Disgusting communal entrance/corridor - can i force landlord to take action? England
As the title says, i moved into property at the end of March, sadly I wasn’t able to view the place in person (due to my circumstances, not landlord/agent’s) beforehand and was only presented pictures and a video. Upon moving in the property was in a terrible condition - filthy, and in need of several repairs. This has now been luckily resolved and I have made the place lovely. However, the issue of a truly despicable communal entry/corridor remains. After reporting all my issues ‘the boss of all bosses’ visited me at the property to discuss my litany of issues, and agreed to action them all, but on the topic of corridor merely expressed that that the state of it leaves a lot to be desired and they have ‘fought with other leaseholders’ and the situation should be addressed ‘next week’. Reader, it was not resolved the next week. Flat is on second floor with an accounting firm below, and one more flat next to me (which I by chance learned is a council tenant, older lady who was rescued from homelessness…. Which is a worry in itself, but at the moment I’m not even sure that anyone lives there as I have never even so much as heard anyone). I imagine that the accountants are not keen on spending money on cleaning the corridor as they don’t use it, they have separate entrance, so it’s just me and this mystical lady next door. Is there anything I can do to force anyone to address this issue? Carpet is probably 15 years old, there is random rubbish and the paint is coming off the walls, plus a lingering awful smell of old cigarettes and dust.