Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Leaks from upstairs flat. Advice please
So my question is where do I stand in this. I have had my lot. What can I do. He can come back and easily get another bodge job done. Maybe I need to get someone in to assess the water damage to my llovely flat.
Any advice gladly received, thanks
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Permalink Reply by tigha on
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I don't really want that stress. Can I legally check he has repaired his flat to my satisfaction., or can I say I want to organise who repairs it, so I know it's done properly
Who do I need to contact to check water damage to my property
Sorry but I'm totally at a loss here, and I think I'm being taken advantage of
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Permalink Reply by EMC2 on
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John is right, it's really easy, there should be next to zero stress- for you anyway.
Three floods and two leaks in eight years is outrageously out of order. Your "upstairs owner", aka absentee landlord, aka a business renting accommodation, is having a laugh, at your expense.
At the very least claim back the last episode's cost. I once successfully sued the Council over a parking ticket, getting a cheque for over £300. It's a little bit of a faff but no more than booking a flight, it cost c£45 (did, not sure now) which you can also claim back from the business upstairs - they will have to submit a defence (seems from what you say they've not got a leg to stand on) and if they don't submit one after a couple of weeks (Haringey didn't) you can request "Judgement" online, which would be automatically granted- following which you can set the Court Bailiffs on him/her, which I had once had the pleasure of threatening Head of Parking, Haringey with... Do it on-line here
Turn the tables. You should to send an invoice of the cost of your repairs to the owner first with a period to pay, advising you'll take action to reclaim your costs if they do not respond. You can bill them a reasonable amount for your time sorting it out/suing them too...
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Permalink Reply by Rob H on
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John and Eugene are dead right, you need to hit him where it hurts to stop it happening again, these guys only understand one language £. You'll be less stressed if it's sorted properly knowing that it won't happen again. Best of luck.
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there is some advice available online like this
https://www.lease-advice.org/article/water-is-leaking-from-my-neigh...
You might want to get in touch with the managing agent(assuming leaseholds) to query your ability to claim under the buildings insurance which normally covers this kind of thing. It may result in increased premiums but at least you won't have to bear all the cost. Get the water damage assessed along with a quote for refurbishment. Don't skimp, go for quality.
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I would agree with Philip that you should look to the buildings insurance and also ask the Landlord upstairs to pay the excess on the claim. You don't actually mention if you paid for the damage previously. It may be too late to claim against the insurance if repairs have already been completed in which case you send the other Landlord the bill and if they refuse to pay, then take it to small claims.
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Thanks for all your helpful advice, much appreciated. yes this is the end of it
he did pay up for the last extensive damage,and arrange to get my other ceilings repaired after duress. He is actually a nice guy,but clearly totally irresponsible,and was given his flat by his uncle so maybe why he has no concept of value
Well I definitely need to ring my insurance company first thing and get them to access my flat and see if any longterm damage has been done. The owner is going to get a bit of a shock when he gets back to uk this wkend. As many know, I can be very patient, but Icertainly am no walk over
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Sounds like progress. I would add it is not your insurance which should pay for this, rather the owner of the leaking flat, or their insurance company if they are insured for damage to neghbouring properties as a result of the flat leaking.
If you or your insurance company arranges for the works and bills the owner, make sure they have professional indemnity, public liability, contractors all risk and non negligence insurance for starters. Should a contractor undertake works which either create problems during the process of their works or as a result later of their works, you or the adjoining owner can further claim against their insurance should the contractor be either negligent or unlucky.
It may also be that your insurance company claims against his without causing your premium to increase as all their costs are either covered by the offending party or their insurance company.
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