Is it my responsibility to do basic repairs at the property?

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The first place to check is the tenancy agreement – what does it say you must/will do and what does it say the tenant is responsible for? Your tenant will normally be responsible for small maintenance jobs, such as changing a lightbulb, and for repairing any damage they have caused.

However, and even where the tenancy agreement seeks to say otherwise, the landlord is always responsible in law for the structure and exterior of the property and the installations in the property for the supply of water, gas, electricity, sanitation, space heating, and heating water. But this implied responsibility will not apply until you have been given notice of the need for the repair, following which you have a ‘reasonable time’ to complete it.

This is a complicated area of law, but our landlord law experts can assist if you need support with a disrepair dispute.

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