Served notice a week after asking for repairs - Private tenant

FBaby

You are referring to 'landladies', could this mean an older lady and her daughter? Could it be a case of the old lady owning the house and a daughter, who maybe has a very hectic life herself, maybe living further away. Maybe the older lady doesn't want to use a letting agent to deal with the affairs because well, if she's like me, she would have known that they often provided very poor value for money service.

If that's the case, they would be looking for tenants who can self manage what they will consider trivial things and can be in control of mould. My personal experience is that the difference between a property with no mould at all and the same property covered with it can indeed very much come down to lifestyle. Mould can cause damage that can be difficult to remediate, so on that basis alone, I can sympathise with a LL who would rather not keep a tenant would can't control of mould.

Maybe if you don't feel comfortable with taking on minor issues, it might be more appropriate for you to consider renting a newly build property or only consider a property managed long term by a letting agent rather than the landlord themselves. This is no criticism by the way, just advice that could make your life easier.

SnooksNJ

Pixie5740 wrote: »

"No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent"

Eleanor Roosevelt

Also the dude from The Princess Diaries.

Elinore

(off topic, sorry) I alway found that quote so passive agressive. Admittedly not helped by the fact I have, in my experience*, only heard it used by arskholes and bullies.

Along the lines of 'I can say what i like but if you CHOOSE to be upset that is your fault because you are too weak to shrug it off' - that's not MY problem, that's all on you bub.

* this is not a stab at anyone on this thread! only a life observation.

Margot123

Elinore wrote: »

(off topic, sorry) I alway found that quote so passive agressive. Admittedly not helped by the fact I have, in my experience*, only heard it used by arskholes and bullies.

Along the lines of 'I can say what i like but if you CHOOSE to be upset that is your fault because you are too weak to shrug it off' - that's not MY problem, that's all on you bub.

* this is not a stab at anyone on this thread! only a life observation.

Another reason for the OP to seek proper advice from CAB, Shelter or similar. I don't think their training includes 'how to be passive aggressive'.

robatwork

parkrunner

indierocker85 wrote: »

I did the first of the three, I didn't have sufficient time (week between my letter to the landlady and their notice letter), or deem it neccessary to approach the council for a leaking tap.

So it's not an illegal revenge eviction then.

G_M

A court will refuse to order your eviction if all of these apply:

• you complained to your landlord or letting agent in writing before you received a section 21 notice
• you complained to the local council because your landlord didn't take steps to fix the problem
• the council sent your landlord a notice telling them to make improvements or saying it will do emergency work

indierocker85 wrote: »

I did the first of the three, I didn't have sufficient time (week between my letter to the landlady and their notice letter), or deem it neccessary to approach the council for a leaking tap.

You don't have to do all 3 before the S21 is served.


you have to do all 3 before the court date, which gives you at least 2 months.

Red-Squirrel_2

Elinore wrote: »

(off topic, sorry) I alway found that quote so passive agressive. Admittedly not helped by the fact I have, in my experience*, only heard it used by arskholes and bullies.

Along the lines of 'I can say what i like but if you CHOOSE to be upset that is your fault because you are too weak to shrug it off' - that's not MY problem, that's all on you bub.

* this is not a stab at anyone on this thread! only a life observation.

You’re not alone, I hate it too. It seems to try to remove any responsibility for considering other people’s feelings.

sitesafe

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

You’re not alone, I hate it too. It seems to try to remove any responsibility for considering other people’s feelings.

Yes I can't stand it either. It's like blaming people for feeling normal feelings e.g. - like your partner has been unfaithful and it's your responsibility if you feel upset or someone in your family is killed and it's your responsibility you're sad or you were abused as a child but it's your responsibility you still have flashbacks. I think they use this phrase at self help groups and counselling sessions but it seems misused outside of those environments...

FBaby

you have to do all 3 before the court date, which gives you at least 2 months.

That would require the Council to actually order the LL to fix the tap, would they systematically make petty orders as such?

What does the law says if the LL fix the issue after receiving the notice but before court?