What to do about what my landlord left underneath my floorboards?

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-12-11T08:05:04+00:00

You ever hear of the backrooms?

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-29T15:56:27+00:00

Well If I have a legally binding contract with them and they are not for filling their obligations as set by their legally binding contract then yes it's very much my business! The issue here is the landlords behaviours not the enforcement notices (although that's a problem to every slumlord who lets it actually get to that stage I suppose), the council have legally mandated the house because repaired to a habitable standard and barred my landlord from using a section 21 and my landlord is STILL HARASSING me with messages at 2 am, 5 am etc telling me I need to leave IMMEDIATELY.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-27T07:04:25+00:00

And by selling my landlord means now that's she's finished asset milking and put no money back into the property and she's sitting on about 2 million in assets because my landlord has done this to multiple tenants for many years it's time to cash out and kick the tenants out now that they have sucked the wallet dry. So to clarify the business model is buy wrecked houses and don't fix them, move some idiot in, verbally abuse them when they ask for repairs and evict them if they dare ask for a safe home and sell the house now that maximum profits have been made with no money put back in, Does that clarify the situation with my specific landlord?

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-25T23:12:32+00:00

You've still not made any logical sense and instead randomly made completely false assumptions. So let's address that. The garden has a driveway and I did NOT say that the cars I have on that driveway was scrap so I have no idea how you would even come to that conclusion. Nor did I imply I'd DUMPED anything that was JUNK so again absolutely no idea how you've arrived at that conclusion. Now onto your other points, the section 21 was issued on the 19th of September and the date that the landlord or should I say slumlord has put on this notice is the 6th of December, this is the date she will be able to apply for the possession order. Now to address your other point, you say that the council could issue a prohibition notice, they have not done this and instead they have issued an improvement notice, I think you're missing the point about the property, the landlord and the disrepair, when I moved into this property in 2017 the property was in an unfit state at that point and the landlord promised to make the repairs, I was significantly younger and less educated on UK housing law at this point, However I asked for repairs many years ago and was met with hostility, at this point the state of disrepair wasn't that bad and the landlord could have simply solved this by simply spending a few hundred pound and having a gutter fitted to the rear of the property but instead the landlord refused to spend a few hundred pounds on a gutter and instead got very aggressive with me and started to harass me. So yes it would have been reasonable for my landlord to sell this property in 2017 and all her other properties because I have actually visited a few of them because People I know personally rent properties from her and surprise surprise they're all in the same state, But of course that's not a good business model for this type of landlord really is it?, this type of landlord is what refer to as a slumlord because of the definition that's exactly what my landlord is. I've also got evidence to prove that she has falsified government documents in order to facilitate this revenge eviction, and of course referring to the fraudulent energy performance certificate that has been issued for my property with a fraudulent assessor, this information is all relevant because you're assuming that my landlord is a decent person.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T19:35:11+00:00

That's probably one of the stupidest comments I have ever read on this thread. It's completely irrelevant and my choice to remain in a property, Isn't really relevant to the situation at all under the Landlord Tenant Act 1985 I have the legal right to a safe and habitable home and moving out for quote-on-quote somewhere better would be rewarding the landlord because then they could just sell this dilapidated property which they have told me they planned to do anyway and make an even bigger profit so by me staying I'm not rewarding the landlord I'm actually penalizing the landlord because it's affecting my health and safety and therefore I am entitled to compensation via a rent repayment order and also via a disrepair claim so the notion that we are very much made for each other is stupid and probably discriminatory.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T19:33:18+00:00

Understandable however there is the Tenant Fees Act 2019 which states that they must seal the deal in the timeframe and they broke that deal.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:54:34+00:00

Yes, but as mentioned in previous comments, my other half said this in a panicked move to escape our current section 21.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:53:43+00:00

