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Conservatory Roof Leaks and Company has now gone Bankrupt

Apologies if this is covered elsewhere or in the wrong area of this forum:

A few years back we had a conservatory fitted.

Recently following some strong winds we noticed that roof is leaking around the area of the opening roof light.

I have tried to contact the company that fitted the conservatory but it has gone bankrupt.

Do I have to pay to repair the leaking roof or do I have other options?

Many thanks for reading. :j

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  • derrick
    derrick Posts: 7,424 Forumite
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    Did you pay for ANY of it via finance? And how many years is "a few"?

    If so then Section 75 is your friend.

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    Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition


  • No, i didn't pay any finance.

    I believe the conservatory came with a ten year guarantee and we have only had it about 5 years.
  • PZH
    PZH Posts: 1,599 Forumite
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    Rodweiller wrote: »
    No, i didn't pay any finance.

    I believe the conservatory came with a ten year guarantee and we have only had it about 5 years.

    Did you use a Credit Card to make ANY of the payment ?

    Also, check the Warranty - it may be underwritten by a company still in business ?
    “That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.”
  • derrick
    derrick Posts: 7,424 Forumite
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    Finance includes credit cards as mentioned by phoodles and eluded to in my post above, as finance includes CC's.

    For future reference, any purchase over £100. should have at least £1. put onto a credit card for exactly this occurrence as it will give you protection under S75.

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    Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition


  • no we didnt use credit card for any part of the purchase, but I will from now on.
  • Flyboy152
    Flyboy152 Posts: 17,118 Forumite
    Rodweiller wrote: »
    no we didnt use credit card for any part of the purchase, but I will from now on.

    If the leak is as a result of storm damage, your household insurance may cover it.
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