New charges for rogue landlords in Southend

7:10pm Friday 25th January 2013 in News

ROGUE landlords will be stung with huge admin bills to try to get them to change their ways.

Southend Council has proposed introducing £400 charges every time it is forced to demand action from troublesome property owners.

The move, which could generate thousands of pounds, comes as the authority is forced to plug a £10million black hole in its budget for next year.

Jacqui Lansley, the council’s head of community strategy and development, said it would have a dual effect of raising money and encouraging landlords to act.

She said: “Wherever possible we seek to work co-operatively with landlords and managing agents to resolve problems informally.

“However, in those cases where landlords refuse to comply, these charges should help deter them from not maintaining their properties.”

Council chiefs are responsible for monitoring the state of privately-rented homes in the borough and ordering to landlords to improve if necessary.

At the moment, there is no fee when such an order is issued.

However, if the new plans are adopted as part of the 2013/14 budget proposals, landlords will be hit with a £400 charge for every notice they receive, including improvement notices, prohibition orders and management orders.

Ms Lansley said: “The new charges relate to enforcement work undertaken by the council where informal enforcement and liaison with a landlord has proved unsuccessful and a formal enforcement notice or order has proved necessary.

“The £400 charge applied in the majority of cases was calculated following an extensive internal review of the amount of officer hours involved in serving such notices and orders, and recovering the costs of officer time involved.”

Comments (18)

7:27pm Fri 25 Jan 13

jayman says...

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!
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! jayman

9:53pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Rob777 says...

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

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

nevermind
"ROGUE landlords will be stung with huge..." At first glance I thought it read 'hung with.." nevermind Rob777

11:30pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Nebs says...

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

9:54am Sat 26 Jan 13

tricklesthegreek says...

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.
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. tricklesthegreek

11:50am Sat 26 Jan 13

yagetme says...

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!
[quote][p][bold]Nebs[/bold] wrote: What will the charge be for tenants who get their housing benefit cheque for their rent, and then don't pay their rent.[/p][/quote]Eviction I would hope! Totally agree with you, tricklesthegreek - what a wonderful idea your rating system is! yagetme

2:10pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Carnabackable says...

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....
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

5:56pm Sat 26 Jan 13

jayman says...

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..
[quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] 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....[/p][/quote]capping rents would be a better idea.. jayman

9:22pm Sat 26 Jan 13

Carnabackable says...

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
[quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] 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....[/p][/quote]capping rents would be a better idea..[/p][/quote]Not if your a Landlord Carnabackable

9:51pm Sat 26 Jan 13

jayman says...

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..
[quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] 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....[/p][/quote]capping rents would be a better idea..[/p][/quote]Not if your a Landlord[/p][/quote]scumbags wont vote for soap!! legislate for the capping of rents ASAP.. jayman

9:13pm Sun 27 Jan 13

Nebs says...

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?
[quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Carnabackable[/bold] 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....[/p][/quote]capping rents would be a better idea..[/p][/quote]Not if your a Landlord[/p][/quote]scumbags wont vote for soap!! legislate for the capping of rents ASAP..[/p][/quote]How much do you think rents should be capped at? Nebs

9:37pm Sun 27 Jan 13

jayman says...

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..
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

9:38pm Sun 27 Jan 13

jayman says...

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.
[quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] 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..[/p][/quote]also taking into account the energy rating of the property. the better the energy rating, the more the landlord can charge. jayman

11:45am Mon 28 Jan 13

tippy2001 says...

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
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

12:55pm Mon 28 Jan 13

jayman says...

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.
[quote][p][bold]tippy2001[/bold] 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[/p][/quote]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. jayman

12:56pm Mon 28 Jan 13

jayman says...

sorry 'thought' should have been 'though' oops
sorry 'thought' should have been 'though' oops jayman

10:59pm Mon 28 Jan 13

tippy2001 says...

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
[quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]tippy2001[/bold] 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[/p][/quote]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.[/p][/quote]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

12:15am Tue 29 Jan 13

jayman says...

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..
[quote][p][bold]tippy2001[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]jayman[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]tippy2001[/bold] 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[/p][/quote]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.[/p][/quote]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[/p][/quote]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.. jayman

12:18am Tue 29 Jan 13

jayman says...

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 :)
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 :) jayman

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