We've just moved into a new rental house after enting for two years somewhere else. We moved areas in 2008 and could not sell our house so had our house rented out until we sold it in spring.
I realise now that my idea of being a landlord and other people's differs. I could never rent out a house in the condition of the house we just lived in for two years (painted over damp appeared the first winter and the outside woodwork was rotting and falling apart)
We found another house to rent. The greenhouse, which we knew was in the garden, turns out to be a lot less safe looking now that we've moved in and had a proper look. We know that this house is an ongoing rental property and the landlord has several properties. It looks like she may have once lived here, as the greenhouse is full of pots and old lawnmowers (and is actually unusable as a greenhouse) and down the side, there is abandoned equipment of various sorts.
On the one hand I realise that we agreed to rent the property as seen. On the otherhand i wonder if there is anything in the law that says such buildings need to be made safe by the landlord. And if not, what's the best way for US to make it safe? We have two very active girls aged 4 and 7. There are several panes of glass that have been broken already (and some of the broken glass has not been removed!) The property is managed by a letting agents.
Thank you.