We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: Hello Forumites! In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non-MoneySaving matters are not permitted per the Forum rules. While we understand that mentioning house prices may sometimes be relevant to a user's specific MoneySaving situation, we ask that you please avoid veering into broad, general debates about the market, the economy and politics, as these can unfortunately lead to abusive or hateful behaviour. Threads that are found to have derailed into wider discussions may be removed. Users who repeatedly disregard this may have their Forum account banned. Please also avoid posting personally identifiable information, including links to your own online property listing which may reveal your address. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Tenants without shower for 3 days

1246

Comments

  • onwards&upwards
    onwards&upwards Posts: 3,423 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    lookstraightahead wrote: »
    You pay for a shower that works. End of.


    I paid for a shower that works, I paid the company that sold me the fittings and the plumber who installed it. If it breaks tomorrow morning, there is still no magical way for them to instantly ‘unbreak’ it.
  • lookstraightahead
    lookstraightahead Posts: 5,558 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    onwards&upwards wrote: »
    I paid for a shower that works, I paid the company that sold me the fittings and the plumber who installed it. If it breaks tomorrow morning, there is still no magical way for them to instantly ‘unbreak’ it.

    What about a hotel where you've paid for accommodation and you can't take a shower. Would you just accept it?
  • 00ec25
    00ec25 Posts: 9,123 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Omnitude wrote: »
    Illegal in the sense that it goes against the Landlord and Tenants Act 1985. 'First world expectations' you mentioned are irrelevant to the point.
    as i said, 1st world expectations

    you have washing facilities - it appears you are unwilling to use them since they are not a "shower" - didums
  • onwards&upwards
    onwards&upwards Posts: 3,423 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    lookstraightahead wrote: »
    What about a hotel where you've paid for accommodation and you can't take a shower. Would you just accept it?


    It’s completely different.

    A hotel has lots of rooms with lots of showers. If they were full though I would accept them getting it repaired as soon as possible. You can’t expect miracles.
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    lookstraightahead wrote: »
    What about a hotel where you've paid for accommodation and you can't take a shower. Would you just accept it?

    Funnily enough, I had to do exactly this!

    Went to Iceland. The showers broke in the hotel we were staying at. No running water. No water, no shower. Had to live with it for the day - they were fixing it at the fastest possible time, but as we were leaving that evening, we just had to suck it up.
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    I shower probably twice a week. I just wash myself at the washbasin for the rest of the time.

    As someone else has said, landlords have no magic powers to make tradespeople come quicker. They don't have a little pool of plumbers and electricians waiting around in case their tenant's shower breaks. They just have to wait, like everyone else.

    I think three days is acceptable.


    Me too. I have a skin condition that gets worse if I have too many showers. People don't die if they don't have a shower and just have a wash instead.
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Cakeguts wrote: »
    Me too. I have a skin condition that gets worse if I have too many showers. People don't die if they don't have a shower and just have a wash instead.

    I get a rash if my skin dries out too much, which too frequent showering does.
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • TripleH
    TripleH Posts: 3,188 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    When I was 19 and at Uni, I 'messed up' my knee playing rugby and had an operation on it. My leg was bandaged up for 2 weeks (should have been less but info. was missed anyway...) For those 2 weeks I had to wrap clingfilm around my bandage and wash in a sink so I wouldn't get the dressing wet.

    There were working showers in my halls, I just couldn't use them. A bit of hot water in the sink and get on with it (and no I had no complaints about BO, I was a clean student). Yes it is an inconvenience, yes it is a pain that there is 'no shower' but there are washing facilities to use.

    If one had a shower room in the house and a working bath and the shower breaks do you have any means of washing? Answer is yes, a bath. Its irrelevant if you don't like baths, the facilities are there to use. In this case there is no bath but a sink. What if the hot water breaks and you can only have cold showers? You may not like a cold shower wash but is the landlord in breach if it takes a few days to get the hot water system repaired
    May you find your sister soon Helli.
    Sleep well.
  • Slithery
    Slithery Posts: 6,046 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Judging by the replies on this thread so far I won't be telling you how long it's been since I last had a bath or a shower :)
  • Silvertabby
    Silvertabby Posts: 10,617 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    “ What about a hotel where you've paid for accommodation and you can't take a shower. Would you just accept it?
    Originally posted by lookstraightahead
    Put this another way. You buy your own house, and pay for a shower to be fitted in the bathroom. Some time later, the thermostat (or whatever) fails and you call out the repair chappie - who says that he will have to order the part you need and that it will take 3 days.

    Who would you blame then?
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.8K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.9K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture