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Landlord complaints/issues

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  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    domgreenslade wrote: »
    The property is cold in our bedroom, where there is an open fireplace as there is no chimney cap.
    There is rising damp in a few places throughout the property and some blown plaster.
    But it doesn't sound like your landlord is in any hurry to fix these problems, and there isn't really anything you can do to make him. So either you love the house enough to put up with them, or you move.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    domgreenslade wrote: »
    I think you're misunderstanding the problem then. We dont want to move. We love where we live.
    The property is cold in our bedroom, where there is an open fireplace as there is no chimney cap.
    There is rising damp in a few places throughout the property and some blown plaster.
    We have made this house our home, and made it as nice as we can, without interfering with the decor too much, as it would need permission to do so. We had to get permission to get the carpets cleaned etc.
    We maintain the garden to the best of our ability. We spent well over £100 in the summer making it nice, adding some decor, flowers, rockery etc. Again, we tried to make it as nice as we could do, as, believe it or not, we do want to live there.
    The problem is, we want to live where we are at the moment, but find the issue is, we are scared to push too hard against the letting agent, in case we just evicted, in case the landlord says 'they're asking too much, complaining too much, get them gone' etc.
    What are you talking about, permission to clean the carpets? FGS, you know nothing about tenancy law, so instead of carrying on down the path that has proven totally pointless why don't you stop and actually find out what you're entitled to?


    You cant have it both ways, you either live with it or do something about it.
  • domgreenslade
    domgreenslade Posts: 17 Forumite
    fairy_lights wrote: »
    But it doesn't sound like your landlord is in any hurry to fix these problems, and there isn't really anything you can do to make him. So either you love the house enough to put up with them, or you move.

    I guess that was my query. If there is no way to escalate the situation, then moving out is the only solution. I may raise this with the letting agent, face to face and see what he can advise.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    domgreenslade wrote: »
    I guess that was my query. If there is no way to escalate the situation, then moving out is the only solution. I may raise this with the letting agent, face to face and see what he can advise.
    The letting agent doesn't work for you, so their 'advice' would be useless at any rate
  • domgreenslade
    domgreenslade Posts: 17 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    What are you talking about, permission to clean the carpets? FGS, you know nothing about tenancy law, so instead of carrying on down the path that has proven totally pointless why don't you stop and actually find out what you're entitled to?

    Upon having a house inspection with the letting agent, I mentioned that I was thinking about getting the carpets cleaned. Next day, I had an email from the letting agent asking me not to go ahead with the cleaning of the carpet, and use a contractor that the landlord had said he approves of, as the landlord was concerned in case of damage to the carpet.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    domgreenslade wrote: »
    Upon having a house inspection with the letting agent, I mentioned that I was thinking about getting the carpets cleaned. Next day, I had an email from the letting agent asking me not to go ahead with the cleaning of the carpet, and use a contractor that the landlord had said he approves of, as the landlord was concerned in case of damage to the carpet.
    And you said yes?? You're mad.
  • MEM62
    MEM62 Posts: 5,630 Forumite
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    parkrunner wrote: »
    Move......

    +1 on that.

    Why are you still there?
  • pinklady21
    pinklady21 Posts: 870 Forumite
    Assuming you are in England, see here for advice from Shelter:
    http://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/repairs/what_to_do_if_your_landlord_wont_do_repairs
  • domgreenslade
    domgreenslade Posts: 17 Forumite
    Comms69 wrote: »
    And you said yes?? You're mad.

    Nope, carpets haven't been cleaned.
  • Comms69
    Comms69 Posts: 14,229 Forumite
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    domgreenslade wrote: »
    Nope, carpets haven't been cleaned.
    I give up, best of luck - this is too much like a wind up to waste more time on
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