I moved into a private rented house in February after being in temporary accomidation for 2.2 years fleeing DV. I was on the council waiting list but wasn't getting anywhere and wanted a home I could decorate for my children and make a proper home for them
When viewing the private rent i noticed a few things wrong with the house, the council said it was fit to live in and if i rejected suitable offer of accomidation they wouldnt have to help me and I would lose my temporary accomidation. They said the estate agents/landlord would fix the repairs
I have messaged the estate agent several times because the oven doesnt work. We are using a halogen cooker that we bought but it's not that big and not very good
Two of the windows dont lock upstairs and there is cracks in every single window frame, like the seal around the window? The upstairs bedroom window wobbles!
I messaged in April and emailed pictures of everything wrong in the house. The shower is leaking down the kitchen wall and has been doing for over a week. The boiler has been leaking water for the past 3 days and i have messaged every day and they say someone will come out buy they havnt yet
What can I do?
I dont have the funds to move house right now as much as i would love to
I feel like the council tricked me into getting this house as ridiculous as that sounds
I was under a different councils homeless scheme and they moved me into temporary housing in another council area. So the council who said the house is livable is not the council i pay my council tax to.
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How long do estate agents have to repair things?
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BlippyBloopBlop · 19/06/2020 11:17
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