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Letting agent responsibilities
Skibunny40
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If a letting agent is aware that the landlord has failed to get work done to comply with legisation re safety checks, do they have any legal requirement to inform the tenant, or report the landlord to someone? ( not sure who).
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Are you able to expand a little on your query....It's difficult to advise when the initial facts are so sketchy.
LA have a responsibility to hold some documentation regarding compliance but until you say what in particular your query relates to it may be difficult to answer.frugal October...£41.82 of £40 food shopping spend for the 2 of us!
2017 toiletries challenge 179 out 145 in ...£18.64 spend0 -
Sorry for the vagueness of the initial query. I'm thinking of things like annual gas certificate, 5 year electrical check, hardwired smoke alarms ( as far as I'm aware, these are all legal requirements in Scotland). If a flat doesn't have one (or more) of them, and the letting agent knows the flat doesn't have them, do they have a legal responsibilty to "do something" about it? Hope that helps!0
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since this is Scotland the letting agent is required to give you a copy of the code of practice under which they must operate, did you get one and have you read it?
sections 85 - 94 for example?
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/133/schedule/made0 -
This is really useful, thank you.0
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The landlord is required to all the stuff you know about
https://www.housingandpropertychamber.scot/repairs/repairs-application-and-guidance
The above link is the Housing and Property Chamber- part of the Scottish Government
You should contact your local council in the first instance- ask for the private landlord office or unit.
I do electrical checks in Scotland as part of my business and find a lack of knowledge of the facts and ignorance by many landlordsbaldly going on...0
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