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New Fri 4 Oct 13 12:25 
 Landlord advice - sooty123
The chimney in my property needs sweeping now in the agreement it says it is the tenants responsibilty. But cropping up in converstion with someone I've looked at the act covering such agreements and by my reading of it, it's the Landlord's. Can the agreement overule an act of parliament?

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/70
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 12:28 
 Landlord advice - Manatee
I'm not reading that lot. Where is it?
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 12:33 
 Landlord advice - sooty123
Sorry I should have said it's in section 11. Space heating systems and water heating systems I think it's called, to be kept in good working order. Wording to my mind is the same that covers servicing the boiler.
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 12:54 
 Landlord advice - Manatee
Is yours a short term lease, to which Section 11 applies? I have endeavoured to understand that but I can only find what to me is ambiguous guidance.

There is a non-authoritative view here that you are right.

www.jklettings.co.uk/who-responsible-for-having-the-chimney-swept-in-a-rental-property/
Last edited by: Manatee on Fri 4 Oct 13 at 12:54
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 13:20 
 Landlord advice - sooty123
It is a short term let yes. I found that link too googling. It seemed a bit more clear cut to me, but then naturally it would, but I don't think I'm being too baised or misreading it. Boilers are serviced under that section, so I don't see how chimnies wouldn't be?
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 14:38 
 Landlord advice - Dutchie
I would think if it is a rented property the owner is responsible for the chimney sweep.Land Lord sounds like something of the dark ages.
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 15:31 
 Landlord advice - Zero
with your name? get up there and do it yourself.
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 21:58 
 Landlord advice - MD
Don't give him the Brush off Zeddo. No call for it..........
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:06 
 Landlord advice - Robin O'Reliant
>> Don't give him the Brush off Zeddo. No call for it..........
>>

Come on now, there's no smoke without fire...
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:08 
 Landlord advice - MD
Don't get yer bristle's in a twist RR
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:12 
 Landlord advice - Dog
Perhaps sooty requires a flue jab.

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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:15 
 Landlord advice - Runfer D'Hills
I used to have a chimney sweeping brush. Well, I think that's what it was anyway and that's what I used it for. It was kind of a stiff black Gonk on the end of a long coil of wire. Used it to clear drains too but never on the same day as shoving it up the chimney. Wouldn't have seemed right somehow.
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:17 
 Landlord advice - MD
No well that other stuff doesn't go uphill too well.
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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:20 
 Landlord advice - Zero
You don't know the difference between a loo brush and a Chimney sweeps brush, and you wear Green trousers and yellow shoes.


riiiiiiigggghtttt

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New Fri 4 Oct 13 22:24 
 Landlord advice - Runfer D'Hills
Definitely wasn't a bog brush. Had about 20 feet of twisted wire attached to the head. You'd need a hell of a log jam phobia to justify that sitting on a chrome holder in the karsie.
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New Sun 6 Oct 13 21:28 
 Landlord advice - R.P.
Landlord according to that act. Contracts cannot overrule statute law. In the real world I guess it depends where you are with your tenancy and how much you need it. If you're outside your first 6 or 12 month contractual period he can kick you out with two months notice. His responsibility would be tested at an inquest I suppose. :-)
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