u/LarsIsAHobbit71

Landlord issue, not sure how to proceed.

We moved into our rented house during lockdown in 2020. We moved to England from Scotland so we didn't have a chance to do a full inspection, as it was the isolation time and everyone was on edge. It was literally three minutes while the previous tenants stood in the garden and tutted.

We moved in and it soon became apparent that the new owner (our landlord) hadn't done his due diligence either. Literally hundreds of issues over the years, which he's been reluctant to pay for. Three gas safety checks since 2020 - we recently had a smart meter installed by Octopus and the electrician was shocked (no pun intended) by the state of the wiring, as well as the gas issues. The front porch door doesn't close properly and the landlord suggested removing the entire porch, instead of just replacing the door... as apparently it's ridiculously expensive to have a PVC door and we should just have a basic wooden door there. The landlord set up an agency to deal with our complaints, rather than answer the phone himself - he even pretended to be someone else when we called. We complained to the council about the gas safety check and they told us that they couldn't find the landlord, only his agency, so there was nothing they could do.

In 2021, we had a new bathroom put in at our expense as the old one was awful. Around the size of two toilet cubicles, the shower didn't work...so we said we'd pay for it as long as we could be guaranteed a tenancy for five years at the 2021 going rate for a three bedroom rental property (around £850pcm).

The lease is up in August and we've had trouble finding a new place; the market rate is now around £1400, a bit of a jump! We're expecting him to put the price up and if he finally does some of the jobs, we'd stay here until we find a better house as we like the location.

As I understand, the landlord has to legally send out a copy of the Information Sheet this May to ALL tenants named on the tenancy. My wife has received one in an email but I haven't, I wasn't copied in to hers either.

My question is this - if he doesn't send a copy to me by the end of May, does he face repercussions? Added to the gas safety check (the Octopus engineer fixed the relevant issues but it's the principle), would this put us in a position to negotiate a lower rent than market rate?

Landlord issue, not sure how to proceed.

We moved into our rented house during lockdown in 2020. We moved to England from Scotland so we didn't have a chance to do a full inspection, as it was the isolation time and everyone was on edge. It was literally three minutes while the previous tenants stood in the garden and tutted.

We moved in and it soon became apparent that the new owner (our landlord) hadn't done his due diligence either. Literally hundreds of issues over the years, which he's been reluctant to pay for. Three gas safety checks since 2020 - we recently had a smart meter installed by Octopus and the electrician was shocked (no pun intended) by the state of the wiring, as well as the gas issues. The front porch door doesn't close properly and the landlord suggested removing the entire porch, instead of just replacing the door... as apparently it's ridiculously expensive to have a PVC door and we should just have a basic wooden door there. The landlord set up an agency to deal with our complaints, rather than answer the phone himself - he even pretended to be someone else when we called. We complained to the council about the gas safety check and they told us that they couldn't find the landlord, only his agency, so there was nothing they could do.

In 2021, we had a new bathroom put in at our expense as the old one was awful. Around the size of two toilet cubicles, the shower didn't work...so we said we'd pay for it as long as we could be guaranteed a tenancy for five years at the 2021 going rate for a three bedroom rental property (around £850pcm).

The lease is up in August and we've had trouble finding a new place; the market rate is now around £1400, a bit of a jump! We're expecting him to put the price up and if he finally does some of the jobs, we'd stay here until we find a better house as we like the location.

As I understand, the landlord has to legally send out a copy of the Information Sheet this May to ALL tenants named on the tenancy. My wife has received one in an email but I haven't, I wasn't copied in to hers either.

My question is this - if he doesn't send a copy to me by the end of May, does he face repercussions? Added to the gas safety check (the Octopus engineer fixed the relevant issues but it's the principle), would this put us in a position to negotiate a lower rent than market rate?

We moved into our rented house during lockdown in 2020. We moved to England from Scotland so we didn't have a chance to do a full inspection, as it was the isolation time and everyone was on edge. It was literally three minutes while the previous tenants stood in the garden and tutted.

We moved in and it soon became apparent that the new owner (our landlord) hadn't done his due diligence either. Literally hundreds of issues over the years, which he's been reluctant to pay for. Three gas safety checks since 2020 - we recently had a smart meter installed by Octopus and the electrician was shocked (no pun intended) by the state of the wiring, as well as the gas issues. The front porch door doesn't close properly and the landlord suggested removing the entire porch, instead of just replacing the door... as apparently it's ridiculously expensive to have a PVC door and we should just have a basic wooden door there. The landlord set up an agency to deal with our complaints, rather than answer the phone himself - he even pretended to be someone else when we called. We complained to the council about the gas safety check and they told us that they couldn't find the landlord, only his agency, so there was nothing they could do.

In 2021, we had a new bathroom put in at our expense as the old one was awful. Around the size of two toilet cubicles, the shower didn't work...so we said we'd pay for it as long as we could be guaranteed a tenancy for five years at the 2021 going rate for a three bedroom rental property (around £850pcm).

The lease is up in August and we've had trouble finding a new place; the market rate is now around £1400, a bit of a jump! We're expecting him to put the price up and if he finally does some of the jobs, we'd stay here until we find a better house as we like the location.

As I understand, the landlord has to legally send out a copy of the Information Sheet this May to ALL tenants named on the tenancy. My wife has received one in an email but I haven't, I wasn't copied in to hers either.

My question is this - if he doesn't send a copy to me by the end of May, does he face repercussions? Added to the gas safety check (the Octopus engineer fixed the relevant issues but it's the principle), would this put us in a position to negotiate a lower rent than market rate?