Scotland new tenancy no hot water

Pixie5740

Just in case....

https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/advice_topics/repairs_and_bad_conditions/repairs_in_private_rented_accommodation/getting_your_landlord_to_do_repairs

pimento

So, it turns out that the previous tenant was evicted for rent arrears and he hadn't paid the gas bill so they disconnected the flat from the street.
Nobody thought you get it reconnected before the next tenant and they can't reconnect without a surveyor or something so the earliest it can be done is the weekend.

Is it reasonable to ask for a small discount for the inconvenience?

baldelectrician

pimento wrote: »

So, it turns out that the previous tenant was evicted for rent arrears and he hadn't paid the gas bill so they disconnected the flat from the street.
Nobody thought you get it reconnected before the next tenant and they can't reconnect without a surveyor or something so the earliest it can be done is the weekend.

Is it reasonable to ask for a small discount for the inconvenience?

The LL has a legal duty to provide a gas certificate - have they done this?
There may have been a cert from the previous tenant.


They also have to provide an electrical EICR and mains powered smoke detectors

pimento

I asked my son and he said he was given a 'pack of papers' that may have contained a gas safety certificate. He works nights and when I was speaking to him, he was at work.

He's away this weekend so has told the agent that they can enter his flat while he isn't there if necessary to get the work done.

What's an electrical EICR?

pimento

Another update: Still no hot water. Apparently they're coming on Wednesday but the landlord has given the my son the key to the (empty and being done up) next door flat that does have hot water so he can use the shower in there until it's sorted.

I'll be honest, I don't really understand why it's taking so long to re-connect but I think the landlord is being reasonable about it.