Wilsons in court again

andygb

Rick62 wrote: »

Surely accidental damage should be covered by the landlords insurance anyway? Both Towergate and Legal & General (two leading BTL insurers) automatically cover accidental damage to sanitoryware.

So either the wilsons are trying to claim twice or they haven't got appropriate insurance.

Ah but that would almost be suggesting that the Wilsons are criminals, no?;)

andygb

The property concerned in Spence Close Hawkinge, has a probable current value of £125000 to £150000. It is quite an ordinary semi detached house, in an area which is not particularly sought after.
Peach bathroom suites are probably the norm, as are Mocha, Avocado and Baby Blue.

hoggums

Probably a sign of their current financial position. I'm sure a few years ago when they were wasting copious amounts of money on three legged race horses, £3k wouldn't have been worth the bother on a claim they had a 50% chance at best of winning.

Now it looks like they're scraping the barrell for those last few pence to pay those hefty mortgage interest charges.

Zandoni

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Where on earth does it say this anywhere?

"Oh, he's making it up as he goes along" :eek:

The clue is in the word PEACH, it would have been fitted when the house was new and another clue would be in the word DISCONTINUED.

me_eevie

I have a peach bathroom suite with the cistern lid in perfect order --- I am wondering if there is an opportunity here - perhaps a listing on ebay ....

BREAKING FOR SPARES - Peach bathroom suite

What do you think???

:rotfl:

avantra

Zandoni

me_eevie wrote: »

I have a peach bathroom suite with the cistern lid in perfect order --- I am wondering if there is an opportunity here - perhaps a listing on ebay ....

BREAKING FOR SPARES - Peach bathroom suite

What do you think???

:rotfl:

Sounds like a plan

Max_Headroom_3

Rick62 wrote: »

Surely accidental damage should be covered by the landlords insurance anyway? Both Towergate and Legal & General (two leading BTL insurers) automatically cover accidental damage to sanitoryware.

Sticking my head in the noose clearly, but it's well established that tenants are responsible for any damage they do, and rightly so.

leveller2911

Harry_Powell wrote: »

Actually, after reading the article, it seems that the tenants and their parents have tried to find a matching lid and the Wilsons have also tried their best to find one too. The article states that the range has been 'discontinued', which suggests that it's a relatively new installation (if it was 50 years old, they wouldn't have needed to mention that it had been discontinued), so it does make me think that the Wilsons have a decent case.

Why should they put up with having a mismatched bathroom set, it certainly wasn't the Wilson's fault that the tenants broke the lid. £3k is probably quite reasonable to have a bathroom removed and a new one refitted - and we're not talking top of the range suite here either.

If I rented out a property, I wouldn't want it to deteriorate over time with mismatched fixtures and fittings. Wear and tear is one thing, but damage is another. Had the couple found a replacement lid then the Wilsons would have happily let them simply replace that.

Like to think im an easy going chap, balanced views ,but If someone has a buy to let then any sensible person would factor in the need for maintenance etc within the rent they charge.

So ,yes I think Harrys having a giraffe.....:D or he's hit the sauce bottle.

MissMoneypenny

me_eevie wrote: »

I have a peach bathroom suite with the cistern lid in perfect order --- I am wondering if there is an opportunity here - perhaps a listing on ebay ....

BREAKING FOR SPARES - Peach bathroom suite

What do you think???

:rotfl:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MISTY-PEACH-LOW-LEVEL-PLASTIC-TOILET-CISTERN-CCD42MP_W0QQitemZ220391262974QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ?hash=item335057cafe&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14