Moved into a 2 bathroom place - but only 1 toilet working - compensation?
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My take too.
Compensation, really, that's you take OP? Just fix it or get it fixed, jobbies done and people going with the 'can't touch it, no aloud' angle again, WTF?
This could be sorted in a flush and you could dump all your troubles.
I can't believe compensation is your first thought. Right from the first month your landlord is going to think you're a pain in the backside. If it was the only toilet then I could understand but living in a house where you need to walk outside your bedroom to wee isn't so devastating.
He's been round, Acknowledged the issue and given you a time frame. If its not done by quoted time then maybe complain. You didn't have the balls to insist it was fixed quicker in first place so don't go down this whole compensation route.
I think we have a generation of people who have a sense of entitlement. Your Grandad was probably crapping in a bucket and fighting in trenches.
If you had no working toilet, fair enough it's not livable. But you just have an inconvenience.
If your second toilet stops working then start your stopwatch.
He's been round, Acknowledged the issue and given you a time frame. If its not done by quoted time then maybe complain. You didn't have the balls to insist it was fixed quicker in first place so don't go down this whole compensation route.
I think we have a generation of people who have a sense of entitlement. Your Grandad was probably crapping in a bucket and fighting in trenches.
If you had no working toilet, fair enough it's not livable. But you just have an inconvenience.
If your second toilet stops working then start your stopwatch.
What's with the belittling comments flying round? Clearly some people haven't experienced renting and how easy it is for a crap landlord to take you for a ride. Advertising a place with two bathrooms and somehow not mentioning that one of them isn't working is clearly taking the ****. On top of that the oven isn't working? I'd be fuming, especially given its London and he's probably paid the best part of £4000 for advance rent, deposit, fees etc to move there.
To the OP I'd tell the landlord you need it fixed by X date, if not then mention the next steps would be you need to talk about a rent reduction.
To the OP I'd tell the landlord you need it fixed by X date, if not then mention the next steps would be you need to talk about a rent reduction.
I've experienced renting and if you think a landlord who returned from holiday, took photos and give a quote on a timescale is a crap landlord then you've got very little experience yourself.
Going for compensation within two weeks of talking to your landlord is just pathetic. If you think that's belittling then I'm sorry but having to use the main toilet for a few weeks isn't so bad.
When the landlord said it would be done by end of month then the OP could have spoken out about the inconvenience. But as that chance has passed he should just wait until end of month and see if it's been done.
This. The Landlord sounds quite a reasonable chap. I see the oven as a bigger issue than the toilet personally, I would be wanting a time frame on this.
Don't withhold rent, as has been said. I've been in much worse positions than this and had legal advice including 'keep paying your rent as normal'. Unfortunately they also kept our deposit when we moved out. It was just before the new scheme too, so couldn't do anything about it
I don't really see why people think things will get fixed quicker in London? Yes, you pay more rent, but that's because it's worth more, not because you'll get a quicker/better service.
If
X is number of Pees
Y is number of Poos
A is number of steps to the other toilet
B is distance from bedroom to toilet (not including steps).
Z is calories burnt
C is compensation owed in pence.
Then,
[(X+Y)x2]+[(Ax2)+B]/Z
=c
You should put all this in writing to your landlord too, with demand for reimbursement of monies equal to.
X is number of Pees
Y is number of Poos
A is number of steps to the other toilet
B is distance from bedroom to toilet (not including steps).
Z is calories burnt
C is compensation owed in pence.
Then,
[(X+Y)x2]+[(Ax2)+B]/Z
=c
You should put all this in writing to your landlord too, with demand for reimbursement of monies equal to.
Does Z refer to total calories burnt a day or walking from the bedroom to the bathroom? I think you missed of the calculation of when he's in the living room and it's closer to the bathroom than the en suite. If I was the Landlord, I would counter with that equation anyway...
Calories refers solely to the running to the toilet. It's a benefit to the tenant in running to the other toilet and reaping health rewards, hence it subtracts from the overall compensation owed.
If he's in the living room it is assumed that the other toilet is closer than the ensuite. In which case, the tenant will be liable to pay the landlord compensation. This will cover the excess wear and tear exerted on the one toilet and carpet that the tenant walks upon.
I'll work on the equation for that and get back to him as soon as possible! OP might find he wants to be quiet on all this after all. It might turn out that he owes the landlord!!
If he's in the living room it is assumed that the other toilet is closer than the ensuite. In which case, the tenant will be liable to pay the landlord compensation. This will cover the excess wear and tear exerted on the one toilet and carpet that the tenant walks upon.
I'll work on the equation for that and get back to him as soon as possible! OP might find he wants to be quiet on all this after all. It might turn out that he owes the landlord!!
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You are probably due £20k for the toilet, £7k for the oven and £350 for each and every light bulb thats not working.
People who have only ever rented have never had to deal with tradesman. This is why they have this naive belief that plumbers are sitting in the house waiting for a phone call so they can rush around and fix their second toilet for 50 quid.
Wait... What..?... People actually have to wait for things?... Even in London? Gtfo!. My Daddy never had to poo downstairs!
Wait... What..?... People actually have to wait for things?... Even in London? Gtfo!. My Daddy never had to poo downstairs!
Excellent equation but you are missing a parameter. The number of dribbles on the carpets from the bed to the remote toilet after each nightly extra-curricular activity
. I think that would be a multiplier...
It's also a quick way to end up on the street.
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Also you have not included the added difficulty of making the voyage to the toilet in the dark as numerous light bulbs are out
Whilst I agree that demanding compensation at this stage is a bit OTT, I don't think it's unreasonable for the OP to expect some kind of goodwill gesture. If you ordered a new car and paid extra for a CD multichanger, and it only came with the standard single CD player which they couldn't sort out for a month, would you not expect the dealer to throw in a free service or something to apologise for the inconvenience and for ****ing up?
I would imagine a flat with en-suite would be slightly more expensive than an otherwise identical flat, so in this case the OP is paying a premium for something he isn't actually getting.
I would imagine a flat with en-suite would be slightly more expensive than an otherwise identical flat, so in this case the OP is paying a premium for something he isn't actually getting.
If there was another perfectly working CD changer in the boot, then no I wouldn't. I'd make do for a month.