In fairness the actual property is beautiful and was made more so during our stay (with no help from the landlord). The oil boiler however was decrepid and broke constantly, and we learnt from a previous tenant (that is now a neighbour) that it had never been serviced in over a decade. The landlord prefers to accuse tenants of ‘buying dirty oil’ than to repair it. The pressure gauge is broken and the button markings have rubbed off a long time ago. The landlord refuses to fit a thermostat throughout tenancy. The front stable-style door was so badly fitted and drafty that we had to cover it and not use it. We had consistent mould problems in the bathroom which we kept reporting to no avail for over a year and half - until the slow leak finally gave in to a full bursting of the pipe in the wall. This could have been dealt with when we first reported it by a quick investigation by a plumber.