Grey area of accidental damage...help!

poppysarah

Repair this. But do a full inspection of the rest of the property (especially kitchen hinges) to make sure nothing else could possible fall off.

MDE

It's accidental damage/ fair wear and tear- end of!

If the hinge has actually ripped out the unit carcass, as opposed to off the door, either use one of the repair plates above that eco-friendly has linked to or change the whole unit carcass- they're not pricey, its the doors that cost and they can be transferred.

It would be prudent to check the other hinges as well though whilst you were there.

Googler_2-2

Think I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and get sort it out - and get the others checked just to make sure! I think they are a bit on the heavy handed side though - so I can always give them notice if things keep "breaking"!

Thanks for some really useful advice.

westlondonbuyer

The big costs to landlords come from voids and from agency fees and wear and tear resulting from constant tenant renewals, rather than incidental repairs.

If you have a tenant who pays rent on time and is personable, and appears to take care of your property (I appreciate you obviously have doubts about yours), it's usually worth taking a hit on smaller things. A stitch in time saves nine and all that.

When I was working abroad, I let my flat to a girl who blew up two microwaves, and I replaced them both without quibble even though I was secretly furious. Cost of 2 microwaves £190; cost of new tenancy arrangements £400+

geoffky

Googler wrote: »

Think I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and get sort it out - and get the others checked just to make sure! I think they are a bit on the heavy handed side though - so I can always give them notice if things keep "breaking"!

Thanks for some really useful advice.

Think how many things have broken in your own house over the years...same apply s here...kicking someone out on the street because
they have broken things through normal wear and tear is i am afraid a bit rackmanish...

accidental landlord ?????

iB1

westlondonbuyer wrote: »

When I was working abroad, I let my flat to a girl who blew up two microwaves, and I replaced them both without quibble even though I was secretly furious. Cost of 2 microwaves £190; cost of new tenancy arrangements £400+

How do you blow up microwaves? :eek:

westlondonbuyer

Search me, but she managed it. Twice. I suspect putting items to cook or defrost without checking whether their containers were suitable.

She also put an electric kettle on the hob to boil and melted it! Luckily she didn't try to pass that one off as mechanical failure

Ankatden

westlondonbuyer wrote: »

Search me, but she managed it. Twice. I suspect putting items to cook or defrost without checking whether their containers were suitable.

She also put an electric kettle on the hob to boil and melted it! Luckily she didn't try to pass that one off as mechanical failure

I the US the 1st question asked would be "Is she Blonde".

westlondonbuyer

:rotfl:She wasn't blonde. To be fair to her, she was American, and they go in for hob-kettles over there, perhaps because they don't drink tea the way we do.

BitterAndTwisted

My American friends were fascinated by the concept of an electric kettle. Strange that they don't have them when they seem to have everything else including stuff you couldn't dream of actually wanting or needing.