is it law for landlords to put heating in a house

[junemc]

iv been living in my private rened house for just under 2 years. there is no heating in the house what so ever when i took the house the landlord gave me 2 electric heaters from 1 of his other properties. they cost a fortune to run and did not heat the house in the way which was needed the heaters have now broke and i bought halogen heaters but they also cost alot and dont provide enough heat. i have asked my landlord several times if he could put proper heating in it would have to be storage heaters as there is no gas but he just doesnt seem bothered. im just wondering if by law he has to.

[jen78]

Provided he provides some form of heating that is adequate I wouldn't have thought so.

A permenant heat source is preferable but it doesn't have to be cost effective to suit the tenant as such providing it isn't unreasonably extortionate in proportion to the letting.

If your Landlord won't budge then you could try the local council

http://www.landlordlaw.co.uk/page.ihtml?id=170 &step=2

Or get the Citizen's Advice Bureau to help you approach him but being realistic it may be better to move to somewhere with proper heating rather than get in to dispute with your landlord, especially if it's been the same for 2 years.

[terambulan]

You dont have to rent this property.....find somewhere else to live.

[junemc]

i posted this question for some advice not to be insulted so thank you for the first and fourth answer they were quite helpful as for the second and third get a life ur supposed to post advice not insults you do not know the full story so please keep your insults to yourselves. i was just looking for advice to find out if its the law because i wasnt sure not because im stupid as the fouth message was implying (for your information i furnished the house myself so yes i do have a fridge! i came on this because i thought id get some feed back form nice people not ones that dont have a life and insult people so i dont think il be using this site again!!