Paul UK
27-04-2007, 02:42 AM
My mum has lived in a rented property for 42 years, the first 20 years with my dad until he died. The place was quite poor when we moved in but the landlord has never done anything to it in all this time except for putting main drainage on due to the sespit being on land that he sold.
My dad rewired the property (At his expence) soon after we moved in due to it being in a real mess. He also ended up paying a carpenter to repair the windows because the frames were rotting but the landlord did not want to get it done or pay for it. He did say that he would paint the outside of the property once because he was doing his own before he sold it but he never bothered doing it. I have done it at least 6 times in the last 25 years & its horrible to paint because its pebbledash. Basically the landlord does not want to know about doing anything to maintain the property, he is in his 80's & doesn't give a sh*t.He seems to be on holiday more than what hes home. (He does live in the area.)
In the last 20 years i have paid to have the driveway tarmac replaced due to massive pot holes. New cold water tank, old one was galvanised & rotten. New Hot water tank due to old one rotting & falling out of the airing cupboard in the kitchen! Replaced all hot & cold water pipes with copper. The old stuff was galvenised & lead. Most of the light switches & sockets. Repaired both chimneys, replaced ceilings that were falling down in 2 rooms where cold water tank leaked in loft. Replaced most of the kitchen due to the hotwater tank crashing from its mounting brackets. The list goes on! I do have pictures of it all.
The whole of the back roof was blown off in a storm last year & the flimsey asbestos tiles shattered everywhere, damaging 2 cars in the process & the conservatory roof. I still havent found any replacement tiles for the roof yet but it is weatherproof because i have felted it all ready.
The Asbestos ceilings in 2 bedrooms & hallway are starting to drop quite badly now & are going to need to be replaced very soon also the floor boards are rotting by the front door as are all the windows & doors. Its never ending but i feel as though i shouldn't be the one throwing money at the place but i dont want it uncomfortable for my mum & she has lived in the property for over half her life & does not want to move.
The landlord appeared back in the week to find out how my mum was! I know why he turned up, the opposite neighbours dad died a few weeks back & the funeral cars left from that property. The next thing i knew was neighbours phoning me to make sure my mum was ok!
Whilst the landlord was there he noticed the roof had been felted & he asked where the tiles were. My mum showed him the pile of broken bits on the side of the drive & all he could say was that he would be keeping an eye on the progress of the repair!! He then said that my mum should have phoned him but when she told him that he was on holiday for 3 months his reply was "Dont take any notice of a recorded letter he has sent":confused: .
The letter turned up today saying that the police wanted to know where the tiles were!!! What sort of planet does the man live on???
He has always been a lazy git for as long as i can remember & has just creamed off what his father left him. He seems to think he is a law to himself & i would love to put him straight on a few things & make him put his hand in his pocket.
Hopefully someone can put me in the right direction on what to do about it all. If nothing else it will have made interesting reading!
My dad rewired the property (At his expence) soon after we moved in due to it being in a real mess. He also ended up paying a carpenter to repair the windows because the frames were rotting but the landlord did not want to get it done or pay for it. He did say that he would paint the outside of the property once because he was doing his own before he sold it but he never bothered doing it. I have done it at least 6 times in the last 25 years & its horrible to paint because its pebbledash. Basically the landlord does not want to know about doing anything to maintain the property, he is in his 80's & doesn't give a sh*t.He seems to be on holiday more than what hes home. (He does live in the area.)
In the last 20 years i have paid to have the driveway tarmac replaced due to massive pot holes. New cold water tank, old one was galvanised & rotten. New Hot water tank due to old one rotting & falling out of the airing cupboard in the kitchen! Replaced all hot & cold water pipes with copper. The old stuff was galvenised & lead. Most of the light switches & sockets. Repaired both chimneys, replaced ceilings that were falling down in 2 rooms where cold water tank leaked in loft. Replaced most of the kitchen due to the hotwater tank crashing from its mounting brackets. The list goes on! I do have pictures of it all.
The whole of the back roof was blown off in a storm last year & the flimsey asbestos tiles shattered everywhere, damaging 2 cars in the process & the conservatory roof. I still havent found any replacement tiles for the roof yet but it is weatherproof because i have felted it all ready.
The Asbestos ceilings in 2 bedrooms & hallway are starting to drop quite badly now & are going to need to be replaced very soon also the floor boards are rotting by the front door as are all the windows & doors. Its never ending but i feel as though i shouldn't be the one throwing money at the place but i dont want it uncomfortable for my mum & she has lived in the property for over half her life & does not want to move.
The landlord appeared back in the week to find out how my mum was! I know why he turned up, the opposite neighbours dad died a few weeks back & the funeral cars left from that property. The next thing i knew was neighbours phoning me to make sure my mum was ok!
Whilst the landlord was there he noticed the roof had been felted & he asked where the tiles were. My mum showed him the pile of broken bits on the side of the drive & all he could say was that he would be keeping an eye on the progress of the repair!! He then said that my mum should have phoned him but when she told him that he was on holiday for 3 months his reply was "Dont take any notice of a recorded letter he has sent":confused: .
The letter turned up today saying that the police wanted to know where the tiles were!!! What sort of planet does the man live on???
He has always been a lazy git for as long as i can remember & has just creamed off what his father left him. He seems to think he is a law to himself & i would love to put him straight on a few things & make him put his hand in his pocket.
Hopefully someone can put me in the right direction on what to do about it all. If nothing else it will have made interesting reading!