There's a mouse, maybe even mice, in my rented accommodation...

DGJsaver

Fliss_Harper wrote: »

Cats: the only way to stop mice.
Also unbearably cute.

Cats are rubbish

DOGS are the way to go (no idea if they catch mice mind you)

Emmylou_2

DGJsaver wrote: »

Cats are rubbish

DOGS are the way to go (no idea if they catch mice mind you)

My dog caught a mouse once. He lay there playing with it like he did his toys and then let it run away.

It was a really cheeky mouse - would climb halfway up the curtains and blow raspberries at us:p , we could tell it was the same one because he only had half a tail...

As for the OP...get over it. Mice happen. Buy a trap and bait it with green jelly babies. Then throw them away. Repeat until you're mouse free ... there's nothing your landlord can do that you can't.

Apparently you're never more than 10 foot away from a rat in urban UK...

KITCHEN1_2

"There's a mouse, maybe even mice, in my rented accommodation... "

Do they have a rent book ,or are they squatting ?

tucbiscuit

lol, threads like this make me..........I dunno.........despair I suppose, all you can do is tell the landlord and ask him to sort the problem, mice happen, do you know there were mice in your flat before you moved in? maybe it is your habits encouraging them, maybe not


what would you do if a wasp flew in to the flat? with-hold rent?

Mattchew

It is now 2 months on and we still have mice daily. We have had enough and are now going to withhold rent. The landlord has been contacted numerous times and has failed to take action.

Fred1_2

Mattchew wrote: »

It is now 2 months on and we still have mice daily. We have had enough and are now going to withhold rent. The landlord has been contacted numerous times and has failed to take action.

What have you done apart from tell the landlord? Have you contacted your council's environmental health dept? Have you bought and set traps? have you done all you can not to encourage mice?

I'm not saying that your landlord is right to ignore you, but this is something he can't do a great deal about on his own.

UK007BullDog

If he lives below you he might have mice too and also all the other people in the flats.

Mattchew

It is with regret that we write to you today, however we feel that the current situation at our flat, is past the stage where it can be resolved by verbal communication alone. After repeated communication with yourself, both in person and via phone, you have still failed to eradicate the problem of mice and we are now at the point where we feel you are not complying with the terms of our tenancy agreement.

We moved into the flat on the 14th February 2008 and since this date have had to deal with mice on an almost daily basis. You were well aware prior to commencement of our tenancy that there was a problem with mice, not only within our flat, but within the building. Nevertheless, you failed to mention this to us. We believe that you did not act honestly and with good faith when we signed the tenancy agreement and had we been advised of the problem with mice, there is high likelihood we would not have persisted with our desire to take occupancy at the address.

We can appreciate that you have taken some preventative measures to eliminate the problem of mice, however as you can tell, they obviously do not appear to be working. As a result, we hereby give you until Tuesday 29th April 2008, to call in an exterminator, if you are unwilling to do this, then we will withhold £208.33 (one third) of our rent until the problem is rectified.

At this stage we would also like to ask when you intend to fix the reoccurring problem with the sofa, as due to no fault of our own and as a result of gradual wear and tear, the sofa is once again broken and has not been fixed since notifying you via telephone voicemail on March 12th 2008 at 21.27pm. We are also concerned that there do not appear to be fire alarms within our flat and request that these be installed.

In addition, please can you supply us with the details for our residential tenancy agreement scheme? Our bond should be held in the government run scheme, in accordance with the housing act 2004.

Furthermore, we draw your attention to section 23, subsection 23.1 of our tenancy agreement:

“The Tenant shall allow the Landlord, his agent or contractors access to the Property at reasonable hours during the day, to inspect the condition of the Property or to carry out repairs or other works to the Property or to carry out maintenance of the appliances. The Landlord shall normally give at least 24 hours' notice but the Tenant shall give immediate access in an emergency.”

Please ensure that you give at least 24 hours notice of when you intend to visit the property to carry out the maintenance work. We also ask that any future communication be sent in writing, so that we have a documented record of correspondents.

peggydoodaa

Fliss_Harper wrote: »

Cats: the only way to stop mice.
Also unbearably cute.

Haha, it's my cat that keeps bringing the little blighters in and them leaving them for us humans to chase around the house & catch, while she watches with MUCH amusement! :rolleyes:

beer_tins

I always had cats, but my current fiancee is alergic, so no more pets! They are great at catching mice or anything else for that matter. Trouble is the cat leaves the mouse/bird/miscellaneous spread out over the kitchen floor for you to clean up. Never had any problem with any pest though.