To want my landlord to sort the door

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Second time now that we have been locked out of the house were renting. The door is a bid odd anyway as it lets a draught through in the winter, even the landlord has said there is a bit of a problem with it!!! But basically it's a Yale lock, but quite an old one. The catch got stuck on before when we got home from work one day. We initially thought the landlord had been in the house. Anyway, I've gone out for no more than 10 minutes and gone to unlock the front door but the catch is stuck on!!!!! Dh is driving home to have a look but if we can't get in then there's no point! Surely they should be able to sort it?! It is a listed building but isn't it a bit ridiculous if its happened twice?! What would you do?

When my landlord does this, I do it myself and bill him. It's the only way to get ANYTHING done. Only last month I had to replace the cistern syphon (good old youtube tutorial), because I'd been living with an unflushable toilet for three months, him promising to get round to it the whole time.

Tell him that you need it done, or you'll do it yourself and send him the bill. The fact the building is listed is irrelevant, it's a lock!

It is about £20 to get a new barrel. Or scoosh some WD40 in.

Put some WD40 on there and see if it makes a difference.

Don't start mucking about with doors on a listed building, you would be asking for all sorts of problems. If the WD40 doesn't work then just keep hassling the landlord.

as a landlord i wouldn't be happy about you doing things and then billing me later. you need to check with him first and then if he isn't doing anything write to him and tell what you are going to do unless he sorts it by x time.

if i thought the bill too high, or you caused problems because of it being a listed building i would look to you to cover the cost otherwise....if you hadn't written forewarning me.

Whoever said the building being listed doesn't matter is very very wrong. If you intend on doing it yourself then call the ll and check as if the lock is notin keeping with the title ( the list ) then he could be stuck with a legal bill. Which he will then be within his rights to pass onto you. Try some wd40 and keep onto him.

If it's a listed building, I wouldn't just make the changes yourself, as others on here have said, you could find yourself in legal trouble.

In listed properties, even internal features such as doors, windows and floorboards can be considered 'integral features' (this means they should be preserved and cannot just be taken out) this blog post explains it in more detail.

You would be better contacting your local conservation officer to find out more information on the property (if they will talk to the tenants rather than the landlord) they're usually very knowledgeable and might be able to help you with a solution.

Definitely keep on at the landlord and if still not repaired pay someone to do it yourself and keep the receipt. I had this problem in my first flat and they sent someone out an hour later and classed as an emergency as I couldn't get in late at night with my kids. But that was a letting agency.

Four years ago.

I'm sure it's sorted by now.