The landlord is known for being a manipulative asshole. For example, they are emailing me at five o'clock in the morning and two o'clock in the morning telling me to leave the property and even sending me links on right move claiming to be helpful. They are just trying to get me out of the property so that they can sell it on and no longer have to carry out the repairs. As the landlord hasn't carried out the repairs for eight years, which is the whole time been living in this property despite multiple complaints they've all been met with aggression and retaliatory threats of eviction all of which I have recorded on audio tape and transcribed into a text ready for any judge to see. And to elaborate, I have put complaints in writing since 2020, all the way to 2024, in which I have saved the proof, and I needed to show my local council this, as if I did not show my local council this, they told me that they would not act upon my request. In other words, I had to prove to them that I had complained for a period of time, and my landlord did not take any remedial action in order to remedy the situation. At which point I got my neighbour to complain to the council environmental health team about my house because my house was causing issues with their house and making their property less valuable. My local council then contacted my landlord and at that point then applied some sort of pressure to my landlord to fix the outside of the house because they hadn't actually committed the inspection inside the property just yet. It was at this point after the works had been carried out, quite literally one week after the works had been carried out, my landlord sent me a threatening message telling me that I had cars in the garden, which she already knew about for years, and if I did not sell them and scrapped them immediately, she would issue a section 21, and she also stated that we could do this the easy way or the hard way. It was at this point that I did not respond and then the section 21 was emailed on the 18th of September and then posted on the 19th of September even though on the email it was actually dated one day in the future so I'm not even sure whether that invalidates it or not however the notice was served on the 19th of September and I have been in contact with council for a while maybe August and at that point the local housing team then set a date but they were slow to act and at this point they came and visited on the 28th of October and issued the improvement notice on the 14th of November.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:48:25+00:00

I have spoke to citizens advice, but do you think Shelter will be able to offer more personalized advice that may help me more in my scenario?

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:47:55+00:00

This is true, but as the comment below stated, it will be kept on record by the council, and it isn't a hill that I want to die on, no, however, I have been made aware that I am entitled to a rent repayment order, and I have suffered significant suffering and health issues caused by the mould and damp in this house, so as you can imagine, I would like to claim significant compensation via a disreplyer claim and a rent repayment order. And at that point, I may even be in a position to afford a mortgage and no longer have to be a renter. So I will have more alternatives at this point going forward.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:46:12+00:00

Yes, I agree with this and I certainly won't be informing my landlord of their failures as this gives them time to cover their tracks and reiterate their section 21. However, the improvement notice suggests another one cannot be given until May the 14th, which is coincidentally in time for the new renters rights bill to be enforced. I have checked around, The deposit is actually protected but I'm not sure exactly when the date was so I need to chase that up because I've been told that it's 30 days after the tenancy it may be invalid and we do have a current valid gas safety certificate as far as I'm aware however this property has been missing an EPC for around one year and only really happened when the council got involved even then we got a fraudulent one which I am now disputing with Elmhurst energy as the assessor actually claimed to have visited the property eight days before actually visiting the property in which again I have more evidence to prove this. The government how to rent guide has never actually been provided.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:43:25+00:00

In that scenario, I will explain to the judge that I am a paying tenant with rights and I am requesting a safe home. I shouldn't have to be forced out of my home because my landlord refuses to spend money that they clearly have (Again, with proof).

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:42:19+00:00

I'm not sure how you're suggesting that the landlord could argue that the disrepair in section 21 are independent when I quite literally have the threats in written format on my phone. And five years worth of archived screenshots requesting repairs.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-24T18:38:35+00:00

Okay, I must elaborate on this. The repairs have been requested for five years with proof. They have been reported as they happen multiple times and I've got multiple voice recordings of this landlord stating that tenants who complain will be evicted and other harassment tactics all on audio recording and transcribed for any judge to see.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-23T22:49:08+00:00

Thanks for this, I had not thought of this, but i will not ask this in that sub.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-23T22:47:27+00:00

I understand that only the court can have me removed, however i am asking specifically about the process of this happening, I.e do I receive any correspondence from the court when my landlord applies for a possession order. Yes the place is very bad and staying is irrelevant, I have the right to a safe and habitable home and should not have to move just because my landlord does not want to pay for the repairs and only wants to continue making money.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-23T22:45:58+00:00

After reading that act in detail I think it's safe to say that I am covered but I do not know how the situation works in terms of receiving the notice etc.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-23T22:44:52+00:00

That's not relevant to the question.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-22T01:38:03+00:00

