A couple of issues with rented home - anyone got any ideas?

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Our landlord has left a load of rubbish in an outside storage in our garden - a couple of broken lawnmowers, a broken strimmer, kids scooter, load of pots, patio table without legs.. Agency are saying he won't pay to remove it and its his house, he doesn't have to, they have said we can remove it - but I really object to using my time and petrol to dump his stuff. We also have a broken wardrobe that he wants to keep in one of the bedrooms - naff bit of mdf being held up by a couple of books because it has a broken foot!

The house was advertised as unfurnished - the agency says that the person showing us round should have pointed out what was included - they didn't - its on the inventory - which we didn't have opportunity to see until after we had moved it.

Is there anyway get him/agency to remove this stuff? Bloody annoying.

Have you signed off the inventory? If not surely you can say you do not agree with it as the house is unfurnished and therefore these things should be removed. I think you get a certain time frame to change the inventory after you move in.

It would annoy me too having all his horrid junk there!

We have gone through it, annotated and returned - we don't seem to be able to get anything taken off it. I was gobsmacked that he wanted to keep a broken wardrobe in a house he doesn't live in. The rubbish is more annoying. In the grand scheme of things its not the end of the world - we have loft space for the wardrobe - its just bugging me - and the agencies view, that its his house so if he wants to leave rubbish here he can - really irritated me. It is his house, but its our home and why on earth should we dispose of his rubbish?

you have tenants rights to 'enjoyment of the property' it is effectively your home whilst you are there.

Can't you use the health and safety card, saying wardrobe is dangerous and garden rubbish is a hazard.....

Beware! I've just moved house. My old house had crap (bags of rubble etc) in the garden when I moved in, and a wardrobe and cupboard in one of the bedrooms. I left them as I didn't see that it was down to me to remove them. When I moved out I was told that I would have to pay for them to be removed from the property. I didn't have an inventory. It's a good job it took me weeks to move out as I'd be rather pissed at losing my deposit otherwise.

The stuff is on the inventory (of sorts) so I'm not worried about the landlord saying they are mine (I have been stung with that one before, many years ago) plim I do feel that they are a hazard - found my toddler with a broken pot yesterday - the issue is that neither the agency or the landlord are remotely interested - so what to do about it? The agency are only interested in money and the landlord seems very odd tbh.

Tell them to clear the things or you'll contact environmental health. That or deliver them all to the agent's office.

better ensure that ANYTHING you get rid of , is agreed in writing !!! ist and copies signed off ! if on inv. you may end up having to pay for replacements AND it prob. will surprise you how a broken wardrobe becomes a "3 wk old" wardrobe !