Thanks for your reply.. This really confuses me. I'm the disabled one with ill health. I'm the one who gets high rate care. I claim contributory ESA and I would be adding a claim for IR ESA based on my contributory claim. It's because of my Cont ESA the DWP sent me a form to claim IR ESA. Why would my partner need to be claiming benefits? I wish DWP would be more transparent regarding the rules! They make it read as though because he cares for me and I receive HR DLA for care, they would disregarded his hours.. Clear as mud DWP!!! Thanks again..

Hi, I already claim Contribution Based ESA and I'm in the support group. I also get DLA high rate care and mobility. DWP sent me a letter with a new form suggesting I claim Inome related ESA. This in the main is fine as we have no assets savings etc. I get an occupational pension but it's not a lot. However, my partner manages his own company and because he cares for me a lot only works around 25-28 hours a week and pays himself minimum wage. I'm concerned about the 24 hour rule. I read the info regarding the rule and is it right that because I get high rate care and he cares for me a lot his work may be disregarded? Thanks for your help..

I think its time for her to get Social Services on the case. I think at times they carry more weight than OTs. She can self refer.

t_ony............. I am really sorry to hijack your thread but it seems silly to start a new one! I have had a debt being chased for a while, passed to a few DCAs. Now with Mackenzie Hall. I am sure this debt is statute barred, but only 99% sure. Is there a way I can find out from them when the last payment was made? It must have been 6, even 7 yrs ago and was supposed to be settled by my exhusband but he says he has never made a payment. Was a credit card that he used as a 2nd card holder but in my name. My other question is why has this not gone to CCJ yet? What are they waiting for? Thanks for replies. I appreciate them.

I'm sure thats the case but its very unfair and the situation needs to be reviewed. While a tenant you are worried about pushing in case you are given notice which is exactly what happened to us, and a claim after leaving won't work either you say. Why? I've seen numerous references on this site advising not to hold back part of the rent despite the fact you probably should do as the LL may terminate. What justice does a tenant have?? The principal part of this to me is huge. My four children lived like this because the LL strung us along and had us believing it would be sorted. Lo and behold, a little pushing from us and we're out!!!

The compensation would be for not having full use of the bathroom for the last 6 months of the Tenancy. This was the only bathroom and the shower was 'over bath' and so also unusable. We could only bath in 6 inches of water. Has anybody had a successful court claim for unsanitary bathrooms?? Also, if we have proof of a professional clean at check out, can the owners just decide it's 'not to their standards' ? Thanks Claire

Hi, Any help would be appreciated thank you! Story - we moved in to 4 bed house 2 adults and 4 children in July 2007. The Landlord has a history of doing repairs themselves, often to a poor standard and requiring further repair. End of Jan 2010 the silicone kept breaking down in the bathroon which was very basic anyway and by their own admission neede replacing but it was usable. Plumber comes week later to do repair and as he pulls off the remaining silicone a large gap appears and he said that it wasn't worth repairing. The bath was too far away from the wall and it needed replacing ASAP. He does a quote for either repositioning the bath or a new suite and we wait................ A few weeks pass of us only being able to bath in 6 inches of water as this is the only bathroon and we ask whats going on. Waiting for a reply say the LA. We wait............... We get wind from a neighbour that financially the Lanlords are not so good financially and so we decide to be patient. A few weeks later we push again and apprently the quote has been lost. They ask the same plumber to come. He was busy and couldn't get to us for 10 days. He does another quote. Inspection comes we ask them to get it sorted. The bathroom is disgusting. We have pics to prove. After I fall out of bath (I have MS and showers are safer, but unusable here) we push hard and lo and behold we get notice to terminate on the 21st May to be out by 31st August. At final check out, despite professionals coming in and receipts held for Oven, house, carpets, hedges and a professional weed killer - we even painted the front bedroom! They want all of our deposit as according to them the clean is not satisfactory. There is one stain on a bedroom carpet, we were 6 people there for 3 yrs!! We've obviously told them where to go and that TDS it is if they don't see sense. Is it worth going to County Court for a claim for costs due to bathroom? Will TDS loof favourably on us as all receipts are present with email correspondance and pics after clean make the place look A1 because it was. At check out, the owners mother even had the cheek to say that they would replace the bathroom now we were out. I believe they want our deposit for the bathroom. What doyou think? Sorry its long......... Thanks CMG2000

Hi, I have a Renault Espace and yes, ghess what, the engine is knackered I've read countless tales of other Espace owners suffering the same ill fate, after I already paid for a new Turbo last year. Renaults answer is to pay 30% of 6500.00. Not good enough and I want to go to the SMMT. Does anyone have dealings with these? I'd be really interested to hear your experiences and any tips for my approach to them. Thanks in advance, Claire.