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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

My youngest daughter lives in a rented house owned by a person in the south of England, this property is managed by a company in Stockport, the gas combi boiler has broke down on countless occasions, the repair people say the boiler is leaking water and blowing the gas out, in effect it needs replacing. The landlord is reluctant to fork out for a new boiler so she and her 3 children are being passed from the management co to the repair co like a yoyo, how would you address this ridiculous situation.

Just a word of CAUTION.

If your daughter does decide to bear the cost of a repair or new system she cannot deduct the cost from the rent. All that will do is give the landlord an excuse to issue an eviction order.

Even if she takes the landlord to the Small Claims Court, when she wins her case, which she most surely will, she has still to get the money off the landlord. He can drag that out for years if he’s a mind to. She could send the Bailiffs in but that costs more money.

If via litigation she does get her money the landlord will be looking for revenge so she had better watch out. He will find some way of evicting her.

Her best option is to contact one of the bona fide Housing Associations and get onto their list. With children in a house with no heating, even though winter is all but over, her circumstances should give her some sort of priority.