No wipes are “fine to flush”. Please do not do this.
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the only things that can be flushed away is toilet paper and anything that has passed thru our body
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He didnt make a mistake. There is a floor plan and it is clearly indicated. Additionally, he has boasted on his website that its a marvellous bedroom.
There a more than 3 sources where it is clearly indicated as a bedroom
The pitch of a drain is designed to carry fluids and bodily solids. If the toilet is getting blocked as a result of only using these wipes, then the wipes are the problem. It would be unreasonable to expect the LL to excavate costing thousands of pounds to alter the pitch of the drain when the drain is working fine for its intended use.
The abnormally high costs of everyone’s utility bills can be largely attributed to the war in Ukraine. Most people’s have more than doubled over the past year or so.
The LL description of the parking space could be viewed as mis-leading. This probably goes against some advertising guideline but not a crime. You should have seen this at the viewing.
Your strongest argument against the landlord is their description of the 4th bedroom which is easily proven with the listing and floor plan.
You are very angry and rightly so. Ask yourself this. If the LL hadn’t charged you for the cost of unblocking the drain, would you have been happy to put up with the 4th bedroom and the parking space as they are?
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You are very angry and rightly so. Ask yourself this. If the LL hadn’t charged you for the cost of unblocking the drain, would you have been happy to put up with the 4th bedroom and the parking space as they are?
Yes, that struck me a bit insincere, too. I suspect T has lived here for a while but is only bringing up these bedroom and parking problems now, when he has to pay for blocking the drain.
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Nobody should put wipes down the drain, full stop.
Heating bill is down to your usage. The poor insulation should have been noticed when you rent the house. Haven’t you check the EPC?
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Chris you have said what I was thinking but I held back . I will not hold back again !!
Tim " Insincere" is a good description. I am happy that others agree with my first un written thoughts
The blockage was internal on the section of soil pipe, so there would be no digging involved. This is a pipe which he had installed.
With regards to solid waste, if there is not enough slope, any solid is at risk of not being carried.
Regarding your question whether the landlords actions had prompted me into pursuing the matter about the loft, its a NO. The pipe has only sped things up and given me more vigour in doing so.
The heating costs, understanably have risen, we were aware of the EPC, but i moved from an E rated house to here and the bill has increased 4 fold, and is certainly not what the LL has suggested.
I mean, do you want to live in a house where only 1 room will reach 18°C?
No, T has fallen down the illegal staircase and had a master building surveyor tell me unofficially its not right. T then contacted building control and planning and both have concurred.
T has also asked for showers to be fixed but landlord blames the hard water and not the 0.03l/s that flows through the pipes because there is little static head pressure.
Seeing as im so insincere, or, however you wish to judge me, if youre a landlord would you rent a property knowing full well that there is no planning consent, nor building control sign off on one of your advertised bedrooms?
Would you, as a landlord, not consider the safety of your tenants in an event of a fire?
Id be interested to know if youre as unscrupulous as he is?
just about to read that Mark and it disappeared Disappointed !
Keep the thermostat at 18C and you’ll be fine paying way less. You cannot “assume” nowadays when the energy is that expensive (especially in a n old house with single glazing), as for the rest you could of course open a case in my opinion.
A loft conversion is permitted development, you don’t need planning permission.
Butt wipes are not flushable regardless of what lies they print on the packaging.
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21°? We are pensioners, and during the recent harsh Scottish winter, we set the thermostat at 15 during the day and 17 in the evening. Extra jerseys. The bills were still much higher than the previous year.
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that is true but you do have to conform to certain building Regs
If I was the landlord, I’d be getting you out as soon as possible. You’re not worth the trouble that you’re bringing.
Why don’t you buy your own house, and then you can refer all these matters and more back to yourself in the future?
You’re clearly bitter, due to slipping down the stairs (I’m guessing you know how to use stairs correctly?), and being billed for blocking the drain.
Either pay the bill and move on, or just leave and find a property that suits you better, simple!
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extra thermals I am with you .Tenants and landlords can wrap up in more ways than one
Landlord not responsible for hike in utilities! Read the papers, everyone affected.
building regulations in your own home?