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[boletus]

I understand and agree with what you are saying. But this is not really about tenant safety, it is about housing lawyers and councils abusing the well-intentioned spirit of the law for their own purposes.

It comes down to the landlord to prove it if it comes on top (God help them!)....

[boletus]

Yes.

By simplifying and enforcing existing legislation.

Dreaming up ever more unenforced and pointless laws achieves nothing....

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Driving out good landlords isn't going to solve the problem....

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Landlords would be forced to reduce rents due to the increase in competition.

Currently, decent tenants are paying the price for a system heavily weighted in favour of non paying problem tenants....

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I'm sure there were, a small minority of areas still haven't recovered.
But on average, it was 2014....

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A slight understatement?...

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What do the tenants say is a reasonable amount?

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You are mixing up tax law Holidayletman.

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A timely judgement here (Housing Act and HHSRS was taken into account);

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC...2020/1687.html

TLDR;...

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Social housing builders

….because it is not a legal requirement....

[boletus]

Eh? That is contradictory.

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...nder-section-9

A11. ….cooking facilities (...or space for cooking facilities)

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[boletus]

Sadly I think this is one of the few times you're wrong JPK.

There are tens of thousands of social homes that aren't provided with cookers. Don't have a link handy but I'm sure it's something like 'must have adequate space for a cooker'....

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Are you inferring a landlord has to provide some form of cooking appliance?

If correct, it would open up a big can of marbles for a lot of social landlords under the Homes (Fitness for Furthering Political & Legal Careers) Act....

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.....It isn't.......

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Is this even legal?...

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It is a lot greyer area than people are theorising about. The OP needs qualified, specialised, paid for, legal advice.
-This is doing the 'tenant' no favours either....

[boletus]

The extra tenner (or whatever) should come across as a commitment for the property rather than a desperate bribe.
Really sorry I can't explain it any better than that.
Trying to help.


A Snuffle of Guinea Pigs?

[boletus]

I would treat the council's threats and intimidation with the contempt it deserves.

I'd give 10x more regard to the knowledgeable posters on here offering well meaning advice.

I'd then ignore them completely as none of them have any experience whatsoever of holiday lettings.*...

[boletus]

It's just occurred to me.

When you say;

Guinea pigs

Plural.

Do you mean as in an elderly couple of cute snuffling guinea pigs or a wild feral pack* of two dozen that attack Rottweilers?


*dunno the collective noun for guinea pigs.

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[boletus]

Offer another tenner above the asking price.

Sorry if that sounds flippant, but it shows you are serious and if you prove to be a good, problem free tenant it might be returned by lower future rent increases in future.

(I really like guinea pigs.)