UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi, advice greatly appreciated in this, not sure where to start,
Moved in to my flat 7 years ago and have never really had a problem until I'm expecting our second baby, this time around I've faired worse and have had to take time off sick, not do as much work around the property as I've always done, we have a small courtyard at the rear of our property that I've always let my dog on to, it gets over grown a lot so I usually go out and cut it back,de weed ect, it also has the fire exit for the down stairs shop and a storage unit that my landlord use's, 
This summer has been nothing but trouble, I went out as usuAl,  cut everything down, place looked great but I could hear water coming from the unit so I enformed the landlord, anyway he fixed the problem but for some reason he was convinced there was water not being taken away n that the pipes to the sewer wereally blocked up, they started digging and apparently found the problem a couple days later while I was at work, I get a text from the shop downstairs to say the landlord is on my roof garden chucking off all the rubbish I've left on there and to forewarn me he was in a right mood,
At this point I must clarify, the stuff on the roof was stuff left from the previous Tennant,  an old lady that the landlord said he would remove 7 years prior, I gave up asking about 4 years ago and what I couldn't get rid of myself I stored as neatly as I could and is stayed there ever since,
I rushed home and indeed the landlord is on the roof, effectively he's in my back garden, throwing the rubbish from the roof on to the courtyard below, I'm talking bags of soil that took ages to collect up all busted over the floor, plant pots, plants, a glass green house, it's all on the courtyard In a massive heap, where it's been for the last 2 months, now I don't drive and I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant so even if I wanted to move it, I can't,  the whole thing has over grown it's an eye saw to say the least, on top of that he's not only told people that it's my rubbish because I put a hoover out there to take the tip, and he will charge me to get rid of it,
On top of this he doesn't really communicate with me, I rented the place from him as my uncle worked for him, the place is literally falling to ruin because he won't repair stuff, i.e once my outside door fell off on boxing day, I managed to fix a tarp to it to keep out most the rain, I finally got a new for sometime in may and I'm still waiting to have the locks fitted to it 3 years later, he claims that I haven't told him about repairs ect which I have on numerous occasions then when they get completely out of hand it's my fault, and he tells all who will listen, including the uncle who then gets on at me for it, I feel like I can't win, and I'd like advice really,  I can't afford to move out as trying to pay the rent,bills,ect on a low wage doesn't allow me to save, and if I'm honest I'm worried about asking the council to come round and look at the stuff that needs doing because I feel like that's enough to make him kick me out, I already don't feel comfortable in my own place because he's constantly in his unit this year, I know there is nothing I can do for that but he keeps taking pictures if I leave the slightest mess; or if I haven't picked up after my dog- not a regular occurrence just if it's raining and I haven't gone out straight away he's out taking pictures, I'm sure if I say or do much at this point I'm going to be kicked out, it's honestly making me a bag of nerves,

Sorry this is such a long post, and thank you for help or advice,

You make no mention of your husband/partner.Can he not help move the rubbish away? Has he tried to talk to the landlord to get the matters resolved? I can't help but wonder why things have soured after 7 years? Maybe the landlord does not think the place is suitable for a couple with 2 children and a dog and,and is trying to force you to leave.Either way,it sounds as if you are both going to have to find another place,this situation can only get worse.He is not behaving well,that's for sure.Have you tried talking to the Citizens Advice for free information?

Agree with above. Also think you should keep records - when you have reported things to landlord, when problems have occurred & brief outline e.g. date stuff thrown off roof terrace.  Keep evidence wherever possible - reporting things to landlord don't just do verbally, send text message, email or letter just confirming what you reported. Take photo's of damage door, rubbish heap he's made. If your tenancy agreement allows you to have a dog then fact you say landlord " keeps taking pictures if I leave the slightest mess; or if I haven't picked up after my dog- not a regular occurrence just if it's raining and I haven't gone out straight away he's out taking pictures".  If you clean up after you dog fouling in the courtyard I don't see what the landlord can evidence with photos of dog faeces! If he photographs the courtyard & it shows many doggy deposits that's a different matter. 

CAB as above.