afternoon all. - sorry could be a long one:
who is the best group of people / website to turn to in regards to what a landlord is needed to do when renting a property?
Its come to light that we should have a copy of a certificate to say the gas and electric has been checked, and we havn't. Also, someone mentioned to me the other day that a landlord must install fire protection equipment (fire blanket, fire alarm, that kinda thing).
Was just wondering what is the best direction to turn in for help.
Also, what does everyone think about how long it should take a landlord to fix a back door. We rent though a letting agent who has all contact with the owner, and we advised when we first moved (3 yrs ago) that the back door didn't seem very secure. We have since chased, as i put my thumb through the wooden frame the other day because it is so rotten.
They have sent someone out to get a quote (about 3 weeks ago). How long is a reasonable amount of time to get the quote agreed and arrange a date to get the door fitted? I think three weeks is a stupid amount of time to wait, but then we did wait 3 months for them to fix a hole in out bathroom celing caused by a water leak upstairs, and a month to fix a new bolier (during the snow we had at the beginnning of the year as well!!). I don't expect much from them! lol
My back door is so rotten i have to wash it fortnightly (monthly at least) to stop the mold comming back through. Is it worth me asking my midwife to pay me a home visit and see if she can write a letter saying it is a hazard to our health? can she do that / will that speed them up?
who is the best group of people / website to turn to in regards to what a landlord is needed to do when renting a property?
Its come to light that we should have a copy of a certificate to say the gas and electric has been checked, and we havn't. Also, someone mentioned to me the other day that a landlord must install fire protection equipment (fire blanket, fire alarm, that kinda thing).
Was just wondering what is the best direction to turn in for help.
Also, what does everyone think about how long it should take a landlord to fix a back door. We rent though a letting agent who has all contact with the owner, and we advised when we first moved (3 yrs ago) that the back door didn't seem very secure. We have since chased, as i put my thumb through the wooden frame the other day because it is so rotten.
They have sent someone out to get a quote (about 3 weeks ago). How long is a reasonable amount of time to get the quote agreed and arrange a date to get the door fitted? I think three weeks is a stupid amount of time to wait, but then we did wait 3 months for them to fix a hole in out bathroom celing caused by a water leak upstairs, and a month to fix a new bolier (during the snow we had at the beginnning of the year as well!!). I don't expect much from them! lol
My back door is so rotten i have to wash it fortnightly (monthly at least) to stop the mold comming back through. Is it worth me asking my midwife to pay me a home visit and see if she can write a letter saying it is a hazard to our health? can she do that / will that speed them up?