Do private tenants have any rights

anselld

marcarm wrote: »

why does the lack of CO detector only worry most people when it becomes a bargaining chip against the LL?

It isn't even a bargaining chip - there is no requirement for Landlord to provide one for a gas boiler. Buy your own and take it with you.

OOOO

Cisco001 wrote: »

So your landlord didn't increase a penny for 6 years?

Rent was increased 2012 by £25

I know an increase is due just difficult to manage such a large one with little notice.

I understand house prices have risen over the years but unfortunately for me my income has not

marcarm

anselld wrote: »

It isn't even a bargaining chip - there is no requirement for Landlord to provide one for a gas boiler. Buy your own and take it with you.

Apologies, I mean tenants 'trying' to use it as a bargaining chip.

OOOO

anselld wrote: »

It isn't even a bargaining chip - there is no requirement for Landlord to provide one for a gas boiler. Buy your own and take it with you.

I know this is a small thing and i should buy one myself.
I have over the years paid for loft insulation, paid for a boundary fence at the back of the house, paid for a patio area and many other things.
All the small things quickly add up

marcarm

OOOO wrote: »

I know this is a small thing and i should buy one myself.
I have over the years paid for loft insulation, paid for a boundary fence at the back of the house, paid for a patio area and many other things.
All the small things quickly add up

But with the lack of boiler service and lack of GSC, the loft insualtion, boundary fence, patio area and many other things are a lot less significant, especially when a detector only costs £15. As far as a quick google suggests, nobody ever died from lack of a patio area.

What price safety? And you will be able to take it with you for your next place.

bigfreddiel

Listening to LBC the other night during the property hour it was said that if your landlord hasn't put your deposit in one of the recognised schemes you can make a claim against him of three times the value of the deposit, times the number of years it's not been protected.

Also if the LL wants to get you out officially it could take four to six months. Just keep paying your normal rent and visit Shelter or the CAB for advice. Good luck fj

G_M

bigfreddiel wrote: »

Listening to LBC the other night during the property hour it was said that if your landlord hasn't put your deposit in one of the recognised schemes you can make a claim against him of three times the value of the deposit, [STRIKE]times the number of years it's not been protected.[/STRIKE]
Either you mis-heard, or misunderstood, or LBC go it wrong.
Also if the LL wants to get you out officially it could take four to six months. Just keep paying your normal rent and visit Shelter or the CAB for advice. Good luck fj

There are 2 ways the LL can raise the rent:

1) serve a S13 Notice at least a month in advance

2) suggest a new rent, to which you agree. Payment of the new rent would constitute agreement.

Mr.Generous

dont change the locks, landlord could use that as a valid reason to try and evict. Let him break the law but dont breach the tenancy, you'll be in a stronger position. Save all messages, communicate by email If I were you and ask about gas safety in every communication. I'd also ask about deposit protection scheme, I had to notify tenant of scheme name and membership number so they could check if they wanted to.

marcarm

Mr.Generous wrote: »

dont change the locks, landlord could use that as a valid reason to try and evict. Let him break the law but dont breach the tenancy, you'll be in a stronger position. Save all messages, communicate by email If I were you and ask about gas safety in every communication. I'd also ask about deposit protection scheme, I had to notify tenant of scheme name and membership number so they could check if they wanted to.

Using a S21 the LL does not need a reason to evict, they can if they want to. They just have to follow the correct procedure the same as evicting for any other reason.

OP can change the locks if they feel the LL will go in and dump all their stuff outside, given the LLs lack of consideration for his other responsibilities would you really put it past them not to try and evict illegally?

You also don't know if changing the locks WOULD breach the tenancy, unless you have a copy of their agreement in front of you.

bigfreddiel

G_M wrote: »

There are 2 ways the LL can raise the rent:

1) serve a S13 Notice at least a month in advance

2) suggest a new rent, to which you agree. Payment of the new rent would constitute agreement.

Protection of deposit, I must have misheard or understood the expert on LBC, Paul Shamplina and Clive a Bull.

They said you could claim 3 times the deposit from the landlord if he hadn't placed the deposit into one of the approved schemes, for each year this was so

Obviously this cannot be correct, but may be worth asking Paul who runs a landlords web site, landlordaction
Cheers fj