New charges for rogue landlords (From Echo)

oh... so this idea has not been floating around for a while. The problem of scum bag landlords fleecing tenants is widespread throught the borough. the affects are noticeable.

has SBC done anything to remedy this matter in the interests of public protection so far.... no

would SBC have done anything anyway..... no

Is this just because of the localism act 2011. which places greater statutory responsibility on local councils to protect the public and gives powers to fine landlords who are milking dilapidated cash cows... yep!

"ROGUE landlords will be stung with huge..."

At first glance I thought it read 'hung with.."

nevermind

What will the charge be for tenants who get their housing benefit cheque for their rent, and then don't pay their rent.

As someone who rents and is a good tenant, it is deeply annoying when landlords don't do the basic things that are expected, especially when you know **** well that they are making a nice tidy profit because you can look at what they paid for the house and estimate what their mortgage payment would be in comparison with the enormously inflated rent charges. When you get a good landlord then life is just so much easier for all those concerned and it at least makes the pain of high rent subside. But when you have to live in a place that does not have basic requirements for living standards being met, it is right that landlords are finally being held accountable and hitting them with the only language some of them understand...money.
I also agree that there are too many hideous tenants out there. Perhaps we can have a rating system where we get to pair up bad tenants and bad landlords and then they can all live in squalor and not pay for it, and leave us good tenants to pay rent on time and keep houses in order for the good landlords than in turn want to make sure our living quarters are acceptable.

Nebs wrote:
What will the charge be for tenants who get their housing benefit cheque for their rent, and then don't pay their rent.

Eviction I would hope!

Totally agree with you, tricklesthegreek - what a wonderful idea your rating system is!

What people are too quick to forget, is a lot of tenants would be homeless if the population of landlords was less.
The service offered is black and white, take it or leave it. if extra charges are incurred, raise the rent....

Carnabackable wrote:
What people are too quick to forget, is a lot of tenants would be homeless if the population of landlords was less.
The service offered is black and white, take it or leave it. if extra charges are incurred, raise the rent....

capping rents would be a better idea..

jayman wrote:

Carnabackable wrote:
What people are too quick to forget, is a lot of tenants would be homeless if the population of landlords was less.
The service offered is black and white, take it or leave it. if extra charges are incurred, raise the rent....

capping rents would be a better idea..

Not if your a Landlord

Carnabackable wrote:

jayman wrote:

Carnabackable wrote:
What people are too quick to forget, is a lot of tenants would be homeless if the population of landlords was less.
The service offered is black and white, take it or leave it. if extra charges are incurred, raise the rent....

capping rents would be a better idea..

Not if your a Landlord

scumbags wont vote for soap!! legislate for the capping of rents ASAP..

jayman wrote:

Carnabackable wrote:

jayman wrote:

Carnabackable wrote:
What people are too quick to forget, is a lot of tenants would be homeless if the population of landlords was less.
The service offered is black and white, take it or leave it. if extra charges are incurred, raise the rent....

capping rents would be a better idea..

Not if your a Landlord

scumbags wont vote for soap!! legislate for the capping of rents ASAP..

How much do you think rents should be capped at?

depends on the size of the property.

I think having rents set as a percentage in line with council tax banding would be a good way of setting a capping criteria..

jayman wrote:
depends on the size of the property.

I think having rents set as a percentage in line with council tax banding would be a good way of setting a capping criteria..

also taking into account the energy rating of the property. the better the energy rating, the more the landlord can charge.

These rogue landlords should be fined more than a measley £400 as we have been living in our property for over 3 years now & our landlord has not done any work even when we have notified him here is a list of problems

1. Leaking radiator in our sons room
2. Too much pressure in the hot tap in kitchen if you run it slowly the water doesn't get hot & if you run it faster it sprays everywhere even over the power point for the boiler
3. When it rains the rain water leaks into the boiler & drips into the sink
4. The roof leaks in the bathroom & now we have mould everywhere in the bathroom
5. We have mould on nearly every wall
6. There is a section of wall that has not dried out since we have been here
7. There is big cracks appearing in nearly all the walls & ceilings
8. We was infested in mice from day one
9. we nearly got blown up as he had moved the gas meter & not tightened the nuts up properly
10. We nearly had an electrical fire or could of been electrocuted as he hadn't sorted the electric meter out properly when he had moved it
11. We can't use the back garden for our kids as half of it gets water logged when you empty the bath or use the washing machine etc etc
12. He hasn't serviced his boiler since we have been here
13. The frontroom light if you turn it off then back on it doesnt come on you have to leave it till it does
14. The front door handle is loose & causes problems when you open the door

