My LL is selling within the year. Hes obviously got a family solicitor on hand for his complicated self serving set ups. Hes driving me out and insane. He is being coached most definitely.
He claims to be a live in, he isnt( its not first time) Mail for the actual owners still comes here(his family member)
He has a poorly maintained home. One major problem is this uninsulated virtually carboard walls upstairs that aswell as a fire hazard i can hear what a full 2 sided conversation from another tenant and I am woken by them of course in early morning. No privacy. So many other jobs both essential and cosmetic. ā¦The electrics were last tested 2017.
He has a tenant that is dubious his coming and goings raise questions with myself and neighbours but in order to claim for a council house this tenant falsified his situation and embellished it with a shocking lie about me to further his claim. When I went berserk and insisted the police be involved to disprove on my part they both backed down and the LL played mediator on the tenants behalf. He hasnt appeared since as he knows Im waiting for him.
Now the LL is overriding all my efforts to find a compatible tenant for the 3rd room. He is picking and pushing the opposite at me. Im trying to find someone my gender, and working hours that will let me sleep past 5 or 6am. Ive had my sleep disturbed at 5 every morning for 2 years. I have poor mental health so my sleep is very important.
Im not sure if the new laws help in anyway or if Im supposed to have a different contract either.
I promise you I have been a perfect tenant, gardening, mending things without bothering him, cleaning.
Im at my wits end at this house. Any advice? Thank you.
You have no rights concerning what other tenants the LL chooses, imagine if they had rights to choose whether you could stay.
What is causing noise at 5am can you ask source to stop? Citizens advice can advise on noise issues
You cite fire hazards - can you be more specific?
Try earplugs or a doctor or pharmacist may be able to help with things to try to sleep better.
If there are serious hazards which you have complained about, and its not safe and LL has done nothing you may be able to get the council to help
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You can ask your council to check your home if you think it has hazards and is not safe.
The hazards could be things like:
damp and mould
faulty plug sockets or wiring
if your home is dangerously cold or hot
Councils use the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) to check for hazards in homes."
Actually my LL is very specific bordering on ridiculous re tenants. He has an obsession with a few key words and only those with them pass his invisible test. He wont entertain for example a shop asistant they must be a retail mamager and so on.
As for me I am beyond considerate of other people. Too much and I passed his test with my novel chosen field.
The house is a pathetic 600 sq feet. I think you need to judge him on his inconsidertion.
How is the LL being inconsiderate? Is the house size his fault? Or the noise even tho heās not there according to you? Or the fact heās not accepting tenants you want? Your mental health and sleep are not the LLā's responsibility in any way. Tbh You dont sound considerate at all, you come across as very entitled.
Itās very simple - move out, earn enough to be able to afford more space or to own your own place that you can soundproof. Or get advice from citizens advice or shelter who will help you if the LL is doing something wrong.
If you come here ask for advice and then when you get it you ignore it and simply carry on badmouthing your LL you are inconsiderately wasting everyoneās timeā¦
If I hadnt said my praises youd have said and youre faultless are you, Im pointing out I am a good considerate tenant who does more than required and as you dont know me Im telling you, truth.. Maybe youre all a little in sympathy with your own here.
Landlords whinge about tenants but tenants dont fail to get safety checks or replace slipped roof tiles, clear drains, fix essentials or let people live in overcrowded or uncomfortable conditions. Or blanket ban non working or pt workers. Dont mention forcing them to part with pets. Storage- dont be ridiculous. They dont demand all your private information. Requiring delving into their finances like a bank would for a mortgage. In fact charging near on a mortgage. And the deposit and the other fees. Objecting fervantly to yet more rights given over to renters. The half lives tenants have to live and the hours they have to work, to keep Landlords bank accounts and portfolios topped up hey.
Thereās not a TV show called ālovely landlords great tenantsā tho, is there?
Truth is that there are good tenants and bad tenants whom landlords complain about, and good landlords and bad landlords whom tenants complain about.
