Are there rules that a UK landlord needs to provide sufficient space heating in a property?
There is no specific legislation regarding this – except that the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 obliges the landlord to maintain the property in a habitable condition. Unfortunately it doesn’t define what ‘habitable’ is! The environmental health officers at your local council use these guidelines to assess if a property is habitable – you might want to contact them. http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/… Your agent must give you the landlords details if you ask in writing. If the energy efficiency sheet doesn’t look like this, it is probably a hoax – let the EHO know http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/… Even if it does look like that, explain your concerns to the EHO, they can verify the figures. Sadly, none of this is likely to be sufficient to terminate your contract early.
