UK Landlord Forum / Life

Hi all,

I have a bit of a dirty and messy family living in my rental house. I have 3 issues

1- The kitchen was new when they moved in 7 years ago. Now it looks like this and also they are saying that the hinges are lose etc. Basically they are pushing for a new kitchen. Is this normal wear and tear ?

2- They have said that they had mice and I stressed how they should keep everything clean. They do not. When I went to visit there were crumbs and general dirt on the floor, in between appliances, in front of the skirting boards etc. How can I fix this ? I put mice traps, closed any gaps (could not really seal all the tiny holes in the skirting boards), but they are saying I should be closing gaps that are usual house gaps. i.e. they want me to close the gap between the oven and the cupboards or the washing machine and the fridge. What am I supposed to do?

3- They are saying that the oven gets hot and the cupboards near it get warm. Again the oven is dirty inside and I wonder if that causes the surrounding cupboards to get warm as they say. They also said that they cannot see the temperature in the oven because the "sticker" that shows the temperature has rubbed off. Should they not have told me about this when they first saw this happening?

 

Thanks all

Why not serve notice, s21,  no reason required. Then you can assess if a new kitchen is needed. I would expect far more than 7 years before a full replacement was done. I would consider it money wasted to do more than necessary repairs while tenants like that are living there. Have they tried using a screw driver on the hinges?

I don't have any kind of temperature sticker on my own oven, or in  any of the rentals. Are they saying the oven thermostat is faulty? I would get that checked out as it could be a fire risk.