UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi ive lived in my rented house now with my husband and two daughters aged 2 and 4 for three years now, every year we have problems with our boiler and last time they come they said two parts needed replacing that was over two week ago and then i have found out that someone was suppose to get in touch about a whole new boiler i can claim for them with me been on tax credits. It all sounds good but today we had our annual gas check to fine out that out cooker shows signs of carbon monoxide and that he has cut the gas line to the cooker and put a warning sticker on to say very dangerous must not use the only thing is the gas cooker was in when we moved in and been told its our responsibility now to buy a new cooker i am scared that if i do buy a new cooker and if we go to move out they turn around and say you have to leave the cooker cause the house come with one. I need to know my rights is it my responsibility to get a new cooker or his he just taking advantage by the way we don't deal with our landlord we go through an estate agencie cause our landlord isn't local.please someone help!!

Unless specifically excluded from the agreement, the cooker is his responsibility.

If it is excluded, you can buy a new one and remove it when you leave.

He cant have it both ways, both ways are common.

Personally I would have a word, and say look, I'll get you a brand new boiler for free, you replace the cooker, and it stays when we leave.

Don't worry though, these things happen, I am sure we all have boilers that break down annually, the fact yours did is no reflection on the landlord.

You should be able to sort this out at no cost to yourself, good luck.

Please be aware of the Landlord and Tenact Act, 1985, Section 11, which states for "Repairing Obligations" the following "to keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the dwelling-house for the supply of water, gas and electricity and for sanitation (including basins, sinks, baths and sanitary conveniences, but not other fixtures, fittings and appliances for making use of the supply of water, gas or electricity)" this is statute and an AST, therefore, doesn't need to necessarily exclude anything. However, the right thing for the Landlord to do is repair something they provided as an incentive to let the property in the first place, I have no issue with that, it's the way I work myself. I only point this other stuff out because a sneak-of-a-Landlord might provide any white goods (cooker, fridge, dishwasher etc.) and say they're not his responsibility to repair or replace due to the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1985, Section 11. An even worse Landlord might say "I provided a working cooker when you took on the property, I expect a working cooker to be in place when you leave the property".