Comments on: Day 4 – Is your property in a proper condition? http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/04/day-4-is-your-property-in-a-proper-condition-2/ Support and services Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tessa http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/04/day-4-is-your-property-in-a-proper-condition-2/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Tessa Wed, 05 May 2010 07:25:20 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=435#comment-288 That is a difficult one to which there is no easy answer. One thing which occurs to me is that you could get work done in his absence if he could go away on holiday for a week or so. I appreciate that might not be easy though. You do have a responsibility to do what you can to keep the property in repair. If your lodger injures himself (or indeed if any one else has an accident) due to the poor condition of your house, you could be liable to pay compensation. Any insurance cover you have may be affected if you do not keep the place in proper repair. You may be able to get some guidance from the <a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/" rel="nofollow">Equality and Human Rights Commission</a>. Or there may be a charity which could help arrange for your lodger to move out for a short period while you get the repair work done. That is a difficult one to which there is no easy answer. One thing which occurs to me is that you could get work done in his absence if he could go away on holiday for a week or so. I appreciate that might not be easy though.

You do have a responsibility to do what you can to keep the property in repair. If your lodger injures himself (or indeed if any one else has an accident) due to the poor condition of your house, you could be liable to pay compensation. Any insurance cover you have may be affected if you do not keep the place in proper repair.

You may be able to get some guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Or there may be a charity which could help arrange for your lodger to move out for a short period while you get the repair work done.

]]> By: Jackie Butcher http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/04/day-4-is-your-property-in-a-proper-condition-2/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Jackie Butcher Wed, 05 May 2010 06:12:37 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=435#comment-287 Where do I stand when my lodger has a severe mental illness and I am also his carer and he stops me from doing work on my house because it upsets him and therefore the place is in dire need of an overhaul and I can't do it! He gets very aggressive when I try to do anything. Also the things he does to my house causes me to hurt myself! And, no I won't/can't throw him out because that is passing the buck onto someone else. Where do I stand when my lodger has a severe mental illness and I am also his carer and he stops me from doing work on my house because it upsets him and therefore the place is in dire need of an overhaul and I can’t do it! He gets very aggressive when I try to do anything. Also the things he does to my house causes me to hurt myself! And, no I won’t/can’t throw him out because that is passing the buck onto someone else.

]]> By: Tessa http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/04/day-4-is-your-property-in-a-proper-condition-2/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Tessa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:43:57 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=435#comment-27 Hi Vanessa. The repairing covenants in section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 only apply to tenancies (so will not apply to lodger landlords who have taken care to ensure that a tenancy is not created - see Day 1), but the other regulations (eg the furniture regs discussed on Day 6, and the gas regulations discussed on day 5) will apply, yes. I look at licensing on Day 7. Hi Vanessa. The repairing covenants in section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 only apply to tenancies (so will not apply to lodger landlords who have taken care to ensure that a tenancy is not created – see Day 1), but the other regulations (eg the furniture regs discussed on Day 6, and the gas regulations discussed on day 5) will apply, yes. I look at licensing on Day 7.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/2010/02/04/day-4-is-your-property-in-a-proper-condition-2/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Vanessa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:35:30 +0000 http://www.lodgerlandlord.co.uk/?p=435#comment-26 Do all these regulations apply for a licensee in ones own home? Do all these regulations apply for a licensee in ones own home?

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