Could someone proof read this email for me please

[JoceHark]

Good Afternoon x and x

I will be paying the rent for the cottage today, however please take this as notice I will be paying the usual amount and not the increased amount proposed in the new contract dated July 2019.

I have decided not to sign the new contract, primarily due to the outstanding maintenance due on the property.

The broken window in the upstairs bedroom. This has been partly boarded up by myself with scrap wood and is clearly not any kind of 'fix'. I understand that a glazier would be unable to put new glass in the existing frame due to the rot, however I don't accept that waiting until October at the earliest (for the new windows) is an acceptable time frame to fix a broken window in a bedroom where 3 children sleep.

The broken shower which is unusable. No fix has been proposed for this.

The cupboard doors in the kitchen which have broken off at the hinges. Given the yearly mice problem we currently have after the harvest this is not acceptable. Again, no fix has been proposed for this.

The broken threshold at the front door is a significant hazard due to trips and falls.

The loose threadbare carpet in the 'playroom'.

The support beam in the living room which needs looking at and supporting.

I was under the impression that and a work person would be coming out to look around the property. However nobody has been here. A man did turn up at 8.30am with no notice and I declined to let him into the property. He had a vague notion of what needed fixing and wanted to look around. He also mentioned putting in a t-bar in the living room to shore up the cracked support beam. I presume he meant as a temporary fix! He was supposed to come back that afternoon but hasn't been back since.

I am prepared to sign the new contract when these issues have been fixed.

Kind Regards

Hi, we're moving this thread over to our Legal Matters topic at the OP's request.

Reluctant, not reticent.

Cunthead, not dickhead.

Contact the Environmental Health team at your local council. They will look at the condition of the property and if appropriate issue an enforcement notice after which you will be protected from a s21 no fault notice for 6 months, as the pp said.

Good Afternoon x and x

I will be paying the rent for the cottage today. However please take this as notice I will be paying the usual amount and not the increased amount proposed in the new contract dated July 2019.

I have decided not to sign the new contract, primarily due to the outstanding maintenance due on the property.

1. The broken window in the upstairs bedroom : this has been partly boarded up by me with scrap wood and this is clearly not a sutiable long term 'fix'. I understand that a glazier would be unable to put new glass in the existing frame due to the rot. However I do not accept that waiting until October (next month) at the earliest (for the new windows) is an acceptable time frame to fix a broken window in a bedroom where 3 children sleep.

1. The broken shower which is unusable - you have not proposed to fix this.

1. The cupboard doors in the kitchen which have broken off at the hinges - given the mice problem which has existed for 12 months now and that this month is harvest time with lots of mice around this is not acceptable. Again, you have not proposed to fix this.

1. The broken threshold at the front door is a significant hazard due to the risk that it will cause people to trip and fall.

1. The loose threadbare carpet in the 'playroom'.

1. The support beam in the living room which needs to be examined and probably needs support provided to keep it in place.

I was under the impression that a work person would be coming to look around the property. However nobody has been here other than one man who did turn up at 8.30am with no notice and I declined to let him into the property. He had a vague notion of what needed fixing and wanted to look around. He also mentioned putting in a t-bar in the living room to shore up the cracked support beam. I presume he meant as a temporary fix! He was supposed to come back that afternoon but hasn't been back since.

I am prepared to sign the new contract when these issues have been fixed.

Kind Regards"

[I am surprised that you sent someone away though - surely even without notice it would have been better to let him in and 8.30am is hardly very early in the morning. Take legal advice from a solicitor before not paying rent which is due.]

Seriously it sounds very unsafe, especially if you have 4 children. These repairs need doing asap.