Taking a stand against estate agents do u agree?

zebulon

chickflick wrote: »

the lady on the phone did say that they might of come in when i was nt here

:eek:

maybe she didn't want to get in trouble by saying they in fact don't have this...but does she realised what she said to you!!!!
try to keep as much thing in writting as possible

chickflick

The landlord runs this company so there is no name on the tenacy contract just the company name on it which is the estate agents if you no what i mean.

EdInvestor

dolcevita wrote: »

Here is a copy of what I wrote on another thread regarding a similar issue :

"This is one of the reasons that many of these newbuild "apartments" will become the slums of the future.

It works like this :
1. owners struggle to find tenants or adequate rents

2. the overstretched owners have to cut back on expenditure

3. they stop paying the maintenace/service charge

And then the freeholder confiscates the flat for non payment.Yes, the whole flat. Shocking isn't it? :eek: You clearly don't understand the concept of "forfeiture".This affects every leasehold apartnment including new-builds in the UK.

Is is certainly harsh, and of course it is rarely used. But it is necessary, for the good of everyone in the building.The existence of forfeiture means that your downhill spiral will never happen.

I hope you will now stop spouting silly theories based on ignorance.

tbs624

Jemma - deal with the Agent if you signed the contract through them and their company name is on the Agreement.Do you pay your rent to the Agent or direct to the LL?

It is useful to send copies of letters you send to the LA to the LLs as well - the Agent has to give you the LL's address by law, within 21 days of you asking for it.


Two things with regard to them saying they may have done the check when you
weren' t there - the Agent is really digging a hole for him/herself here. This is your home and they have no legal right to enter without your knowledge and your agreement. It also is irrelevant whether they have the Certificate - they have to give the Tenant a copy when they first begin the tenancy and thereafter, within 28 days of the annual check.

tbs624

Conrad wrote: »

The landlord holds the whip not the agent.
Perhaps the LL wants to safeguard his profit so he wont want expenses.

:oAccidentally hit the Thanks tab instead of Quote on Conrad's post above!

Yes, the LL is ultimately responsible but the fact remains that neither a LL/LA can pick or choose whether they spend money on Gas Safety Checks. They are required to undertake these *by law*, and any LL/LA who doesn't comply should be reported to the HSE pronto.

chickflick

I pay my rent montly to the agent.
Only ever seen the landlord once since i have been here heard hes very rich lol
I nearly reported to the hse the other day but was put of when they said they might evict me if they find out who complained to them i no stupid, but was scared by this, so they advised me to ring the agents to see if they had any evidence of certificates which i had the bottle to ask about today when i phoned.
But then she said they may of come into the property when i wasnt here to check on them.

tbs624

chickflick wrote: »

I nearly reported to the hse the other day but was put of when they said they might evict me if they find out who complained to them i no stupid, but was scared by this

You could also contact the local CAB for an appointment to talk through all of this or ring Shelter, the housing charity, and talk to one of their advisors.0808 800 4444 or see their website: http://england.shelter.org.uk/advice/advice-7563.cfm

chickflick

Update on my situation, i rang the estate agents today and asked for my gas certificates that were done if any could be sent to my place to see what work has been done on the boiler, apart from that from what i can see nothing has been done on the clean up of this place.

zebulon

chickflick wrote: »

Update on my situation, i rang the estate agents today and asked for my gas certificates that were done if any could be sent to my place to see what work has been done on the boiler, apart from that from what i can see nothing has been done on the clean up of this place.

there is nothign to see - as far as all the checks that were done at my places (am always present) - the guy just check everything is working ok
if there is a problem, it would be notified on form
they might do a quick clean but nothing much then as far as i could see.

so i think they could have come without you noticing anything, it's quite possible (which is quite :eek: than they did not contact you!!!)
or it qctuqlly never happen - you'll see what they send you...

chappers

zebulon wrote: »

there is nothign to see - as far as all the checks that were done at my places (am always present) - the guy just check everything is working ok
if there is a problem, it would be notified on form
they might do a quick clean but nothing much then as far as i could see.

so i think they could have come without you noticing anything, it's quite possible (which is quite :eek: than they did not contact you!!!)
or it qctuqlly never happen - you'll see what they send you...

Totally irrelevent and incorrect there is something to see(the tenants copy of the test certificate)it is a legal requirement for the plumber to File one copy , to give one copy to the landlord or his agent and to leave one copy with the tenant.
In my book the fact that there was no copy left at the house means no inspection was undertaken. I would be very suspicious if the agent produced a copy now. I would dispute it and demand another inspection with the threat of going to the relevant authorities.

chickflick wrote:

The landlord runs this company so there is no name on the tenacy contract just the company name on it which is the estate agents if you no what i mean.

Are you saying the landlord owns the agency too. You say he owns all the flats in the block does he also own the freehold too.
If the above is true, you can bet you won't get anywhere through the agency then. However I can't believe he would be so stupid as to not sort GSC as not only could he personally, as the land lord be prosecuted but also be prosecuted through the letting agency.