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couldbeanyone77
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Hi there,
Picked up the keys today for newly rented flat. Went to see the place and to our disapointment the living room and kitchen floors are annoyingly creeky.
You literally can't step anywhere without loud creeking. (I'm not talking about normal creeks). Its upsetting to say the least, especially with being excited to move in.
When viewing the property beforehand, we either didnt notice (seems unlikely) or maybe the floors have been changed.
So my question is, am I entitled to bring this up? The estate agent has done an inspection without mentioning it, so I'm assuming they think its fine.
Is it the landlord/estate agents duty to resolve this or will I be stuck with it?
Many thanks
Picked up the keys today for newly rented flat. Went to see the place and to our disapointment the living room and kitchen floors are annoyingly creeky.
You literally can't step anywhere without loud creeking. (I'm not talking about normal creeks). Its upsetting to say the least, especially with being excited to move in.
When viewing the property beforehand, we either didnt notice (seems unlikely) or maybe the floors have been changed.
So my question is, am I entitled to bring this up? The estate agent has done an inspection without mentioning it, so I'm assuming they think its fine.
Is it the landlord/estate agents duty to resolve this or will I be stuck with it?
Many thanks
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What flooring is it, laminate, carpet, vinyl?0
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Carpet in living room and vinyl in kitchen0
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couldbeanyone77 wrote: »
So my question is, am I entitled to bring this up?
Yes
The estate agent has done an inspection without mentioning it, so I'm assuming they think its fine.
Add it to thecheck-in inventory before you sign.
Is it the landlord/estate agents duty to resolve this
No
or will I be stuck with it?
Up to how the LL responds.
Many thanks0 -
Assuming the carpet is fitted and the vinyl glued down, and again, assuming this is a timber "suspended" floor of planks or boards on joists below the floor covering, fixing the creaks could be a couple of days work.
I had this problem in my own home, caused by loose boards which a plumber was obviously too idle to secure after fitting central heating; quite fiddly to fix. I lived with it for four years, waited til we re-carpeted, then after removing all the furniture and stripping the old covering, I spent a whole day lifting many of the existing boards to find out where the pipe runs were and to avoid puncturing them when nailing and screwing them down again, before the carpet fitter arrived. I still managed to nick one pipe!
So you could mention it. In fact, unless they've always been like that (as in the case of an old conversion or a shoddy new build) the LL might like to know a plumber has botched the carpenty (as in my case- the most common reason). But don't hold your breath!0 -
Thank you for the help everyone. I've put this to the estate agent and waiting to hear back.
I did have one further question:
If the landlord doesn't want to do anything about it - what can be done?
I've paid down a deposit + rent for a property with a difference from the original viewing, that would certainly have stopped us from choosing it.0 -
different in what way?
are you saying the landlord went in after you had viewed and made the floorboards creaky?0 -
A very outside possibility, is it particularly cold where you are? Was it warmer when you viewed? Is your flat over a cold space? Our bedroom floor which is over the unheated garage has one board which creaks when the weather gets cold. Stops when it warms up again.Make £2024 in 2024
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couldbeanyone77 wrote: »
I've paid down a deposit + rent for a property with a difference from the original viewing, that would certainly have stopped us from choosing it.
Do you mean you viewed property A, but agreed to rent property B? If so, I'm afraid it is down to you - you chose (for whatever reason) to rent property B witthout viewing it!
Or do you mean you viewed property A, put down a deposit for property A, but were then presented with a tenancy agrement for property B? Again? if so, it was your choice to sign the TA fo B without viewing it.
Or do you mean you viewed property A, put down a deposit for property A, were given and signed a tenancy agrement for property A, but were then given keys to property B? If so, why on earth did you not demand the keys to A?0 -
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A very outside possibility, is it particularly cold where you are? Was it warmer when you viewed? Is your flat over a cold space? Our bedroom floor which is over the unheated garage has one board which creaks when the weather gets cold. Stops when it warms up again.
It's somewhat cold yes, however it's happening everywhere in the rooms, as opposed to isolated places.0
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