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[Closed] Today's Landlord dilemma

footflaps · 2014-02-19T15:44:04Z

So the wife owns a flat which is basically an utter nightmare. Last Tenant stopped paying rent and took months to evict and pretty much trashed the place, so the total cost of lost rent + eviction + all new carpets and paint was something like £8k. This is on a flat renting for £550ish pcm. We tried selling it after this but because it has had some movement in the past the whole sale fell through with the buyer's report raising the possibility of subsidence. A whole load more expensive surveys and drain inspections all came back negative, but not after the sale was gone. So, it went back on the market as a let and now we have a new tenant but the electrics have just gone awry and the RCD won't reset as there is Live to Earth fault on the kitchen ring main. Electrician has been for a £200 inspection and won't touch it and says it needs a complete re-wire. Having seen the photos, I'm inclined to agree. Only the rewire is a £2k+ job, on a flat which has been bleeding us dry.... So, what to do? We could give notice and just try and flog the place asap. Forking out another £2k on a re-wire of a tired flat seems a waste as we'll never get the money back. Then there is the tenant who currently has the kitchen powered off an extension lead from the other ring main.... What to do? NB got to do an interview, so back in an hour or so....

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footflaps

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Out of interest, are this outfit registered with any of the professional bodies - NICEIC, NAPIT, ELCSA etc? If so, I would make a formal complaint to the.

Well I've looked into this NICEIC only process complaints about completed work, and as the cowboys didn't actually do anything, other than disconnect one circuit, hence I can't file a complaint.

I will be writing to the Management company and trading standards explaining what happened though.

Posted : 21/02/2014 7:29 pm

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