After months of crumbling chunks of masonry falling directly onto the pavement below my house (where children walk to school) due to a poorly maintained upper window sill, and a rotting window frame, the landlord finally put in one new double glazed unit. Two weeks ago.
The entire front wall had to be dug out and replastered inside because of the works. The plasterer hasn't returned to finish the work, so I'm left with a bare front room wall, no opportunity to put a pole up as the plaster isn't fit, amd have had newspaper stuck to my window inside for 2 weeks now. Oppressive inside and embarrassing too.
This is a cheap house privately rented on housing benefit. You don't complain in these circumstances. Last year over Christmas I had no hot water for nearly two months and that's with two young children too. Lots of swimming and using the pool showers! Fortunately the pool is at the end of my road. Finally they said they'd give me a hot water urn, but then they repaired the boiler.
Having googled the boiler make, it's by a company that doesn't normally make them, so parts are hard to source, hence the delay.
The masonry is still falling onto the pavement, in handful sized chunks. The letting agency doesn't seem concerned that if it damages someone's car (or head) that person can sue the ass orf them.
You'd think a house owner would want to maintain his property, it is an investment after all :/