the list goes on & the landlord is supposed to be a builder oh also he didn't pout our deposit in a secure deposit scheme he also tricked us with the rent when we looked at the property he said it was a 3/4 bedroom property at £800 every calender month he showed us the tennancy agreement then on the day we moved in we signed the agreement as it looked the same & then he told us that the rent is every 4 weeks & then a year down the line he sent us a letter saying that he is putting the rent up to £960 every 4 weeks

tippy2001 wrote:
These rogue landlords should be fined more than a measley £400 as we have been living in our property for over 3 years now & our landlord has not done any work even when we have notified him here is a list of problems

1. Leaking radiator in our sons room
2. Too much pressure in the hot tap in kitchen if you run it slowly the water doesn't get hot & if you run it faster it sprays everywhere even over the power point for the boiler
3. When it rains the rain water leaks into the boiler & drips into the sink
4. The roof leaks in the bathroom & now we have mould everywhere in the bathroom
5. We have mould on nearly every wall
6. There is a section of wall that has not dried out since we have been here
7. There is big cracks appearing in nearly all the walls & ceilings
8. We was infested in mice from day one
9. we nearly got blown up as he had moved the gas meter & not tightened the nuts up properly
10. We nearly had an electrical fire or could of been electrocuted as he hadn't sorted the electric meter out properly when he had moved it
11. We can't use the back garden for our kids as half of it gets water logged when you empty the bath or use the washing machine etc etc
12. He hasn't serviced his boiler since we have been here
13. The frontroom light if you turn it off then back on it doesnt come on you have to leave it till it does
14. The front door handle is loose & causes problems when you open the door

the list goes on & the landlord is supposed to be a builder oh also he didn't pout our deposit in a secure deposit scheme he also tricked us with the rent when we looked at the property he said it was a 3/4 bedroom property at £800 every calender month he showed us the tennancy agreement then on the day we moved in we signed the agreement as it looked the same & then he told us that the rent is every 4 weeks & then a year down the line he sent us a letter saying that he is putting the rent up to £960 every 4 weeks

sorry to hear that. An all too common problem that blights the lives of many.

get in contact with the council (I know) and report your complaints to the relevant department. An inspection by a council inspector should then follow an they should then order the landlord to do the works required.

Be aware thought. such is the law that the tenant has no specific rights in this process and the landlord may issue you with a notice to quit. Then you are knocking on the councils door once again for help with a deposit.

There are far too many gaps in legislation that benefit the landlord. This is one area where a lot of greedy and powerful people make a ton of cash from housing benefit claimants and poor 'renters' as we are refereed to as.

just remember. you are paying more then a mortgage per month for someone else's nice nest egg.

sorry 'thought' should have been 'though' oops

jayman wrote:

tippy2001 wrote: These rogue landlords should be fined more than a measley £400 as we have been living in our property for over 3 years now & our landlord has not done any work even when we have notified him here is a list of problems 1. Leaking radiator in our sons room 2. Too much pressure in the hot tap in kitchen if you run it slowly the water doesn't get hot & if you run it faster it sprays everywhere even over the power point for the boiler 3. When it rains the rain water leaks into the boiler & drips into the sink 4. The roof leaks in the bathroom & now we have mould everywhere in the bathroom 5. We have mould on nearly every wall 6. There is a section of wall that has not dried out since we have been here 7. There is big cracks appearing in nearly all the walls & ceilings 8. We was infested in mice from day one 9. we nearly got blown up as he had moved the gas meter & not tightened the nuts up properly 10. We nearly had an electrical fire or could of been electrocuted as he hadn't sorted the electric meter out properly when he had moved it 11. We can't use the back garden for our kids as half of it gets water logged when you empty the bath or use the washing machine etc etc 12. He hasn't serviced his boiler since we have been here 13. The frontroom light if you turn it off then back on it doesnt come on you have to leave it till it does 14. The front door handle is loose & causes problems when you open the door the list goes on & the landlord is supposed to be a builder oh also he didn't pout our deposit in a secure deposit scheme he also tricked us with the rent when we looked at the property he said it was a 3/4 bedroom property at £800 every calender month he showed us the tennancy agreement then on the day we moved in we signed the agreement as it looked the same & then he told us that the rent is every 4 weeks & then a year down the line he sent us a letter saying that he is putting the rent up to £960 every 4 weeks

