Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 11:43 Tim you are quite right as I have already said about taking advice here, you need to check the official version. This is what I have found about the front...
I think it is incumbent on us all to make sure the fire safety is done properly and to check the checks are done as we have a duty of care to our tenants morally and legally. No cutting corners...
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19:47 I think you should finish the sentence then it is clear what i am saying. The law stands for all flats regardless of height i.e. they must be inspected and...
Reply to the comment left by rita chawla at 20:30 Hi Rita, that sounds pretty comprehensive. If the Front door is not mentioned then it would seem it is part of the block responsibility. In our flats the lease clearly...
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20It doesn’t matter how many floors there are the law stands for all flats. The difference is if the building is more than 11 metres high the inspection periods...
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20It doesn’t matter how many floors there are the law stands for all flats. The difference is if the building is more than 11 metres high the inspection periods...
Hi Rita, i had an email notification that you had posted I could just see in the email a snippet of your post and I gather it is not in your lease that your entrance door is demised to you....
Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 15/07/2026 - 10:28Not good advice. The UK rules are very strict. Get it wrong and there could be a manslaughter case. Please read the law
Firstly you should check your lease to ascertain whether your flat entrance door is demised to you. If it isn’t in the lease it is the Managing Agent that has to organise all the work. Fire survey, contractors etc. if...
Wonder where you are Cautious landlord. My student granddaughter pays £100 a week for a minuscule single room, shared house of 5 and has to pay all through the summer, i.e. 52 weeks a year. this is Durham not exactly...
Vote for UKIP but they will never get in, it is an impossibility so whatever they promise it won't happen, Then you may have to live with the wrong party getting in. Labour and Lib.Dem. are not landlord friendly parties....
Reply to the comment left by "Luke P" at "20/04/2017 - 16:52": If the do not vote tory campaign some here are advocating were to succeed. I really dread living with the consequences. A labour government, a coalition government, nightmare....
Reply to the comment left by "Dr Rosalind Beck" at "20/04/2017 - 09:14": If "we" put up a candidate in any given area, if only landlords in that area voted for the candidate they would have no chance of getting...
J Moodie, you do not have to convince me of the stupidity and unfairness of S24. I totally get it, as would a 10 year old and it is completely wrong. It's just that the general public will not look...
Reply to the comment left by "Peter Fredericks" at "19/04/2017 - 14:13": I cannot really see any party backing landlords, it would not be to their advantage, when landlords are generally seen by the public as money, grabbing, baddies. Can...
Reply to the comment left by "Dr Rosalind Beck" at "19/04/2017 - 08:06": It seems there is no party that is landlord friendly. Therefore we should all vote unselfishly, for the party that we think at the present time is...
Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 20/07/2026 - 11:43
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 11:43 Tim you are quite right as I have already said about taking advice here, you need to check the official version. This is what I have found about the front...
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I think it is incumbent on us all to make sure the fire safety is done properly and to check the checks are done as we have a duty of care to our tenants morally and legally. No cutting corners...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:47
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19:47 I think you should finish the sentence then it is clear what i am saying. The law stands for all flats regardless of height i.e. they must be inspected and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by rita chawla at 19/07/2026 - 20:30
Reply to the comment left by rita chawla at 20:30 Hi Rita, that sounds pretty comprehensive. If the Front door is not mentioned then it would seem it is part of the block responsibility. In our flats the lease clearly...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20It doesn’t matter how many floors there are the law stands for all flats. The difference is if the building is more than 11 metres high the inspection periods...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20
Reply to the comment left by Tim Peters at 19/07/2026 - 19:20It doesn’t matter how many floors there are the law stands for all flats. The difference is if the building is more than 11 metres high the inspection periods...
Read More →19th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hi Rita, i had an email notification that you had posted I could just see in the email a snippet of your post and I gather it is not in your lease that your entrance door is demised to you....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lucy McKenna at 18/07/2026 - 11:29
I should have said The board in conjunction with the managing agent, or in other cases the landlord, the RTM company or the person of Responsibility.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 15/07/2026 - 10:28
Reply to the comment left by Disgrunteld Landlady at 15/07/2026 - 10:28Not good advice. The UK rules are very strict. Get it wrong and there could be a manslaughter case. Please read the law
Read More →18th July 2026, 2 weeks ago
Firstly you should check your lease to ascertain whether your flat entrance door is demised to you. If it isn’t in the lease it is the Managing Agent that has to organise all the work. Fire survey, contractors etc. if...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Carol Moscardini at 26/08/2023 - 10:17
For free advice you could contact the Leasehold Advisory Service, government backed. They have been very helpful on RTM and freehold matters.
Read More →2nd May 2017, 9 years ago
Wonder where you are Cautious landlord. My student granddaughter pays £100 a week for a minuscule single room, shared house of 5 and has to pay all through the summer, i.e. 52 weeks a year. this is Durham not exactly...
Read More →23rd April 2017, 9 years ago
Vote for UKIP but they will never get in, it is an impossibility so whatever they promise it won't happen, Then you may have to live with the wrong party getting in. Labour and Lib.Dem. are not landlord friendly parties....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Luke P at 20/04/2017 - 16:52
Reply to the comment left by "Luke P" at "20/04/2017 - 16:52": If the do not vote tory campaign some here are advocating were to succeed. I really dread living with the consequences. A labour government, a coalition government, nightmare....
Read More →Reply to comment left by Colin Dartnell at 20/04/2017 - 09:15
Reply to the comment left by "Colin Dartnell" at "20/04/2017 - 09:15": Spot on.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr Rosalind Beck at 20/04/2017 - 09:14
Reply to the comment left by "Dr Rosalind Beck" at "20/04/2017 - 09:14": If "we" put up a candidate in any given area, if only landlords in that area voted for the candidate they would have no chance of getting...
Read More →19th April 2017, 9 years ago
J Moodie, you do not have to convince me of the stupidity and unfairness of S24. I totally get it, as would a 10 year old and it is completely wrong. It's just that the general public will not look...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Peter Fredericks at 19/04/2017 - 14:13
Reply to the comment left by "Peter Fredericks" at "19/04/2017 - 14:13": I cannot really see any party backing landlords, it would not be to their advantage, when landlords are generally seen by the public as money, grabbing, baddies. Can...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dr Rosalind Beck at 19/04/2017 - 08:06
Reply to the comment left by "Dr Rosalind Beck" at "19/04/2017 - 08:06": It seems there is no party that is landlord friendly. Therefore we should all vote unselfishly, for the party that we think at the present time is...
Read More →Reply to comment left by LS at 18/04/2017 - 18:23
Reply to the comment left by "LS " at "18/04/2017 - 18:23": I am thinking this is a No because we don't check our shower heads etc in our flat.
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