Advice on renting

padyjoe

I've just rented a house on 1 year contract. I find the bed- & bathroom shockingly cold, only a rather smallish electric radiator in the bedroom, nothing in the bath. Feeling cold all the time. Is there any way to get out of contract without losing deposit on that reason or we're looking forward to a long time shivering? I don't wanna spend a fortune on heating either, can't afford it.

areyawell

Ring landlord and tell him there's inadequate heating and he should get a heater for room and pull string electronic for bathroom. Will cost him feck all so should be glad to oblige. Is there heating in other rooms?

padyjoe

Thanks for your reply! Separate fireplace and electric combined storage and fan heater in sitting room. Fireplace to small and useless, other one must be heavy on eletricity. Only reasonable heater I have at the moment is a mobile gas one. The cold rooms facing north. I thought it'd be ok but it's not. We've already given a nickname to it: Northpole :-)

hi5

Is your storage heating on a seperate meter, if not its going to be expensive.
I bought a portable kerosene heater for when I dont want to turn the central heating on, great little thing and cheap to run too.

padyjoe

Must be a separate one for it, as I have 2 meters. Well I think the solution will be: mobile heaters.

Dozen Wicked Words

Hope you have Carbon Monoxide detectors around anyway, especially with portable heaters in use.

http://www.carbonmonoxide.ie/

padyjoe

Yes, I do and plenty of ventilation.

RedWolfCQB

AFAIK if you give 28 days notice you should be able to leave without losing your deposit. Have a look at this

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