Most landlords are trying to pay a mortgage on a property they have worked hard to buy and they are taking a risk on anyone they rent to- who may trash it or just not pay. They canāt tell the mortgage Co 'sorry I donāt have the Ā£ this month" - so yes they need to check financials. You would do the same
And many tenants are good tenants too. Who understand there are good and bad landlords too - donāt tar us all with the same brush
Most LLs posting here are trying to help - it does nobody any good to let LLs be rogue as itās all the others who get taxed and attacked by the govt and media - but they do (understandably) sometimes get annoyed or fed up with people whingeing.
Iāve said already- if a property isnāt safe get the council to inspect- they have the power to order LL to fix and if they dont, issue a very large fine
āIn England, landlords who fail to obtain a valid Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) face financial penalties of up to Ā£40,000 per breach. Local councils actively issue fines and can execute remedial notices. With āno-faultā evictions abolished, landlords face an increased burden to prove they took āall reasonable stepsā to gain tenant accessā
Maybe youāll keep complaining incessantly and playing the victim card - some people do - or maybe youāll actually do something about the safety issues if these are genuine. Think what matters to you and is productive use of your time and your life. But remember nobody ever had on their tombstone ācheesecake was loved and cherished especially for all the time and effort spent whingeing online about their LLā
LL have all replied on the attack yet none of you have pointed out my LL is legally required to have the right walls and doors as it is an hmo.
And that hes obviously trying to dodge this with his messy live in but not at all status.
Finally someone admitted the electrical breach.
No one has told me about the paperwork on the RRA. I now know he could be fined.
You went on ;pesky tenantā march and kept hush about his legal obligations. Never mind the he said she saids.
You all want doctors and lawyers as your tenants, yet they have their own money and grander houses of their own. Renters rent because they have to be it hmo or whole property. Its all there is for them and you make them run rings for it. You assume they are going to be 2nd class people unyet perversely your business runs on the need created by greed and unfair economy. Good for you. Bad for them. Its like youre punishing people for not having money. Yet they make you your money. Scratching head here.
Ive had the look myself I find it amusing, then saddening, the second I say Im in a rental its an oh and a quick look up and down, yet seconds before I was doing fine.
Its akin to saying youre on benefits or work pt time or have an old car (I dont)
Im done all I wanted was to ask about my situ and yes it was a whinge but Im stuck and frustrated because LL want more and more money and more criteria. Stuck like all the people begging for homes working low incomes or not (and yes youre not allowed to discriminate them by law) but you do and will. Youre creating more homelessness with your demands. And you know you cant say youre not.
Actually you hadnāt told us it was an HMO but again (and def not āon the attackā) if there are deficiencies in what is being provided then report to the council who can take action.
Well the problems you mentioned (thin walls, fire safety) arenāt directly addressed by RRA other than its easier for councils to take action and the fines are now bigger. Councils have been given extra Ā£ for enforcement.
If you havenāt been served the RRA info sheet then you are correct the LL could be fined Ā£7000 by the council- but again only if they agree with you that you had an AST (now APT). If they agree with LL that itās a lodger agreement then RRA simply doesnāt apply.
No LL wants an empty property- they may not be renting to you personally but they will rent to somebody otherwise they canāt pay the mortgageāso they arenāt creating homelessness. Successive governments over decades havenāt built or allowed to be built enough affordable housing. Itās not rental properties which are empty creating homelessness. Just as itās not the fault of those bad tenants who refuse to pay and take a year to get evicted through the courts (who block places for others)
Good luck finding a better place and a better LL - they do exist - there are millions of rental properties and not all are being rented to doctors and lawyers etc
Tata, ā¦not on the attack huh? Can you say anything constructive?
How about commenting on my LL supporting a sneaky tenant here with his false council house claim? When theres mothers and children in bed and breakfasts.
My LL is not living here. Thank God. Ergo, RRA apples.
It started as venting and needing advice or a yay or nay, some support
yes your LL is : in wrong for eectrics, walls RRA all subject to legal requirements, additionally theres the not live in status, the scheme cooked up to ultimately gain a council house , both are fraud, I believe, have gleaned.
Then theres the things that would not considered and many would say its up to his discretion such as small repairs, not done or done improperly, 42 texts in a day and dumping any old tenant on the house, all of which erode the LL /T relationship. Breakdown of Trust.
Anyone also having a similar time, coming on this site for advice, needs to know these are legitimate and mostly legal matters, not have it concealed.
