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[Stew]

Make sure you have some professional advice before issuing money claim I would not want to impact your S8 or S21

All the best Stew...

[Stew]

while I cannot comment on the legal side of things I do feel for you, but you have done the right thing and sometimes to deal with a bully you need to take an amount of abuse.

You may find that he simply destroys the records and walks away from the whole thing even selling his property...

[Stew]

Probably not the right answer but I would be asking to see the minutes of the AGM or the special meeting where it was passed. There must be notes and minutes recorded. Reach out to any of the directors on the management committee to obtain. If no such detail is present I would be querying it most strongly....

[Stew]

I try my best to search for the positives in every experience,, so with that in mind you have 11 months rent so you are 'up' hopefully, having to remind someone to pay rent is not a great experience and I am making a big assumption here there you are meeting all your obligations, in terms of maintaining...

[Stew]

baldelectrician

many thanks for posting that PDF link on the other thread it really sheds light on what is/isn't allowed in terms of ECGR ratings, very helpful, I will use that as a reference to share and discuss with any electricians. I had been searching high and low to find in more detail...

[Stew]

Also if I look at page 17 in the guide it states as not even needing a notifiable code;

"Consumer units having rewireable fuses can continue to provide satisfactory service (Cover removed for illustrative purposes)"

[Stew]

If it were a newly refurb'd place and this was a new tenant I may pick someone else rather than them,, given you know the tenant and have had no problems and the place might need a tidy up anyway and they are a known quantity I would just accept it

[Stew]

Agree also with flyingfreehold if I was trying to reclaim money I would look at the situation of the person....

If as you say the tenant is wealthy and just does not want to pay and wants to use the current situation to take advantage then I would have no hesitation in taking them to court...

[Stew]

Just to add when I look at the guide posted by an electrician in the other thread it mentions

Circuits with ineffective overcurrent protection (due, for example, to oversized fuse wire in rewireable fuses)

Which adds to my belief that for example old CU's with rewireable fuses...

[Stew]

If that were me I'd be getting it clarified as in the very detailed safety first PDF it shows an old rewireable CU being fine except for it being mentioned that it was missing a fuse carrier (on the other thread)

The contractor may have failed yours because of unsafe connections in the...

[Stew]

Not an expert but looking at the regs even if the room was not fireproofed it probably should not have failed anyway, I don't see an ealier fuse board breaking the rules.

Looking at the doc above which seems quite varied, it even shows old rewireable fuses with a highlight that it's a problem...

[Stew]

So as far as I understand these are not new regulations and are an extension of the previous regulations being applied to HMO's (with some differences) , in that regard there must be plently of HMO's that were certified with C3's.

I think a judge would have to apply common sense as to the...

[Stew]

Depending on the amount I think! you can claim via the government money claim website, if the tenant does not reply within 21 days the award will be made to you.

All the best Stew...

[Stew]

Hi , do they have children? if so they are more likely to getting UC, they might not want to tell you if they are getting UC, but if they are and are behind you can apply to get a managed payment plan where the housing element will get paid direct to yourself. It may not cover the rent but it will be...

[Stew]

I'm not an expert but in my AST the tenant cannot leave before the end of the first 6 months then it rolls to a periodic, what I was suggesting was if someone moved in and after 4 weeks was not happy due to whatever may arise, road noise, parking etc etc then I'd be happy if they just gave me adequate...

[Stew]

Here is the part I refer to

Here is the part - BS7671:2018 Requirements for Electrical Installations was issued on 31st July 2018 and is intended to come in to force on 1st January 2019. Installations installed after 31st December 2018 are to comply with BS7671:2018.

The Regulations...

[Stew]

Here is the part - BS7671:2018 Requirements for Electrical Installations was issued on 31st July 2018 and is intended to come in to force on 1st January 2019. Installations installed after 31st December 2018 are to comply with BS7671:2018.

The Regulations apply to the design, erection and...

[Stew]

From my reading it does not need to comply with 18th regs, just the regs at the point the current equipment was fitted.

There was a question and a clarification provided on the odpm website as far as I remember...

[Stew]

In addition only my personal view the govenment clarified that if the fuse board was fitting prior to 18th regs then it does not need to comply with 18th regs, only the regs at the point of fitment, so I would be tempted to get another electrician to take a look at the reports.

Agree with...

[Stew]

Agree with Interlaken, I'm not an expert but I'd be tempted to file an S21 and a S8 and make sure that the tenant is aware that you will be persuing him/her for the outstanding debt via court or moneyclaim depending on the level of debt.

Make the tenant aware that his/her obligations do...