Help! New home is filthy beyond belief

wannabe_a_saver

Teapot55 said:

AdrianC said:

Teapot55 said:

On the ‘Bank Holiday’ thing, I didn’t realise that it was a BH when I was originally offered a covid jab appointment for today. It’s still not showing as a BH in my iPhone calendar and neither is the August BH on 30/8. 

The first Monday in May is normally the bank holiday. No reason for it not to be the same this year.

All three mid-year BHs in the UK are this kind of fixed day - first and last Monday in May, last Monday in Aug.
Xmas and NY are, obvs, fairly fixed.
Easter is the only BH in the year that's relatively mobile - it's based on the lunar calendar... the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21st March... And if you can explain the logic behind that...

I was only saying to my oh today that the timing of Easter is something to do with the moon (as is Ramadan apparently?)

But my point was that two of the Bank Holidays are missing from the iPhone calendar this year, which might be why the op didn’t know it’s a BH today, especially if she runs her life from her iPhone like many do (including me!). 

But interesting all the same. 

Its on my iphone calendar, just checked. 

Jude57

OP if you're still reading, I can highly recommend Lakeland's Blitz That Mould products. They do a spray bottle and a paint on thick gel, brush built in one. With either you just spray or apply, leave for 20 minutes then rinse with clean water, job done. I used it on my window seals (long story) and it worked a treat, keeping the mould at bay, currently up to six months and no recurrence. I used the gel on the seal on my bathroom sink for a stubborn spot and it cleared it first time, never to return.

Not to worry you unduly, but is your landlord paying tax on the rental income? Others here are experts but I've read here that HMRC can confirm if he is. If not, I believe you can withhold the tax amount and set it aside to pay to HMRC as it would be your responsibility to do so. Hopefully one of the resident experts will be along to confirm or correct me on this.

millie

coffeehound said:

Teapot55 said:

But my point was that two of the Bank Holidays are missing from the iPhone calendar this year, which might be why the op didn’t know it’s a BH today, especially if she runs her life from her iPhone like many do (including me!). 

The BH is on iphone calendar, but it's only marked by a small grey dot under the number.  Click on the day and it then states the BH

Its the same on mine, all the events are the same even the ones you put on yourself.

anselld

Teapot55 said:

anselld said:

Teapot55 said:

So sorry to hear. 


• check that there’s a CO2 (carbon monoxide) alarm/ monitor 

Advisable to have one but not a legal requirement unless there is a solid fuel burner.

Yes. If you were all-electric you wouldn’t need one. If there’s a gas cooker in the place you do have to have a carbon-monoxide alarm however. 

No.  As said, only for solid fuel appliances.  Not legally required for gas appliances.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1693/part/2/made

Unless we are talking Scotland, but nobody mentioned Scotland.

coffeehound

millie said:

coffeehound said:

Teapot55 said:

But my point was that two of the Bank Holidays are missing from the iPhone calendar this year, which might be why the op didn’t know it’s a BH today, especially if she runs her life from her iPhone like many do (including me!). 

The BH is on iphone calendar, but it's only marked by a small grey dot under the number.  Click on the day and it then states the BH

Its the same on mine, all the events are the same even the ones you put on yourself.

Really hard to see in dark mode, too

caprikid1

I think sadly the cleaning may not be to your standards, but I do think you are over reacting. It's not really that bad, they missed some bits, it feel a bit like those people who go on "Four in a bed" and look above wardrobes for dust. 
Just clean it and move on with your life. Is this the first time you have rented ?.
Legally I think you have no chance of getting out of the contract as so much of the items you have spotted can be quickly cleaned or a bit of new silicone etc. 

Justonemorecupoftea

If it's that bad call your council's environmental health department. They will be able to advise, even if it's just to recommend cleaning/removals firms. The house next to me was a squat before we moved in. We had to gain access to access a drain in their garden. We arranged for the landlord to get the keys, but the water people refused to go through the house to locate the drain as it was full of rubbish, food, human waste and drug paraphernalia. We had to get EH out to force the LL to remove it all. And we don't even live there! 

Raspberry_Queen

caprikid1 said:

I think sadly the cleaning may not be to your standards, but I do think you are over reacting. It's not really that bad, they missed some bits, it feel a bit like those people who go on "Four in a bed" and look above wardrobes for dust. 
Just clean it and move on with your life. Is this the first time you have rented ?.
Legally I think you have no chance of getting out of the contract as so much of the items you have spotted can be quickly cleaned or a bit of new silicone etc. 

Not at all, what she is describing is vile. I almost gagged when she described the stained, stinking mattress. It is not fair or healthy to expect someone to live in other peoples' filth, especially when they're paying for the privilege. Landlords have a duty for a house to be to a decent standard.