Landlord has not repaired roof damage three years after reporting it.

newsgroupmonkey_

propertyrental said:

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

Murphybear said:

I’m sorry to hear of your idiotic landlord.  

You should contact Environmental Health Dept at your local council.  They will visit the house and do a report.  If any work needs to be done, and that can be anything else not just the issue which the tenant reported,  they will contact the landlord and tell him (not ask) to get the work done.  EH have great powers.  If the LL refuses then EH can arrange it themselves and send the bill to the LL.  

This is based on my personal experience as a letting agent.  

One point, your LL was right to not use someone who didn’t have public liability insurance

And the S21 will shortly follow in the post.

which will be invalid if the council have served an improvement notice on the LL (Deregulation Act).

Oh, I don't think it will be immediate. It'll be after the roof is fixed.

You and I both know that seemingly "problematic" tenants (even if they're just trying to affirm their rights) can be asked to leave for no reason.

Ojivar1975

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

propertyrental said:

newsgroupmonkey_ said:

Murphybear said:

I’m sorry to hear of your idiotic landlord.  

You should contact Environmental Health Dept at your local council.  They will visit the house and do a report.  If any work needs to be done, and that can be anything else not just the issue which the tenant reported,  they will contact the landlord and tell him (not ask) to get the work done.  EH have great powers.  If the LL refuses then EH can arrange it themselves and send the bill to the LL.  

This is based on my personal experience as a letting agent.  

One point, your LL was right to not use someone who didn’t have public liability insurance

And the S21 will shortly follow in the post.

which will be invalid if the council have served an improvement notice on the LL (Deregulation Act).

Oh, I don't think it will be immediate. It'll be after the roof is fixed.

You and I both know that seemingly "problematic" tenants (even if they're just trying to affirm their rights) can be asked to leave for no reason.

Exactly why I have not done anything so far, the company owns most of the houses in this street and we hear stories of people being asked to leave conveniently after they have demanded repairs be done.