From: Daytona 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Short assured tenancy-repairs
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:59:05 +0000

"Nebulous"  wrote:

>
>"Daytona"  wrote in message
>>
>> They have simply copied Section 11(1)b (L&T85) into the contract, but
>> omitted Section 11(1)c. It makes no difference as no contract can
>> reduce a parties legal rights below that of the underlying law.
>>
>
>You've hit it spot on. The wording is exactly the same as 11(1)b but they
>have tacked 11(1)c onto the end of it. So it reads electricity), or  the
>installations in the dwelling-house for space heating and heating water. So
>it has reversed the meaning.

Oh ffs, a cut'n'paste solicitor who can't even cut'n'paste correctly
and hasn't got the intelligence to buy a standard contract and claim
it as their own work. Dunno whether to laugh or cry.....

>Anyway she spoke to the landlord today and he hadn't read it. He agreed to
>change it and accepts he is responsible for maintaining everything he
>supplied.

Glad to here it. At least she knows of a good source of information on
these issues. Hope she enjoys herself!

Daytona