able to, I'm afraid.v
Df

AdrianC

dancingfairy wrote: »

2) the oven/ cooker not working. I think the landlord is responsible for this one. I'm sure the landlord has to provide a means if cooking and to keep that item in good repair (it's also a white good) so I think he should fix this.

I read the OP that it's working. It should be fan-assisted, and the fan's not working, but that doesn't mean the oven doesn't work. The oven temp markings have gone awol, but that doesn't mean the oven doesn't work.

Cammo66

AdrianC wrote: »

And that, Children, is why we don't sign two-year ASTs with no break clause...

That is a separate issue! The AST should have had a break clause but the estate agent made a number of errors on the AST that were pointed out at the time. Not helped by the estate agent employee that was dealing with me leaving a week after the tenancy started, leaving a number of issues outstanding. It has certainly added to the overall experience. I had something similar when I rented up in Birmingham for a year, for me it appears to be worse when the estate agent is just the introducer, letting the landlord take over after the AST is set up. It's all a part of the experience I suppose.