Rental property - unable to get TV

Daffodilly_2

Hi all, am looking for advice related to a rental property (maisonette/flat) I moved into two weeks ago. The property has no standard aerial point, only cable and I was told that the previous tenants had Virgin Media and I would just need to contact them and get this reinstated. If only it was that easy!

Virgin Media have told me that they are over capacity, all their cables are old, the service is very slow and they're not taking on any new customers until they have done the works to extend the network. They have no current date for these works to be completed and cannot give me any idea of how long this will be. In the meantime I also have no internet because it will be more expensive to take out a TV contract from one supplier and broadband from another, I was hoping to save money with a bundle deal as I am already at the top of my budget with the cost of the rent.

I have tried an indoor digital aerial but only managed to get two channels in a very specific point which is nowhere near where I would want to have my TV. I have been round the whole property with it and the signal drops if it's moved even a cm away. The two channels are channels I'd never watch.

I have contacted the landlord about getting an external aerial or Sky dish. He has informed me that the leaseholders do not allow aerials or sky dishes on the building. He has suggested going with BT but they have advised me I would only be able to get their extra internet channels and not freeview without an aerial.

I am trying to establish from my neighbours what they are doing about TV. In the meantime I was wondering if anyone has any other suggestions? I'm assuming I can't get out of my tenancy on the basis of not being able to get TV, though I imagine most households have at least one TV in this day and age.

Thanks

Inner_Zone

Possibly get BT or other non VM BB installed and use:

https://tvplayer.com/

Comms69

Could just get a sky dish installed.


How long ago did you move in?

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Daffodilly wrote: »

I'm assuming I can't get out of my tenancy on the basis of not being able to get TV

I think that's a safe assumption...

Inner_Zone

Comms69 wrote: »

Could just get a sky dish installed.


How long ago did you move in?

Did you miss this:

Daffodilly wrote: »

I have contacted the landlord about getting an external aerial or Sky dish. He has informed me that the leaseholders do not allow aerials or sky dishes on the building.

onomatopoeia99

Comms69 wrote: »

Could just get a sky dish installed.

Sounds like you didn't read the opening post where that precise subject is covered...

Comms69

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Did you miss this:

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

Sounds like you didn't read the opening post where that precise subject is covered...

No I read it, and unless the OP was supplied with a copy of the head lease, he/she cannot be held to account for those terms and conditions.


On top of which, it's unlikely to result in eviction at any rate as that requires the court to consider the behaviour so abhorrent as to remove someone from their home (it's rare)

unforeseen

However the problem would be that the sky dish would need to be fitted onto part of the building not rented by the OP or owned by the Leaseholder.

Leases do not normally include the outside walls. Freeholder can take action to remove anything attached to their property.

Trying to put a Sky dish up in this case is no different to expecting to be able to install one on your next door neighbour's house

Neil_Jones

Now TV might be an option, comes down the internet when you get that working.

onomatopoeia99

Comms69 wrote: »

No I read it, and unless the OP was supplied with a copy of the head lease, he/she cannot be held to account for those terms and conditions.


On top of which, it's unlikely to result in eviction at any rate as that requires the court to consider the behaviour so abhorrent as to remove someone from their home (it's rare)

But leaving aside whether the tenancy includes outside walls, it likely would result in the tenant being given notice at the end of the fixed term, so the OP will be househunting again soon enough, with all the associated costs. Battles should always be chosen carefully and the price of victory considered.

Eviction is hardly required when tenancies are not assured and the minimum term is generally short.

Comms69

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

But leaving aside whether the tenancy includes outside walls, it likely would result in the tenant being given notice at the end of the fixed term, so the OP will be househunting again soon enough, with all the associated costs. Battles should always be chosen carefully and the price of victory considered.

Eviction is hardly required when tenancies are not assured and the minimum term is generally short.

Yes but eviction takes on avg 40 weeks. And the Op indicated they wanted to move out already, due to this.


Don't understand what you mean 'eviction is hardly required' ?