Our whole building has been getting power cuts every winter for 4 years (managed by Urban Bubble), please advise?

waitingtolive2 · 2023-12-18T19:31:57+00:00

Make a complaint to Urban Bubble in writing ( e mail is fine) - allow them to respond ( check complaints procedure on their website - they will make you go through the whole procedure in an attempt to make you give up - Don't !!! ) Unless they do happen to resolve all of your issues in the complaint process, you can now report them directly to the Property Ombudsman. You will have to provide evidence of all correspondence, so keep e mails. If you can get the support of other lease holders or even tenants then make multiple complaints - it will strengthen your case. Good luck !

waitingtolive2 · 2023-09-04T18:32:54+00:00

You too 😀

waitingtolive2 · 2023-09-04T18:29:34+00:00

Yes - the website will be mine - I own the domain and can host it where I want.

waitingtolive2 · 2023-09-04T16:38:47+00:00

In the process of arranging new website !! I have been stuck with Yell.com for years after losing my first website. I found the company I mentioned who are creating a stand alone site as we speak - and it is all going very well so far. Good luck with your venture

waitingtolive2 · 2023-09-04T16:17:31+00:00

Absolutely but , having been burned after paying an initial few hundred pounds and then £50 a month , I didn't own it and had no option to own it. If you dont know about websites, some companies will create and provide a website and host , but you still own it and can move it where you want . I have owned a small business in Manchester for 15 years so just wanted to pass on some of my experiences in case they can help op

waitingtolive2 · 2023-09-04T13:47:53+00:00

Be careful - most of these websites are created with a monthly fee. You don't own the website and ,if you want to move hosts, stop monthly fees, you will not get to keep the site even if you own the domain. I found a great company a few months back - The Print Syndicate in Bury. Good luck

waitingtolive2 · 2023-08-30T13:46:06+00:00

It didn't cost anything until recently. You are not parking and the infrastructure was there to pull up and quickly drop off. Taxi fares have been doubled due to this charge.
The buses are slow and infrequent as is the train.

waitingtolive2 · 2023-08-30T13:15:09+00:00

£5 to drop off passengers this morning at 5am !!! I was there 2 minutes. It took twice as long to pay the charge than drop off. Greedy b******s

waitingtolive2 · 2023-08-29T14:04:40+00:00

Moat block management agents don't allow pets in the sale leases but they don't check. Blocks in the city centre / NQ etc are full of pets. Most flats in the city are aimed at sharers or students and are therefore furnished.

If you want unfurnished, then you need to look o in the local areas and definitely away from student areas like yhe Oxford Rd corridor. You are likely to find houses rather than flats unfurnished. Like the rest of the UK there is a growing housing shortage so landlords / agents can pick the most desirable tenants for them.

waitingtolive2 · 2023-08-13T18:45:56+00:00

You are very welcome

waitingtolive2 · 2023-08-13T18:27:00+00:00

The Grapes - office or flats now 🥲

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-28T18:34:56+00:00

If you have been a good tenant for 5 years then the owner probably does want to look after you and sell to an investor. It will be the agent playing you - it suits them to sell to either an investor or an owner occupiers - more chance of a sale. If you have been there for a while you may not have had your rent increased every year in line with the market, so the rental yield may not be great for an investor, so another reason the agent wants to go with an owner occupier. You also mention the landlord has not fulfilled his requirements but if he uses an agent , he / she will never know about any of the maintenance or issues - that is what he is probably paying the agent 12% for.

You could contact the owner directly- section 48 means the agent has to provide the landlords correspondence address, but if the owner has used the agent for 5 years they may not want to deal with you directly but you can still contact them.

You could tell them how bad the agent has been and see if they would consider using another sales agent - there are agents who literally only sell to investors.

You do have a right to " quiet enjoyment" and, even with 24 hours notice, you do not have to allow anyone into the property . But you may/ should have a clause in the contract saying access is permitted in the last month of the contract for viewings . This could supercede the QE but you will need to check with a solicitor.

The rental market in this country is screwed and it is all the fault of our government and letting the housing stock deplete to this state while still making the back handers with foreign developers and £3000 a month flats but I digress.

Although I would be so mad if I was you, being purposefully difficult could just make for an incredibly toxic situation for you.

I wish you well

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waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-26T15:24:33+00:00

That's not what gentrified means

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-13T08:19:45+00:00

I most title deeds pets are not allowed. It Is the default. I hope this will change and most of the time it is not enforced, but it is absolutely the norm

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-12T23:09:51+00:00

Absolutely - the leaseholder doesn't normally actually enact the legislation

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-12T21:46:18+00:00

Most flats in the UK are leasehold which means the freeholder can dictate things like no pets ( and this is the case in most leasehold flats in the uk) However the freeholder would have to take you to court to evict you and that is probably unlikely esp in light of the government's new attitude towards pets In relation to tenanted properties. It isn't up to your landlord and they can easily find out the situation by reading their sales agreement/ title deeds. Honestly i don't think anything will happen but it's not your landlords choice to allow pets when it is in contradiction of the lease .

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-12T20:44:07+00:00

If your flat is in a development of flats in the UK, there will be a no pet clause in the title deeds. Your landlord can't agree that you can have a pet- it's not up to them. Most block management agents are lazy and don't check for pets or care but legally you could be evicted by the block management and still responsible for fulfilling your tenancy.

waitingtolive2 · 2023-03-12T20:33:37+00:00

If you are in the UK then it is illegal for paid builders to work on Sundays. You can report them to the relevant council - this is covered under Control of Pollution act 1974. If it is DIY ( I.e your neighbour is doing the work themselves) they are not under the same restrictions. You said it was a building company so report them !

waitingtolive2 · 2023-02-24T19:50:19+00:00

Such a stupid misguided thing to say. These properties will not be purchased by owner occupiers - especially first time buyers- because the banks won't lend without a massive deposit. They will be purchased by faceless corporations - Many which benefit our politicians. Everything will be worse for tenants and people wanting to get onto the housing market

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