To wonder where you're supposed to dry clothes in winter?

[HannaPintura]

Most landlords I have had have specified that clothes shouldn't be dried indoors (on a clothes horse). Where are they supposed to be dried then in the British wet winter months?

Tumble dryer?

Washer/dryer. This is what we use for drying clothes. More hygienic and no mess.

You’d probably need to ask your landlord tbh! I don’t mean to sound glib; I genuinely would ask them.

In a tumble dryer. Either at home or at the laundrette.

gosh that is bonkers.

one of the landlords ex had specified this, but had installed a dryer in the shed so that the tenants could use that.

Assume you don’t have a tumblr though; if you do then I would use that, as already suggested^^.

Tumble dryer, they're relatively cheap.

Why is a tumble drier more hygienic than a clothes horse?

The landlord would probably be okay with it if you get a dehumidifier. Hang the clothes in the bathroom overnight with dehumidifier on/door closed and they'll be dry by morning!
In any case how will the landlord know where/how you dry your clothes?

It's not about hygiene. Drying clothes indoors causes condensation, mould and damp, which damage the property.

Dryer

Not everything can be put in a drier. I have an airer next to the back door which I leave open a tiny crack. You can't risk an eviction though op. I would just tumble everything on a low heat and hope nothing shrinks.

When we rented our flat out, we specified that clothes should be dried in the (provided) tumble drier, windows opened regularly to air the flat (it’s in an old building). We came back to a sea of mould. The tenants claimed it was too expensive to use the tumble drier, and the flat was too cold to have the windows open. This was probably because they only had the heating on for an hour a day, including in winter. They had also covered the air bricks with tape and stuffed a duvet up the chimney. It has cost us a huge amount to get rid of the mould, and can’t have been healthy for them either. So please either use a drier or take stuff to the laundrette rather than drying it in the house!

If your landlord hasn't provided a tumble dryer I don't think they can complain about you drying clothes indoors on a clothes horse. I would point this out to them and see what they say.

And w knew they were drying their clothes in the flat because the agents told us and had given the tenants repeated warnings about doing so.

I don't have a dryer, but I use a heated clotheshorse from Lakeland that plugs in and gets them dried really quickly

Can't you plan to wash and hang outside on the dry days? You don't need the Sun, they'll still dry in a couple of hours if there's some wind. I've been hanging out all winter except for the odd rainy/snowy day. I look at the weather forecast and only put the washer on for mostly dry days. I've got a tumble dryer but only use it on the odd occasion when I'm caught out with unexpected rain.

I go to the laundrette. Condensation/damp are a massive problem in my flat - and that's with a dehumidifyer.

@MrsS

I hope they didn’t see any of their deposits! Idiots.

I use a dehumidifier - cheaper than a tumble drier, everything can be dried that way, and no damage to the house

Tumble dryer for towels/socks/kids clothes/bedding etc. Clothes airer with electric dehumidifier for the other stuff.

You need a dehumidifier- life changing.

Things I can’t tumble go on a clothes horse but we also run a dehumidifier and we’ve had no damp or mould problems so far.

outside?

if you are using heating and ventilating adequately and or using a dehumidifier drying indoors should be fine.

just don't complain about damp and mould expect your full deposit back if you don't!

@MrsSchadenfreude Gosh get some compassion, some people really can’t afford to run a dryer and the heating, if you have a low income it’s bloody expensive. If they only had the heating on an hour a day in winter doesn’t that indicate they were probably struggling to pay their bill?