Hello,
We live in a two bedroom property in London. I moved in early next year and my housemate moved in shortly after. The landlord said the kitchen would be updated by September, however due to the pandemic and financial reasons, she pushed it back to January 2021. The kitchen and bathroom haven't been updated in 26 years. The work is replacing the entire kitchen, gutting it out, and replacing part of the bathroom (the sink and taps), as well as fixing the flooring at the front door and the light at the front door.
My housemates' bedroom is under the kitchen. We both work from home. The noise definitely affects me occasionally, however, my housemate is working at a friends' house because the noise is too loud and his room shakes.
When the kitchen workers started, the builders realised the plastering was not professional so they had to remove the plastering and now has added more time to the project. This could take weeks. They started on 19 Jan and the plastering aspect is not complete. The boiler is also being removed to a new location in the kitchen and we will be without heating or hot water for 2-3 days. The kitchen has been completely gutted and there is no use of the washing machine. We are washing our clothes in the bath. Our landlord has offered for us to use their washing machine, but neither of us drive.
I am quite easy going and I have a pretty good relationship with our landlord. I'm not a fan of confrontation. But my housemate wants me to ask the landlord about a rent reduction.
Is there means to ask the landlord this? I don't want to break down our relationship. Should they have it in their budget to accept less rent from tenants during this period? Or is this situation completely fair and we need to accept it - e.g. it's not the landlords fault that more issues have arised with the kitchen project.
It would be great to get advice. We are great tenants. Just looking for some professional advice from landlords and even tenants.
Thank you!
We live in a two bedroom property in London. I moved in early next year and my housemate moved in shortly after. The landlord said the kitchen would be updated by September, however due to the pandemic and financial reasons, she pushed it back to January 2021. The kitchen and bathroom haven't been updated in 26 years. The work is replacing the entire kitchen, gutting it out, and replacing part of the bathroom (the sink and taps), as well as fixing the flooring at the front door and the light at the front door.
My housemates' bedroom is under the kitchen. We both work from home. The noise definitely affects me occasionally, however, my housemate is working at a friends' house because the noise is too loud and his room shakes.
When the kitchen workers started, the builders realised the plastering was not professional so they had to remove the plastering and now has added more time to the project. This could take weeks. They started on 19 Jan and the plastering aspect is not complete. The boiler is also being removed to a new location in the kitchen and we will be without heating or hot water for 2-3 days. The kitchen has been completely gutted and there is no use of the washing machine. We are washing our clothes in the bath. Our landlord has offered for us to use their washing machine, but neither of us drive.
I am quite easy going and I have a pretty good relationship with our landlord. I'm not a fan of confrontation. But my housemate wants me to ask the landlord about a rent reduction.
Is there means to ask the landlord this? I don't want to break down our relationship. Should they have it in their budget to accept less rent from tenants during this period? Or is this situation completely fair and we need to accept it - e.g. it's not the landlords fault that more issues have arised with the kitchen project.
It would be great to get advice. We are great tenants. Just looking for some professional advice from landlords and even tenants.
Thank you!
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