Tenancy Agreement - not allowed to dry clothes inside

itchyfeet123

bxboards wrote: »

Most letting agents or landlords do not allow clothes to be dried indoors

Really? Care to quantify "most"? What was your sampling frame? How did you select your sample? What response rate did you achieve? How many were in your final sample?

teddysmum

I recently saw the result of drying something on the heating panel in a holiday caravan. The motif on the item melted onto the panel and spoiled it's paintwork.

POPPYOSCAR

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2851908/Drying-WASHING-indoors-harm-health-Damp-environment-creates-ideal-breeding-ground-mould-spores-trigger-infections.html


I found this interesting as I never realised before.

Purplepenguin88

sharp910sh wrote: »

Thanks all. I will buy a dehumidifier. Do you know any ones which are good to buy?

I won't lie I had mould issues in two other properties. In the end I just cleaned the wall and painted it. No issues got the fall deposit back.

Assuming there are no issues with the mould I can see how drying clothes inside can be an issue.

I havn't read all of the replies but we had a problem with mould and humidity in our flat and this one is amazing, small, quiet, powerful and we use it all the time and have never had a problem since. http://www.johnlewis.com/meaco-12l-platinum-dehumidifier/p1105063

G_M

POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2851908/Drying-WASHING-indoors-harm-health-Damp-environment-creates-ideal-breeding-ground-mould-spores-trigger-infections.html


I found this interesting as I never realised before.

About as interesting as all the other medical scare stories in the Daily Mail.

Next week there'll be one warning of the dangers to certain categories of people of living in an overly-dry home, and advising readers to use humidifiers (note: not dehumidifiers!)...........

sharp910sh

Thanks, I may look into buying that. Still cannot believe a property like that will get mouldy.

Another clause they have is:

"It has been agreed that the Tenants will ensure that the flat is properly ventilated on a regular basis."

Sounds like they are worried about this mould issue.

Just to note there are no radiators just underfloor heating. Maybe thats the reason they want to add the clause?

Should I go ahead and sign the contract? or try make them budge?

itchyfeet123

sharp910sh wrote: »

Thanks, I may look into buying that. Still cannot believe a property like that will get mouldy.

Another clause they have is:

"It has been agreed that the Tenants will ensure that the flat is properly ventilated on a regular basis."

Sounds like they are worried about this mould issue.

Just to note there are no radiators just underfloor heating. Maybe thats the reason they want to add the clause?

Should I go ahead and sign the contract? or try make them budge?

I'd actually worry more about this clause than the no drying one. As you note, they seem to be worried about mould. Perhaps they know something you don't about how prone this particular property is to mould. I'm not a lawyer, but my concern would be that if there's any mould at the end of your tenancy -- because the place is mould-prone like so many UK properties seem to be -- it'll be taken as evidence that you breached the clause about adequate ventilation.

sharp910sh

itchyfeet123 wrote: »

I'd actually worry more about this clause than the no drying one. As you note, they seem to be worried about mould. Perhaps they know something you don't about how prone this particular property is to mould. I'm not a lawyer, but my concern would be that if there's any mould at the end of your tenancy -- because the place is mould-prone like so many UK properties seem to be -- it'll be taken as evidence that you breached the clause about adequate ventilation.

True I have yet to see any mould, and it was an old office block converted into flats last year.