Student house - buying heaters

footyguy

You can buy a 2kW fan heater here for as little as £8.38 delivered.
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/fh203d/2kw-upright-fan-heater/dp/HG00345?ost=FH203D

No need to spend any more. No need for the OP to even spend that if they follow the advice I gave earlier in this thread.

footyguy

That Optimus looks like a generic chinese fan heater that is often sold under various names.

e.g. Asda sell one for £11 under the name Warmlite
http://direct.asda.com/george/home-garden/fans-heating/warmlite-wl44002-heating-fan/001571519,default,pd.html

Or Argos under their Value brand for £9.99
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4152174

Or Tesco sell the same one under the name Fine Elements for £9.43
http://www.tesco.com/direct/fine-elements-2000w-upright-fan-heater/628-3918.prd?skuId=628-3918

Check out the likes of Home Bargains or B&M - I'm sure they will sell them too, possibly even cheaper.

footyguy

^^^
Saw them today in Home Bargains under the Daewoo brand - £9.99

G_M

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Presumably you are renting.

tell your landlord to fix the central heating and if he doesn't contact your local council (either Private Sector Housing Support or Environmental Health)

Yes, but:

* WRITE to your landlord at the address provided "for serving notices".

* Describe the problem as best you can as well as the consequences (eg no heating? no hot water?)

* make clear the exact date the problem started, as well as any dates on which you've previously reported it, whether by phone, email, carrier pigeon etc

* ask for a reply within 2 days informing you what action he's going to take

* ask for another temporary source of heating (Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 )

And read:

* Repairing Obligations: the law, common misconceptions, reporting/enforcing, retaliatory eviction & the new protection (2015)

Cardew

footyguy wrote: »

You can buy a 2kW fan heater here for as little as £8.38 delivered.
http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/fh203d/2kw-upright-fan-heater/dp/HG00345?ost=FH203D

No need to spend any more. No need for the OP to even spend that if they follow the advice I gave earlier in this thread.

Reduced now to £6.78 including VAT!

Murphybear

As others have said, ask the landlord to fix the heating. He has a legal requirement to do this. If you have a problem, if he won't do it or says he can't afford it then contact environmental health. They will inspect the property and tell the landlord to sort out any problems. This includes any problems they find not just the one you contacted them about. If LL still refuses then EH can arrange for the work to be done and bill the landlord.

This is based on personal experience with Exeter Council, they were brilliant