Locating a landlord

[StevieBee]

Brief background....

The house next to my Mum's is a rental. The landord used to live there but moved to Spain several years ago and rents it out to a woman who has no interest in the basic upkeep of the property whatsoever.

The fence between my Mum's garden and theirs is their responsibility and in dire need of replacing. Panels regularly blow out and some of the concrete posts are held in place only by vegetation. I'd go as far as saying it's actually dangerous.

Mum spoke to the tenant who said 'it's nothing to do with her' and won't let us have the landlord's contact details.

So, how does one go about finding the landlord and is there anything we can do to force the improvements needed?

Thanks in advance!

[Eleven]

StevieBee said:

Brief background....

The house next to my Mum's is a rental. The landord used to live there but moved to Spain several years ago and rents it out to a woman who has no interest in the basic upkeep of the property whatsoever.

The fence between my Mum's garden and theirs is their responsibility and in dire need of replacing. Panels regularly blow out and some of the concrete posts are held in place only by vegetation. I'd go as far as saying it's actually dangerous.

Mum spoke to the tenant who said 'it's nothing to do with her' and won't let us have the landlord's contact details.

So, how does one go about finding the landlord and is there anything we can do to force the improvements needed?

Thanks in advance!

Check the Land Registry for the landlord's postal address. This may of course be the property address. Write to the landlord at the stated address.

[mcflurry]

StevieBee said:

So, how does one go about finding the landlord and is there anything we can do to force the improvements needed?

TBH, even once you've found the landlord, if he doesn't want to fix the fence there's not a huge amount you can do about it, short of fixing it yourself

[Dr Interceptor]

There's no obligation under law to fence your properties boundary, so if the landlord wanted, he could just take down the fence and leave it open. He's also within his right to let his existing fence rot away.

You can try sending a letter, but if he replaces the fence, it's out of his own good will.

Ultimately, if you want a new fence, you may have to erect your own, on your property, just your side of the boundary.

[StevieBee]

Cheers Chaps!

[Googie]

As above but if there is a managing agent -likely in this case-and you have their details I would speak with them as you are unlikelyy to get much change front a LL based in Spain