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No notice of works - renting

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Shelldean
Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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Relative lives in a rented flat.
The two flats and an attached house are leasehold with one freeholder.
The flat relative lives in has an owner who rents it to my relative.
I believe this owner only owns her flat, no idea who owns the other two properties, May be the free holder.

Anyway my relative has come home tonight to scaffolding planks across the garden instead of the paved area that's usually there.
So loss of parking in a double yellow area.
Electricity meters are being replaced. Hence the digging up.

No notice was given to my relative at all.
I've told them there first port of call is their landlord. As the landlord should've informed them of the upcoming work.

But preliminary enquiries seem to say, the landlord also wasn't informed by the freeholder.


Relative is annoyed that no notice was given but am I right in saying all they can do is complain to landlord?

Thanks
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  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
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    This really is not worth getting in a flap about.
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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    So they've lost their parking space w/o notice and all roads nearby are double yellows, and they shouldn't be annoyed????
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,172 Forumite
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    Is the reason for the works just the electric meter? If so then I say it's the energy supplier.
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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    They're also concerned for the elderly neighbour, as the planks don't seem very safe.
  • Shelldean
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    cjdavies wrote: »
    Is the reason for the works just the electric meter? If so then I say it's the energy supplier.

    Yes just meters being changed.
    But surely someone should've warned the tenants?
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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    Can someone confirm my thoughts that the tenants can only complain to the landlord? It's not the tenants fault the landlord wasn't told. The landlord then complains to the free holder. Who in turn complains to the energy supplier?
  • G_M
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    Shelldean wrote: »
    Can someone confirm my thoughts that the tenants can only complain to the landlord? It's not the tenants fault the landlord wasn't told. The landlord then complains to the free holder. Who in turn complains to the energy supplier?
    Prettty much, yes. That's the legal chain.

    Though you could bypass peope for convenience.

    How long will the work take? the energy company should know. If it's a few days, frankly the effort time and stress of pursuing this is not worth it.

    Having said that, if the parking space is included in th tenancy agreement, I'd be interested in hearing the court judgement if tenant sued the landlord for parking ticket costs.....
  • Shelldean
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    G_M wrote: »
    Prettty much, yes. That's the legal chain.

    Though you could bypass peope for convenience.

    How long will the work take? the energy company should know. If it's a few days, frankly the effort time and stress of pursuing this is not worth it.

    Having said that, if the parking space is included in th tenancy agreement, I'd be interested in hearing the court judgement if tenant sued the landlord for parking ticket costs.....

    No idea how long the work will take, they literally came home to a mess. In fact my relative isn't actually home yet. But their partner is.

    No idea how they can find out how long it will be as they both leave for work at 6.30 and first isn't home till 5.30 and other usually about 7.
    So can't ask the workmen.

    The workmen have also taken the proverbial, but using the recycling box as a plant pot!!!!
  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 12,105 Forumite
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    These may be emergency works by the Electric Company and no time to contact all concerned.
    Never pay on an estimated bill
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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    Robin9 wrote: »
    These may be emergency works by the Electric Company and no time to contact all concerned.

    Don't think so as they was warned when they moved in the meter would have to be changed. They moved in last August.
    But they expected some notice even just a little bit of notice, before work commenced
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