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No gas safety certificate
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deducting rent will put you in a weak position and you risk future tenancies reflecting this behaviour. Not to mention your deposit and possible CCJ.
Either sort it amicably or move."It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
Pedantically, the gas safety legislation is enforced through criminal, not civil, law and is therefore the responsibility of "the Govt" to enforce. Enforcement of criminal law is not the responsibility of citizens.Safety of my family and piece of mind. I did think about paying it myself and deducting from the rent but was unsure where I stood on this. Do I have to ask for permission. And if he says no I am back to square one again.
You have a perfectly valid (and urgent) issue but your course of action is through the appropriate enforcement authority - the HSE0 -
Not sure why you think I want to get into arrears. I don't. Hse it is then0
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Well, if safety of your family comes first the logical thing to do is to contact a gas engineer yourself.0
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If I pay for it and landlord refuses to repay me then I am out of pocket though for what he should be paying for0
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Ironically I guess how many people beat their Landlords up about gas Safety Certificates and then purchase their own house never to do one again ?
Not saying that it's not essential for a Landlord as it is but after I moved out of rented and bought I never considered getting one done.0 -
I would get HSE involved as by law the landlord should it it's part of the business, it's not all taking renting money and that's it.
However as a warning, this useless may decide then after to issue you a section 21
Are you in a fixed term? If so until when?0 -
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