sorry to hear that. An all too common problem that blights the lives of many. get in contact with the council (I know) and report your complaints to the relevant department. An inspection by a council inspector should then follow an they should then order the landlord to do the works required. Be aware thought. such is the law that the tenant has no specific rights in this process and the landlord may issue you with a notice to quit. Then you are knocking on the councils door once again for help with a deposit. There are far too many gaps in legislation that benefit the landlord. This is one area where a lot of greedy and powerful people make a ton of cash from housing benefit claimants and poor 'renters' as we are refereed to as. just remember. you are paying more then a mortgage per month for someone else's nice nest egg.

We did go to the private housing sector team & they did send a couple of people down to have a look but they turned round & said that we have to treat the mice & mould ourselves then they would come in & have another look but still waiting so we have now gone to a solicitor & he is disgusted & wants to take him to the cleaners & we have been advised that he can't kick us out even with a section 21 as he has broken his agreement as he has not put our deposit in a secure deposit scheme

tippy2001 wrote:

jayman wrote:

tippy2001 wrote: These rogue landlords should be fined more than a measley £400 as we have been living in our property for over 3 years now & our landlord has not done any work even when we have notified him here is a list of problems 1. Leaking radiator in our sons room 2. Too much pressure in the hot tap in kitchen if you run it slowly the water doesn't get hot & if you run it faster it sprays everywhere even over the power point for the boiler 3. When it rains the rain water leaks into the boiler & drips into the sink 4. The roof leaks in the bathroom & now we have mould everywhere in the bathroom 5. We have mould on nearly every wall 6. There is a section of wall that has not dried out since we have been here 7. There is big cracks appearing in nearly all the walls & ceilings 8. We was infested in mice from day one 9. we nearly got blown up as he had moved the gas meter & not tightened the nuts up properly 10. We nearly had an electrical fire or could of been electrocuted as he hadn't sorted the electric meter out properly when he had moved it 11. We can't use the back garden for our kids as half of it gets water logged when you empty the bath or use the washing machine etc etc 12. He hasn't serviced his boiler since we have been here 13. The frontroom light if you turn it off then back on it doesnt come on you have to leave it till it does 14. The front door handle is loose & causes problems when you open the door the list goes on & the landlord is supposed to be a builder oh also he didn't pout our deposit in a secure deposit scheme he also tricked us with the rent when we looked at the property he said it was a 3/4 bedroom property at £800 every calender month he showed us the tennancy agreement then on the day we moved in we signed the agreement as it looked the same & then he told us that the rent is every 4 weeks & then a year down the line he sent us a letter saying that he is putting the rent up to £960 every 4 weeks

sorry to hear that. An all too common problem that blights the lives of many. get in contact with the council (I know) and report your complaints to the relevant department. An inspection by a council inspector should then follow an they should then order the landlord to do the works required. Be aware thought. such is the law that the tenant has no specific rights in this process and the landlord may issue you with a notice to quit. Then you are knocking on the councils door once again for help with a deposit. There are far too many gaps in legislation that benefit the landlord. This is one area where a lot of greedy and powerful people make a ton of cash from housing benefit claimants and poor 'renters' as we are refereed to as. just remember. you are paying more then a mortgage per month for someone else's nice nest egg.

We did go to the private housing sector team & they did send a couple of people down to have a look but they turned round & said that we have to treat the mice & mould ourselves then they would come in & have another look but still waiting so we have now gone to a solicitor & he is disgusted & wants to take him to the cleaners & we have been advised that he can't kick us out even with a section 21 as he has broken his agreement as he has not put our deposit in a secure deposit scheme

I would pursue them on the mould issue as spoors from mould can cause respiratory issues. asthma type symptoms in children and infants and other complaints.

sounds like you have the scum bag though.

If the landlord or letting agent has no record of a gas safety check then they are liable 100%. a case for damages may be appropriate in your case.

if the landlord or letting agent has received any notification by trades of works that need to be carried out on the property, ensure you get copies of the reports that where submitted by the trades, this may be more achievable if you rent through a letting agent. you can demand this information under the freedom of information act. (freedom of information act 2000)

Get as much documentation as possible and seek legal representation.

sounds like you have one of southends many 'slum landlords' take the A hole to court ASAP..

http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Mold_health
_issues

here is a link.

and 'spoors' should have been 'spores'

time for bed i think.

good luck :)