UK Landlord Forum / Life

Am moving out of a property that I have rented for 30 years.......have a regulated tenancy.    2 years ago.....Dec 2012 obsolete gas boiler was condemned.....Nothing done about it even though paperwork was sent to landlord......In April of this year my son bought a carbon monoxide alarm which went off as soon as it was installed........now the boiler is replaced!!......However we overheard the engineers saying.......No wonder it was killing them ....It has been leaking for years.      No ill health has been proved but we all suffered from daily headaches etc....I have not paid the correct level of rent because of the state of the boiler......a dangerous breach of health and safety in my opinion.....Is it legal for me to have to pay the arrears.....I have written a letter to landlords.     Please advise.     Cheers!

Did the landlord have an annual gas safety check done?

No.....landlord did not have a safety check done.......I had to arrange all the annual services but the boiler was actually declared obsolete by the engineers in Dec 2012.,...The front seal had gone and he wanted to switch it off......However he left it on and sent the paperwork to the landlords to have a replacement boiler with immediate effect.....all to no avail....

I suspect that given the agreement you were on, he was keen for you to move!

Use a citizens advice advocate to claim for his failings.