landlords

[littlemissme]

hi guys wanting a bit of advice if possible ,

 

my son moved into a flat in january 2013 and struggled getting furniture up the stairs, ,that was the only route ,

 

after a lot of messing around , turning and twisting , it had to go up by hook or by crook , it was only a 2 seater settee when we finally got it up there was damage to the ceiling , plaster board was broken,

 

now after speaking to the neighbours below, they said every tennant has had the same problem,

 

the last tenant was only in 6 months as she had to swap her double bed for a single bed because it wouldnt go up the stairs

 

we have bought plaster board , but the landlord never told any of the tennants about this i just dont think its fair that we have to fix this,

 

it will now cost for someone to do it, as they are wanting to move out for a different place, the flat is not in good repair

 

do you think their is anyway we could get the landlord to do it .

 

.oh and the landlord happens to be my boss who i currently work for:|

Edited April 29, 2013 by citizenB

[darrenbaskins]

If you damage the property then You'll have to pay for it id imagine. Although it may have been difficult to move the furniture in, its doesnt give anyone an exscuse to damage the property even by mistake. The fact hes your boss just throws another spanner in the works. Speak to him first he might be quite passive about the situation as you are an employee (hopefully a good one!)

[mariner51]

Moved in Jan 13, now April and they are moving out? What sort of tenancy agreement?

Obviously no point in repairing until furniture has been removed, so will have to pay LLs estimate for repair.

[littlemissme]

the wall will be repaired by the tenant, thanks for replys

[littlemissme]

hi again guys , on behalf of my son again....the flat they live in him, his girlfriend and daughter of nearly 2 yrs old, they signed a 6 mnth t/a which is up at the end of april, they are planning to move ehrn the 6 months is up ,

 

 

there has never been a problem with rent or anything, but has been unpleasant living there as the neighbours below, who are an elderly couple are knocking on and complaining often. at the sound of there 2 yr old daughter just generally playing up stairs, my son has to keep her from playing ,so to keep the noise down, which i think is ridiculous,

 

the child is only walking about and playing, so its like bad atmosphere all the time, also he and his neighbour share the same front door which the elderly couple keep locking it , they want it locked all day and all night ,

 

surley this is a fire risk to start with, this elderly couple actually own their flat, so they are bound to want hassle free tenants or none would prob be better, anyway i was wondering ..my son needs a reference of this landlord for a new property, my son feels his landlord will mess up for him, if he dosent give him a decent ref , which he has no problems with his rent and such , but at the end of the day his rent willbe no more no landlord ikes the idea ...

 

if he gives an unfair ref what could i do about this.....i need to remind you that his landlord is infact my boss:|

Edited April 29, 2013 by citizenB
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[citizenB]

Have merged two threads which appear to be in respect of the same property.

 

It is better that you have all this in one thread as it gives an overall view of the situation.

[littlemissme]

hi i was going to do that firstly, but i thought i might get asked to start a new thread sorry

[citizenB]

hi i was going to do that firstly, but i thought i might get asked to start a new thread sorry

 

No worries, it just makes it easier to understand and offer advice if other members realise there is more than one issue with this particular landlord

[Steve__M]

It's not unreasonable to want to have the front door locked!

 

With the noise thing - is it perhaps that the noise insulation is substandard. Or does the flat have wood or laminate flooring.

 

I suspect there are a) few landlords who go out of their way to give bad references and b) agents are able to read between the lines, and will base their judgement on more than one reference.