No dryer but don't dry indoors

Exactly what I would do.

I live in the north too and hate dryers but had to buy one. Day after day of torrential rain sometimes or fog with 98 percent humidity!
I think it’s reasonable to ask the landlord for a dryer but if they refuse , they are not that expensive. I got a Beko for about 200 which is great. The garage sounds a good place if you have electricity.

Take to an outdoor tumble dryer such as Revolution.

stores.revolution-laundry.com/en-uk

Get a dehumidifier, best way to dry clothes anyway. No damp problems for the landlord. Win win.

If the landlord is worried about mould and says no drying indoors they should provide a dehumidifier.
That is ridiculous, how are you meant to get stuff dry??

Can you direct me to this legal requirement? I have never heard of such a law existing.

It’s really not, literally takes a minute to drop it in and then another to pick it up and pay once a week. It’s about £10 for two of the huge blue IKEA bags full of washing and we just do it in December/Jan when we can’t dry it another other way. It’s much better than having loads of washing drying in the house which I can’t stand,

I'm quite northerly (Yorkshire, northern edge) and I dry my washing outside as much as I can because my house is tiny, no drier and nowhere to hang it. I've found that watching the weather forecast like a hawk is key (my washing is going out today, for example), you can get most stuff more or less dry on a washing line, even if it gets occasionally rained on. Particularly if the wind is brisk. I must admit to a heated airer which gets used maybe twice a month, but I try not to get this out as it blocks most of one room and the dog tends to rub herself on it...

It sounds like they've had/have a problem with damp. Be careful if any signs show during your tenancy as they'll probably try and blame you whether your actions cause it or not. Having said that, I'm also in the north and don't have a garden, I've never had a problem drying clothes on an airer or hanging them from the shower rail, but I never dry anything on the radiators. I purchased a dehumidifier to speed the drying process up, but managed okay before that.

We have a washer/dryer as no room to have them separate. I use my dryer more or less every day at this time of year, it's not that expensive to run.

How do you normally dry your washing?

I always dry my washing indoors in winter and have never had a problem. Everyone I know drys their washing indoors. Just make sure the room is ventilated. This clause is only in there so when the house gets mouldy they can blame you. As long as you make sure you doesn't get mouldy I would just do what you normally do

That is not true

I know cause I’ve tried it - a few times (ever the optimist)

Buy a DryBuddy - basically an airer in a tent that fills with hot air. Very cheap to run and I've found it to be an absolute lifesaver during the winter months.

Crikey!! 🤠

what a royal pain in the ass 😬.

and expensive to do - on top of all the rent you’re paying

Just raise with landlord and ask them to provide a washer dryer as clothes can't be dried outdoors in the winter

If the pavements are dry then it's dry enough to hang out washing. You may not get it totally dry but you will get most of the moisture out (and laundry smells nicer dried outside).

We take we our stuff to the laundrette to be dried in winter. Wash it all at home, drop it off in the morning and pick it up in the afternoon all dry and folded, I wouldn’t expect a landlord to provide a dryer.

Little black spots ?

A lot of rentals have this in the contract.

For context. Drying on radiators indoors without airing the property causes condensation and little lqck spots. Only when people are lazy and don't wipe/clean surf though.

Pay no head to the clause. Honestly, as long as you don't let the place get stuffy and frequently clean up any condensation to prevent the black spots, your landlord isn't going to give a glittery shit if you dry indoors.

Get yourself an airer and dry in a room that has ventilation, or just crack a window open if its not too cold out.

You will be fine OP.

In the final place I rented i used an airer, dehumidifier and eletric fan and packed them away during inspections. Washing dries much more quickly if you do an extra spin in the washing machine and have a fan blowing at them (even cold air works). However, heated airers are cheaper now so could try that. The first thing I did when I bought a house was buy a tumble dryer as I just about had room for one(!)

There was a thread on here many years ago from a LL complaining about her tenants drying clothes inside. She acknowledged they had no outside space, refused to replace the washing machine with a washer dryer. Refused to provide or let the tenants use a dehumidifier. She was expecting them to travel around 3 miles to the nearest laundrette (if she wasn't a troll)

Is there anywhere to put a tumble dryer? We bought a heat pump one last year. It doesn’t need to be ‘plumbed in’. It takes a little longer to dry clothes but not as long as a condenser dryer. I save a fortune on electricity compared to my 10 year old traditional dryer. I also live north, winter is a disaster for getting clothes dry (just slightly worse than summer mind!)

edit: our dryer is in the garage, was in the shed at our last house.

So, if you're providing the WM and fridge why would you expect them to provide a drier? I'm confused.
Just use airers, keep them well back from heaters and regularly dehumidify, or get a small drier if there's space. Apparently washer drier combos aren't always great.