To think rental property oven should be sorted ASAP.

Mrsnothingthanks · 2025-11-27T12:00:06+00:00

So we are a family with 2 kids still at home (5 and 15, eldest now at uni). Long-term private renters. Oven completely packed up last Friday - landlady notified immediately. Not a fuse - oven completely gone and needs replacing. AIBU to think that we should have had a new oven put in by now (Thursday). It is literally just a case of plug and go. Husband thinks the wait is fine; I disagree. Still not heard when it will be fitted.

BobblyBobbleHat · 01/12/2025 20:42

Glad you're all sorted after not too long a wait.

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Mrsnothingthanks · 01/12/2025 19:05

@Theyreeatingthedogs Thanks. My husband does all of the cooking in our house so he's happy! 😀

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Theyreeatingthedogs · 01/12/2025 13:25

Mrsnothingthanks · 01/12/2025 12:07

@Theyreeatingthedogs I agree totally and thank you - you have been very helpful.
The good news is..finally we have an oven! Fitted by LL's son and working well.

Great news. Now get cooking!!!!

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Mrsnothingthanks · 01/12/2025 12:07

@Theyreeatingthedogs I agree totally and thank you - you have been very helpful.
The good news is..finally we have an oven! Fitted by LL's son and working well.

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Theyreeatingthedogs · 01/12/2025 11:04

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 22:33

FFS YES. things are very different than they were 3 years ago.

my previous ousts DO answer her, your lack of comprehension skills are nit my problem.

you & OP keep being rude, it's ridiculous.

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This makes no sense whatsoever. The rude one is you. I have been trying to help the OP. You just cause problems with your ignorance.

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Mrsnothingthanks · 30/11/2025 22:58

@Theyreeatingthedogs Apparently we're the ones being rude. Of course we are(!) I'm still waiting to hear why that particular poster feels private tenants have such huge advantages over social housing tenants as I'm genuinely interested.

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mamagogo1 · 30/11/2025 22:41

@ihaterain2024

i had similar, well in my case on removing the old lino we found a hole, sewer pipe where it shouldn’t be and a host of other issues that took 2 months to rectify, only then could we fit the kitchen and do the second fix electrics and plumbing. Thankfully it was summer so lots of fish and salad with couscous, stir fries on an electric table top grill, and do many takeaways the kids didn’t want any more!

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 22:33

Theyreeatingthedogs · 30/11/2025 17:27

You just spout absolute rubbish. You're not engaging because you made a ridiculous comment and can't back it up. You also say to the OP to read what you have previously said but this does not answer her question. You don't know when I gave up being a LL yet you say the world is a different place now. Really? In 3 years?

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FFS YES. things are very different than they were 3 years ago.

my previous ousts DO answer her, your lack of comprehension skills are nit my problem.

you & OP keep being rude, it's ridiculous.

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 22:30

Mrsnothingthanks · 30/11/2025 17:07

@AutumnLeavesFallingFast Your tone is rather aggressive; I'm sorry that you feel angry right now. Have you considered some therapy?

No, it's not aggressive.

I'm not angry, a bit frustrated that you're whinging that an oven has not been replaced at the click of your fingers. That you have a landlady keeping your rent at well below market rate & instead of appreciating that you're just whinging that social housing tenants have it better than you.

but you're being really rude now & so I'm off, keep whinging about nothing...

Theyreeatingthedogs · 30/11/2025 17:27

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 16:12

Given your previous posts I'm no longer engaging with you. You WERE a LL (well that's what you say) for 20 years, but haven't been for sometime.

the world is a different place now.

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You just spout absolute rubbish. You're not engaging because you made a ridiculous comment and can't back it up. You also say to the OP to read what you have previously said but this does not answer her question. You don't know when I gave up being a LL yet you say the world is a different place now. Really? In 3 years?

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Mrsnothingthanks · 30/11/2025 17:07

@AutumnLeavesFallingFast Your tone is rather aggressive; I'm sorry that you feel angry right now. Have you considered some therapy?

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AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 16:13

Mrsnothingthanks · 30/11/2025 08:55

@Theyreeatingthedogs I'd love to know too.

Then read what I've previously said to you.

but if you think you have no advantages with this LL, move, no one is making you rent from her.

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 30/11/2025 16:12

Theyreeatingthedogs · 30/11/2025 04:09

Interesting. What are these advantages?

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Given your previous posts I'm no longer engaging with you. You WERE a LL (well that's what you say) for 20 years, but haven't been for sometime.

the world is a different place now.

wombat1a · 30/11/2025 09:06

Just because your old oven plugged into a socket it doesn't mean the new one will be able too - so a qualified sparky may be needed. If you are a LL you really should be getting all electrical work done by a qualified person otherwise you can be held liable.

I often think tenants forget that although they can do xyz straight from the internet LL's are held to a higher standard.

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Mrsnothingthanks · 30/11/2025 08:55

@Theyreeatingthedogs I'd love to know too.

