need some advice. ive just started doing landllord checks privately. wondering about what happens when i have AR something. if for example i come across a flue outlet which hasnt been bricked up/cemented around the flue i would AR . however to rectify im wondering if i should charge a full hours labour to come back and rectify or if any rectification work is included in the original landlords cert. had a prob with landlord when i ar his boiler and refused to pay unless i rectiftied it at no extra cost to him!!! just wondering what anyone else here thinks.
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No pay no certificate. Leave warning notice with tenant, then they wont pay him either. 
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The landlords that I do work for are very good but they get the cert when I get the pay..
It is not your fault that his boiler was At Risk, you are merely telling him that it is so.. That is the purpose of the cert.. A bit like an MOT on a car, it is not the fault of the garage that your car is not roadworthy, they are merely telling you..
Fix it for free??? He'd be wearing his boiler
It is not your fault that his boiler was At Risk, you are merely telling him that it is so.. That is the purpose of the cert.. A bit like an MOT on a car, it is not the fault of the garage that your car is not roadworthy, they are merely telling you..
Fix it for free???
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Landlord Certs can be problematic.
I have weeded out the bad land lords over a few years and now have only a few regulars that I have an understanding with.
In a chat over the phone i usually mention what action I will take if i find anything dodgy. This usually stops a few before i waste any time they seem shocked that I would actually fail an installation.
In fact i was very young when i first registered with Corgi (alias - The Dog) My local inspector advised me not to do certs - and noted it on my registration, giving the reasoning I would fail badly due to a lack of experience. Then i was a little put out, now I fully understand why.
I have weeded out the bad land lords over a few years and now have only a few regulars that I have an understanding with.
In a chat over the phone i usually mention what action I will take if i find anything dodgy. This usually stops a few before i waste any time they seem shocked that I would actually fail an installation.
In fact i was very young when i first registered with Corgi (alias - The Dog) My local inspector advised me not to do certs - and noted it on my registration, giving the reasoning I would fail badly due to a lack of experience. Then i was a little put out, now I fully understand why.
You can always issue a Certificate! Its still a valid Certificate if it states that the boiler was turned off because its AR or ID.
Its a fact of life that you dont get paid if you dont issue a Certificate or have to turn it off. Landlords are paying for a kosher Cert. If you will not issue one then there are many others who will!
If this was in the CC where it should be then I would say how we always get paid!
Tony
Its a fact of life that you dont get paid if you dont issue a Certificate or have to turn it off. Landlords are paying for a kosher Cert. If you will not issue one then there are many others who will!
If this was in the CC where it should be then I would say how we always get paid!
Tony
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Point.
Landlord certs and Homebuyers reports are a problem.
Both can decide not to pay if the result isn't to their liking. We had a person refuse to pay for a Homebuyers because, having read our report, they decided not to buy the property. That, to them, was a perfectly good reason not to pay us - incredible!
Solution is simple, you ask for payment before you hand over the CP12 (or Homebuyers). Won't be doing so many of the latter no doubt
Both can decide not to pay if the result isn't to their liking. We had a person refuse to pay for a Homebuyers because, having read our report, they decided not to buy the property. That, to them, was a perfectly good reason not to pay us - incredible!
Solution is simple, you ask for payment before you hand over the CP12 (or Homebuyers). Won't be doing so many of the latter no doubt
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