I need legal advice re dodgy land lord + boiler

[sooey]

My last post was addressed to alarm, who's a bit of a t*t, it wasn't directed at you.
As far as your boiler goes, from reading yourt thread in the plumbing section there's a couple of nuisance faults on it, but nothing that is going to explode or kill you in your sleep, so stop worrying.

 

[tryme]

Really alarm? Have I, really? Or do you just enjoy trolling threads? What's the problem here I've came on here asking for advice and your basically asuming I'm lying. Why would I want to waste any ones time including my own? I just want to live a normal peaceful life and expect things to work how they are meant to and be safe when my familys involved. Is that to much to ask?[/youtube]

 

[sooey]

you have made worse decisions on less here.

Pot and kettle moment

Show me the money honey.

 

[Alarm]

I think every one on the plumbing side has said its not going to kill.

That much is obvious, even to you.

 

[sooey]

Yes, I'd never have known that water expands when heated, (4% between 4 and 100 degrees C if you're interested). I'd never have known that in a sealed heating system this expansion has to be accomodated in a purpose made "expansion vessel". I'd never have known that if this expansion vessel loses pressure on the "air" side or the diaphragm ruptures, that the expansion can no longer be accomodated and the system pressure rises. I'd never have known that there is a pressure relief valve set to blow at 3 bar on all sealed system combi's. I'd never have known that by dropping a bit of water out of one rad and shutting the valve on one side this can be used as a temporary expansion vessel to stop the pressure rising too high.

 

[Alarm]

Well there you go then, you learnt something.

 

[Alarm]

Really alarm? Have I, really? Or do you just enjoy trolling threads? What's the problem here I've came on here asking for advice and your basically asuming I'm lying. Why would I want to waste any ones time including my own? I just want to live a normal peaceful life and expect things to work how they are meant to and be safe when my familys involved. Is that to much to ask?[/youtube]

Not sure what to address first, the plumbing thread or this one. But!

What you are entitled to as well as myself is an opinion. And mine says your a bit of an uppity tenant. I have asked a couple of questions but they have been ignored, so then I assumed my initial thinking could be correct. Nothing so far has changed that.
If I thought there may be a issue and my wife and child's safety could be at risk I would obtain the services of a qualified person, not F@@K about on a forum.
Yes before you ask I do assist here on many aspects of my specialty.
So maybe you can see why I am a little dubious, I would PAY to have it checked out after what you have gone through.
Then deduct from the rent providing invoices.

 

[conny]

Time is getting late and I don't know if the OP will still be reading this.
However, I cannot comment on your boiler problems but regarding your Landlord entering your premises without your permission I can tell you is strictly illegal. My daughter had this issue with a previous landlord, she would come home sometimes and find her mail neatly stacked on the hall radiator cabinet. She questioned her boyfriend, (who had a spare key but did not live with her at the time). One day when she would normally have been out but was at home because her car was in the garage she heard someone opening the front door so grabbed the phone and went into the kitchen. Peeping through the door she saw her landlord entering the living room. She was so mad she didn't think and confronted him asking what the hell he thought he was doing. His reply was that it was his property and he had the right to enter whenever he wanted to. As soon as I heard I contacted the police who said they treat such incidents as burglary and would always prosecute. The only time a landlord is allowed to enter a property is if their is imminent danger to people or the structure such as a fire or flood. Under no circumstances, including a tenant being behind with their rent, is a landlord allowed to enter without the tenants permission. I immediately changed the locks and then went round and told him in no uncertain terms that if he tried to enter again I would have him prosecuted and that I had already lodged a complaint to this effect at the local police station. He never tried again and would always phone first if he wanted to know anything. If you have any doubts about what I am saying just phone your local police station and explain you are seeking advice about this type of situation. They will confirm what I have said. If he says the boxes are not his then tell him you are going to open them and do with the contents what you see fit. If they are his he will try to bull$hit you into handing them over. Ask for proof that he is the rightful owner or you are considering taking them to the police as lost property.
Hope you get the boiler sorted soon

 

[cantaloup63]

Conny, by changing the locks you have prevented him access in the extreme case of " imminent danger to people or the structure such as a fire or flood". You have also made a material change to the property without the landlord's permission.

 

[Alarm]

Conny, by changing the locks you have prevented him access in the extreme case of " imminent danger to people or the structure such as a fire or flood". You have also made a material change to the property without the landlord's permission.

Wot he said.

 

[conny]

I was told by the police she was quite within her rights to change the locks. If the was imminent danger due to fire/flood etc the forced entry would be quite permissible.
However, I do see your point but would you take the word of someone you didn't trust?

 

[Alarm]

I would say yours is the exception to the rule, but even the tenancy agreement says they hold keys.

 

[cantaloup63]

Hypothetical - door with lock on it is fire rated. Forced entry damages the door and subsequently other people within the tenement are put at risk.

 

[Alarm]

Hypothetical - door with lock on it is fire rated. Forced entry damages the door and subsequently other people within the tenement are put at risk.

And the frame possibly gets damaged and then damages the flame retardant properties.

 

[libby lou lou]

I do.

He also needs to compensate us for when we had to use an electric heater because the boiler was completely shut off.

Who told you that?