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Gary Tulie

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I don't believe this government actually has any intention of listening to anyone - the Conservatives have form in this such as the feed in tariff reform consultations of 2011 where they announced the outcome of a public consultation when it still had several weeks to run, then subsequently were defeated in the courts. I believe the underlying attitude of this government is to hold consultations where legally required, then to announce the plans they had already formed before asking the public! Not to say they never listen, but I think the situation is now worse, with Boris Johnson seemingly more interested in ruling by decree whenever he can get away with it rather than collective decision making in cabinet, or God forbid following a full parliamentary debate!

From: Gary Tulie 15 October 2020 11:08 AM

For your C status flats to overcome the mould issue, I would suggest installing a good humidistat controlled single room heat exchange ventilation unit in the most affected room. Should reduce humidity enough to eliminate the conditions required for mould to form.

From: Gary Tulie 02 October 2020 13:24 PM

Re Matthew's comment, one alarming aspect of the law is that the landlord is held liable if the EPC is incorrect which tends most often to occur through inaccuracies in measuring the floor area and volume of the property. Suppose you have a property with an EPC of E, and it turns out on checking that the EPC was inaccurate, and should have been rated F, then the property is unlawfully let and the landlord is held responsible even though as far as they are concerned, they did everything right. In pretty much any other situation, you can rely on the "expert" to get it right and hold them accountable for errors!

From: Gary Tulie 02 October 2020 11:01 AM

I am all for upgrading energy efficiency when feasible and reasonable, but there are going to be some homes which are hard to bring up to a C rating. Potentially you could find some landlords stuck in a trap wherein they don't have and can't get the funds for all the upgrading required, can't continue to rent without, and can't evict without cause. There may also be technical considerations. For example, the only way to upgrade wall insulation on a particular building may be internal dry lining, but the tenant may object to the disruption. What is such a landlord to do? Where possible, I guess take advantage of the currently available grants to upgrade ahead of time. I know there are currently exemptions for listed buildings and buildings which are hard to upgrade, however even so, there are likely to be some landlords who will struggle.

From: Gary Tulie 02 October 2020 10:10 AM

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