Maintenance and Repair
Under
Section 11 Repairs of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, there are a number of statutory implied terms which dictate repair obligations.
The property must be in a reasonable state of repair both internally and externally, and fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy. There should be no dampness either in the form of rising damp, penetration from the outside, or condensation. Statutory and Common Law requires that there should be no unacceptable level of risk to the health or safety of the occupiers and their visitors.
Maintenance and Repair
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Various Acts of Parliament in the form of Housing Acts categorically define that the Landlord is responsible.
Where a Landlord fails in their obligations (or the Tenant claims such) the penalties are as follows
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