We have a house empty on a AHA, which did house a workman and i don't think im going to attract a working with the house the way it is. Land lord won't touch for repairs and also claimed we haven't looked after it. Needed about 50K spent on it in the beginning and wanting it back. Then when we said we wanted for a workman they claimed it was 25K to do up. In the end i've had to say i'd move into it and put them in my house. Which does seam to have got the ball rolling after over 2 years now. The agent is now claiming it only needs 5k spending on it and no mention of heating and we pay half the building bill. Do we have rights to insist on heating or not? It'll also need a new kitchen and bathroom which i'm not really going to complain at doing. But our accountant has told us the other day don't spend a penny on it. Too many tenants don't get a penny back and land lord keeps improvements for free.
land lord house improvements
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Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Landlords are happy to take the rent but never happy when they have to part with it ,Ive found that with my place ,been waiting 10 years to get some repairs done and Im not doing it .
- Location
- Shropshire
Alternatively, get an EPC done. The landlord has to do it up then!
For rentals ,it should have elecrtic safety certificate ,epc,and a few others
Michael3112
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tenants are entilted to have central or other forms to heat each occupied room same as rules house must have hot water electricity etc
is the house damp?
is the house damp?
- Location
- Shropshire
An EPC would cover all that, it’s cheap and non-negotiable.
After 31st march, houses not conforming to EPC legislation will not be allowed to be Let
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
However if they are already let it's not an issue yet.
- Location
- Shropshire
It will be after 31st March
This.
@dairyrow - do you have your own agent? If not, get one. It's worth it in the long run. How much you'd have to contribute to repairs is in your tenancy agreement.
- Location
- Shropshire
Just coming back to this.
Have I read this wrong. If it’s an existing tennant, do you have to do the work? I thought you did.
Got some long serving tenants and although I want to do some work on their house, the EPC is saying that floors need to be done, which is obviously very intrusive.
I have a lettings agent but not getting much sense out of them
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
I take that back....
"However, a second deadline is due to be imposed from April 2020, meaning that a minimum E rating will be necessary for all existing tenancies as well, unless there is an applicable exemption. "
https://www.duncanyeardley.co.uk/ne...eed-to-prepare-for-the-2020-epc-deadline.html
"However, a second deadline is due to be imposed from April 2020, meaning that a minimum E rating will be necessary for all existing tenancies as well, unless there is an applicable exemption. "
https://www.duncanyeardley.co.uk/ne...eed-to-prepare-for-the-2020-epc-deadline.html
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
However.....
Properties where no EPC required
Tenancies before 2008
Broadly speaking, since 2008, an EPC has been required to be given to a prospective tenant on let property. If the property was let before an EPC was a legal requirement, the minimum energy rating won’t apply from 2020.
https://www.landlordsguild.com/epc-minimum-energy-levels-explained/
There also might be something similar on a farm tenanted property (AHA/FBT) given it's a commercial property let, including a house, rather than just a straight residential let.
Properties where no EPC required
Tenancies before 2008
Broadly speaking, since 2008, an EPC has been required to be given to a prospective tenant on let property. If the property was let before an EPC was a legal requirement, the minimum energy rating won’t apply from 2020.
https://www.landlordsguild.com/epc-minimum-energy-levels-explained/
There also might be something similar on a farm tenanted property (AHA/FBT) given it's a commercial property let, including a house, rather than just a straight residential let.
- Location
- Shropshire
Ok, interested because I have a property where the number one rec is to insulate floors. Obviously the issue is that it’s very disruptive to tenants/makes house inhabitable for work period.
has anyone had any experience of this and did they get around it or just crack on?
has anyone had any experience of this and did they get around it or just crack on?
- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
I know not a farm, but we have had tenants on a buy to let, getting the council to inspect the property and the council insisted we upgrade it, to bring it up to standard. We had to do things like, improving the handrail up the stairs and top of the landing bringing them up to current building regs.
Who made the recommendation? Genuine question, as we have had differing "advice" on some of our properties in recent years. I now use a guy from Shrewsbury (I think) who is a Green Consultant and will do the EPC and then provide good and flexible advice. Bit more than standard EPC, but saved us a few quid over the years in avoidable building works
- Location
- Shropshire
The agents got him in. He probably gives good advice, but he’s self employed and only answers his phone in the evenings. But of a nuisance if you forget
Sounds like my chap in that most are SE I would guess.
My chap works with the wonder that is email which means we get on nicely that way.
I was given an articlr a couple of weeks ago from the Torygraph where a builder was giving "advice"... Pushing the installation of external insulation or makor building works to the peson asking for some guidance!
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
All that legislation does not apply to agric houses