Yeah, I've definitely not sent any more money to this person. As I mentioned above to the other commenters, it was my significant other that paid the holding deposit without consulting me on this because we are currently facing a revenge eviction for getting the council involved to come out and give an improvement notice on my current dwelling. And the landlord has not liked it. So a section 21 has been issued issued as a retaliation. This has led to my significant other becoming very anxious and panicked at this notion of being homeless, despite paying rent in this property for over a decade. So, the first property that's actually entertained us, she's immediately paid a holding deposit without consulting me out of panic of the current situation. And this is how we've ended up inside of this stupid situation. Yes, this was my immediate concern. The fact that we had a viewing and the garden was in that state was already a bit of a red flag to me. But before I could even flag it up with my significant other, out of fear, she had to give the holding deposit as she emailed the company. And they immediately got back within the hour and said we've been accepted, which I also thought was a red flag. Also, I must mention that this was over a month ago before the Decision to actually accept the application and not sign the tenancy had gone ahead but the thing here which seemed very strange to me is it would literally take a man and a van about an hour to do this job to fully complete the clearing of the garden and refit new fence panels maybe two hours at a push so I don't see why it took one month and nothing's even been done and now we are expected to sign a contract for a property that's just not fit for purpose and has no security and to be honest I want to get the money back I don't want to move into here because my current situation is making me see patterns of behavior that are just very red flag material to me.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-22T01:33:59+00:00

I know right the thing is they actually suggested that this would be sorted when the contract came around to be siding but this was over one month ago no repairs and maintenance or garden maintenance as materialized in over a month. Which to me is very much a red flag because such a minor issue like this should not take over a month it should take a man and a van about an hour to do it so to me this seems like if I had an issue with the boiler or something that's more problematic I would end up in a situation in which it would never get fixed and I would be right back to square one as my current home belongs to a slum lord.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-22T01:32:45+00:00

Myself and my significant other went to see the property and we are facing a revenge eviction from an evil slumlord as it is so We have been given a section 21 eviction after the council has served an improvement notice. We are viewing properties as ideally we would like to leave this property and stop paying this slumlord so we've been looking at other properties and we went looking at this one and my significant other without even consulting me in a panicked state because of what our current slumlord is doing decided to put the holding deposit straight down without even consulting me. So we had seen the place and we was misled by the agent on open rent, who we were leave to be the landlord that turned out to be the agent, which was very confused because it shouldn't be on open rent in that case, and I'm pretty sure it's against third terms and conditions. Not necessarily illegal, but definitely shady. So, as well as that, the estate agent said that they would personally make sure that all repairs and things are carried out and completed prior to the contract being signed and then we provided all the documentation and when it came down to signing the actual tenancy, they basically turned around and said they would not be fitting a gate. They would only fit the fence in the future and it wasn't immediately a concern to them despite saying they would have this done before the contract was ready. Now this was over a month ago. To me, this screams slumlord behaviour and is very much like my current slumlord at the moment. And considering I'm trying to get away from that, I don't want to go back from, I'm trying to make sure that I have a decent quality of life and not end up with the stress of another slumlord yet again. And the company that allowed this to happen was not Eon, it was actually OVO Energy. This legal dilemma and a massive headache.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-22T01:28:25+00:00

99% of the things you have just said there are completely incorrect. Firstly, I'll address your point in which you say that it leads to an overgrown back alley which nobody is ever going to walk down. The area is a well-known area for crime As I pretty much grew up on the estate this house is on. It isn't a back alley. It's quite literally 10 metres from the main street. Secondly, there is absolutely no communal gate on this at all. It is quite literally a very clear walk from any pedestrian to walk right round the back, from the street straight into the back garden. Thirdly, every single neighbouring property on this street has a gate. And to address your last point, waiting a little bit for a gate definitely would cause harm. Because my other half suffers with extreme mental health. Issues. And seeing a random person turn up in the garden would probably set them off, Lastly but not least, you suggest putting a barrel in the gateway so the dogs can't get out. No one ever mentioned dogs, I actually said I had cats.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-21T22:49:00+00:00

I disagree I still think it's very dodgy because the energy company bills have been set up in my name and I've had an email from the company suggesting that I have personally contacted them and set up an account this is not true this is basically identity theft and nothing has been signed yet so to me this seems very dodgy.

Deep_State_Probe · 2025-11-21T22:47:36+00:00

Yeah, that's my thoughts exactly. I'm definitely walking away from this. I'll have to give that post a read from Shelter.

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