Burst water pipe at the unit I sub-let!

merchasylum

Not sure if this is in the right place, but I hope someone can help me.

A water pipe has burst at the unit which I sub-let and has leaked approx 2" of water across the entire space. A lot of my equipment had been damaged but none most of it isn't electrical so I'm hoping it can dry out.

The water is on a meter and no one has been at the unit for about a week so theres no real way of knowing how much water has actually leaked as it has appeared to have run out of the roller shutter. So what I was wondering is, does the unit owners building insurance (or similar) cover this type of incident?

And as I sub-let off a guy who is actually letting off the unit owner, where do I stand and what am I actually liable for?

Thanks in advance guys.

Quentin

Whoever pays the water bill will be liable (if it's metered) unless there is insurance cover in place for loss of metered water.