u/DefiantIsland8801

Hey all. I recently moved into a rental property and found my power bills are higher than expected. I traced the issue to the 23 year old hot water cylinder. What I found more concerning was that the TPR valve is also approximately that old, as the manufacturer exited the water heating business in 2002.

After doing some good old googling, I found that TPRs are supposed to be replaced every 5 years. I emailed the property manager requesting that they hire a plumber to replace the valve (and added my concerns about the age of the cylinder as well, though I was highly doubtful they'd do anything about that). Of course, they've replied saying that if I'm not reporting any operational issues I can go pound sand (to paraphrase). It's true that I can't see any leaks or anything, but is the age of the valve itself not a safety risk? Or am I overreacting?

I just want to check whether this is worth digging my heels in about or not. My biggest issue here isn't the high power bills (though that is infuriating), it's safety. Thank you everyone.

Hello all. My former flatmates and I recently moved out of a property, and the landlords want to deduct from the bond due to damage. My flatmates were in the main house where the alleged damage occurred; I lived in a granny flat on the property. We were all on the same tenancy agreement (to be clear we're all legally classed as tenants, I'm using "flatmates" here in a casual, not legal sense). The landlords have stated there was no damage to my granny flat, however because they're going through the tribunal process with the flatmates my bond can't be refunded until that's settled.

I understand that because we were on the same tenancy agreement, legally I am liable for the damage as well. Thankfully I'm on good terms with my former flatmates, and I'm not concerned that they'll try to screw me by deducting from my portion of the bond – that would be a different situation. I'm wondering if it would be viable to request a partial bond refund for my portion of the bond, as I think I will be able to get all parties to sign. If I did that, would it interfere with the flatmates' tribunal hearing in any way? I can't work out whether this is an appropriate use of this form, if there's another option I should look at, or if I just need to be patient and wait for the dispute to be settled.

Cheers guys.

PS sorry if I've misused any terminology.