How to Combat Mold in a Rented Property
The housing market is a funny place at the moment. With house prices being so high before the recession hit, many people struggled to find a home their could afford. Now that we are in a recession, house prices started to fall, however, because of the recession, it’s almost impossible to get a mortgage.
This combination has led to many rent property rather than buying their own home. It’s not just home owners looking to rent property. Many property investors are buying property with the idea of getting a buy to let mortgage as these tend to be easier to get.
There are actually a number of advantages of renting property over buying. The main one would be that finding a property to rent is easier because there is a wider range compared to houses to buy. The monthly payments for rental property tend to be less than that of a mortgage. Tenants also have the advantage of not having to worry about property maintenance. This work is usually passed onto the landlord.
One problem that is often found in older property is mold and mildew. Even if you don’t have mold if your rental property, if you are part of a block, someoneelse’sproperty could be affecting yours. Because mold can cause serious health issues, you are allowed to request a mold inspection of the property, even if you see no visible signs of mold in your home. If no work is being done to resolve the mold problem, you have the right to stop paying your rent and pay for the work yourself.
Of course you can buy appliances such as dehumidifiers that would solve the problem of ever getting mold in your home. A dehumidifier is able to reduce the levels of humidity in your home back to the normal level, around 40%-60%. Purchasing a simple appliance like this will help to reduce humidity and therefore the chance of getting mold in your home.
A simple weather station won’t be able to tell you how much humidity there is in your home, you’ll have to get a thermohygrometer to get an accurate reading of humidity levels.
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