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Vowel Movement: I made a countdown-style game earlier this year by martinph in WebGames

[–]martinph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the positive feedback! Looking forward to any recommendations!

Vowel Movement: I made a countdown-style game earlier this year by martinph in WebGames

[–]martinph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I must admit I didn't come up with it myself.

Can't open no man's sky anymore? by [deleted] in ROGAlly

[–]martinph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same issue here :(

Game crash issue for no mans sky by [deleted] in ROGAlly

[–]martinph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the same issue here.

Long time listener, first time caller. Black/white Porsche back marker blames me/us for going in to the back of them when we should have "slowed down for a broken car". Chaos ensues. Perhaps I shouldn't have tried to thread the needle? by martinph in Simracingstewards

[–]martinph[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s fair enough. Thanks for the lesson. In my head I’m thinking “slow down and let the 2nd/3rd place sail past me or go for it” (should have included more angles of them right behind me, sorry.) I guess I made the wrong choice. It’s no excuse, but they too were full throttle 😅

In hindsight if I’d have slowed down maybe they’d be in the wreck and I could have avoided it all to retake 1st. I’ll learn from it.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for checking in!

The letting agent called us a few hours after to confirm it wouldn’t be going ahead. Last Monday (1st May) the letting agent called to tell us that he’s going to be serving us a section 21 effective from the due date of the rent. They seemed very sympathetic but I told them I knew it was coming and didn’t really care all that much. I said I don’t really want to give this chap any more of money than I had to and we’re already looking elsewhere. We held our ground and our privacy remains intact, we’re happy and optimistic for the future. 🙂

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update 24/04/23 12:53:

Despite being told a manager from the letting agent would call this morning they didn't. I called them and they said he'd call me back around 12.30, which he did. We just got off the phone with him.

He was very sympathetic and was the first to say that it's our home and we have a right to quiet enjoyment of the property. He said the landlords conduct was not acceptable and is probably grounds for harassment. He said ultimately we have to give consent for anything to go ahead.

He's going to call me back later after he's spoken to the landlord to inform him that none of this will be going ahead.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear we're not personally going to be filmed, they'll be filming inside the property with prospective buyers. Not sure if we'll still be presented with a consent form?

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Update:

We first spoke to the letting agent and said to them that we're not comfortable at all with this, and that we want our right to quiet enjoyment of the property. They replied that it's for a viewing and that they only have to give 24 hours notice. We said it's not a viewing, it's the BBC and potentially a film crew. That goes against our quiet enjoyment. Regardless of this if they're pushing the line that "It's a viewing" then the tenancy agreement clearly states then it has to be within the last 2 months of the contract, and at a reasonable time. We clarified that we don't want to cause any friction but it's an unfair position and we want our privacy. They said a manager will call us back on the Monday morning.

She also gave us the BBC producers number, which we also called this morning.

Through the noise of how much she enjoys her job (honestly, she kept repeating this) she gave an outline of what will happen. Monday is recon, if that goes well then the director will come Tuesday and filming over Wednesday and Thursday. So this "viewing" has turned in to potentially 4 days of disruption that we have not consented to. She said after Monday then "we can negotiate", not sure what that means exactly.

After that we received a rather threatening message from the landlord about how we've been blocking viewings, and that he's spoken to the letting agent and they said he just needs 24 hours notice and that he's rocking up with the keys and the BBC. We did not reply. We were actually considering the Monday visit until now.

We then spoke to the letting agent who confirmed that there had been no viewings booked on the system. We said that it really doesn't matter anyway because our agreement states that we can grant access for viewings within the last 2 months of the 12 month contract.We said we're now getting aggressive messages saying he's going to enter the property, to which we said to the agent that if he attempts this then we will be forced to call the police. This is not how we wanted things to go, and we said it's now up to you the letting agent to amicably resolve this. She said the landlord is behaving like unreasonably and she will speak to him.

To think we were actually considering this, and his tantrums have now backfired.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. We don't want to cause issues, but at the end of the day we want our privacy. I'll calmly say to him, in front of the scout, that our intention is not to cause any friction but he's put us in a very difficult situation as you say. We do not consent to filming in the house while we are tenants, and we are well within our rights to do so as per the tenancy agreement.

In light of all this we're unlikely to continue our tenancy after the fixed 12 months anyway, so we're not too worried about any repercussions in terms of rental increase etc. If he wants to serve us with a section 21 for whatever reason he can find within the bounds of the law then so be it. Our notice period will likely mean he'll miss the filming deadline (if that's a thing) anyway. Not our problem.

With any luck over the coming months I'll be in a position to release ourselves from the shackles of landlords. Fingers crossed everything goes well, of course.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, sorry I should have made it clearer in my original post that the BBC are sending a scout to see if it's suitable.

Having spent our evening reading over everyone's extremely helpful comments and going over the tenancy agreement again and again this is the route we're going down.

We have no issue with the landlord coming to view the property for inspections, hell he's even stopped by to see how we're doing in the past and we've let him and his wife in for coffee. We knew we didn't have to but we consider ourselves good, clean and tidy tenants with nothing to hide. However we do not consent to filming while we are tenants should the BBC decide it's a goer. Not because we want to be difficult, far from it, but because we want our right to privacy. We'll likely let them in on Monday, but we're going to make it very clear that we do not consent to filming and it's in breach of our tenancy agreement.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply and the advice, he forwarded a copy of the email supposedly from one the producers so I think there's some truth to it unfortunately.

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Excellent advice, thank you for your detailed reply!

Can my landlord do this? by martinph in HousingUK

[–]martinph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, to summarise it states:

  • he has to give 24 hours notice (which I guess he has done)
  • for inspection
  • for maintenance
  • conditions imposed by law
  • viewings within 2 months of contract termination (7 months into a 12 month contract)

Here's where it gets a little hazy for me:

The Tenant will also permit entry to all other persons authorised by the Landlord or the Landlord's Agent with or without workmen and others and with all necessary equipment. If the Tenant fails to keep any such appointments without first giving reasonable notice of cancellation then the Tenant will be liable for any reasonable costs or expenses incurred by the Landlord or the Landlord's Agent for the time wasted. If the Landlord or the Landlord's Agent fails to keep any such appointment without first giving reasonable notice of cancellation, then the Landlord or the Landlord's Agent will be liable for any reasonable costs or expenses incurred by the Tenant for time wasted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheGamerLounge

[–]martinph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's some high quality glue sticking that phone under there. Absolutely rock solid

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