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Kitchenbattle · 30/11/2025 07:56

When we bought our house we had to wait 2weeks for all the appliances to arrive and be fitted from the kitchen company. We then had to order a washing machine and a dryer from a different store. They said it would be 3 weeks.we moved in and the date came and went, I rang them and they said they were waiting for delivery, they had no idea when it would come in. It really had nothing to do with owning or renting. Now I did wait a further week and a half before I said I wanted something else. They eventually gave me as higher spec item for no price charge. So it was 4 weeks and several phonecalls before I got something. Your LL could just have no control over it, they may not have the funds to spend more on a different one.

Ginmonkeyagain · 30/11/2025 07:19

We own and our oven developed a fault yesterday. Earliest engineer visit I could book was 10 December. That said at least of you own you have a bit more control over the situation.

Theyreeatingthedogs · 30/11/2025 04:09

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 29/11/2025 14:46

You have other advantages over 'social tenants'

if you think they have such a great deal are you on the waiting list??

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Interesting. What are these advantages?

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Mrsnothingthanks · 29/11/2025 23:56

@ihaterain2024 That's awful! How many kids do you have? Bet it was tricky feeding everyone 😞

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ihaterain2024 · 29/11/2025 22:56

It could be much worse i once had to live with no kitchen for 3 months, literally just microwave kettle, washing up in the bath, kitchen installation fell through last minute after old kitchen was ripped out, it really is not the end of the world.

AutumnLeavesFallingFast · 29/11/2025 22:26

Mrsnothingthanks · 29/11/2025 20:15

@AutumnLeavesFallingFast We both work (modest incomes) so imagine we would be very, very low down on the list (if we even qualiified). The only benefit we get is CB.
Nowhere did I say social housing tenants have a "great deal" did I? But they are in the main, especially now, afforded better legal protections than private renters.
Do I feel "grateful" as you put it to be long-term private renters at 45 and 49? No. We both work bloody hard in valuable but not well-paid jobs (SEND education and social care) and would give anything to be able to afford our own home.

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You might be low on the list, but if your name isn't on the list you'll never move up it.

having your oven replaced quicker is not guaranteed in SH.

if you think SH is a better deal, get your name on the list.

your LL sounds pretty good, a few extra days waiting fir an oven seems like a small price to pay. It might not be top range, but she's the one paying & replacing again if it breaks, not you, so...

You're twisting my words.

Then maybe just re read your own
post & be grateful for the rental situation you have & deal with cooking for 4 on hob/microwave/airfryer, it's not that big a deal

I didn't say you should be grateful to be renting. I said you should be grateful for the rental situation you have - many many many people are in far worse situations with terrible LL's. Yours sounds pretty decent. It's not her fault you're unable to buy.

newnamehereonceagain · 29/11/2025 21:02

Mrsnothingthanks · 29/11/2025 20:17

@newnamehereonceagain Our LL did say on our last inspection that she does appreciate how beautifully we keep it. It's very much our home (and we will never be able to afford to buy) so I wouldn't do anything less ❤️

So glad to hear she appreciates you. That is good to know. Let’s hope it translates into a new oven(!).

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Mrsnothingthanks · 29/11/2025 20:17

@newnamehereonceagain Our LL did say on our last inspection that she does appreciate how beautifully we keep it. It's very much our home (and we will never be able to afford to buy) so I wouldn't do anything less ❤️

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Mrsnothingthanks · 29/11/2025 20:15

@AutumnLeavesFallingFast We both work (modest incomes) so imagine we would be very, very low down on the list (if we even qualiified). The only benefit we get is CB.
Nowhere did I say social housing tenants have a "great deal" did I? But they are in the main, especially now, afforded better legal protections than private renters.
Do I feel "grateful" as you put it to be long-term private renters at 45 and 49? No. We both work bloody hard in valuable but not well-paid jobs (SEND education and social care) and would give anything to be able to afford our own home.

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PrincessofWells · 29/11/2025 18:47

newnamehereonceagain · 29/11/2025 15:07

Understood, but you will need an oven for Christmas so she might as well get on with it now.

As a LL, I’ve had situations where careless tenants have made a mess in my flat - not trashed deliberately but just not taken care of it. This cost me a lot of money and energy and chasing of tradespeople to fix. LL appreciate people who look after the property. You are in a stronger position than you think.

s21 changes (eviction circumstances) will take effect from May 2026, for E and W.

btw, it’s sensible to have an inventory taken at beginning and end of the tenancy, paid for by the LL, OR tenants can take their own, easily enough by day 1, final and intermittent films. Make a note of the improvements you have made.

I was told by the estate agent that it was almost impossible to get money out of a tenant’s deposit to cover damage or mess, unless the T agreed. I tried to be reasonable and analytical in what I requested and generally was reimbursed. But nothing reimburses your time spent.

Yes I'm having absolutely the same issue at the moment - wanting to make deductions of only £240 and the tenants are being very difficult. I can't wait to get out of the business. 4 years to go 🎉