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Boarded Up Window After Attempted burglary

filmcritic
filmcritic Posts: 17 Forumite
in House buying, renting & selling
Hi,Anyone know where i stand legally after attempted burglary left wooden window frame damaged beyond repair.The window has been boarded up but landlord so far not happy with quotes he has received for replacement frame so is continuing to source more.Soon coming up to 3 weeks since the attempted burglary so am just wondering if i have any legal rights?Is the boarded window classed ok for insurance purposes?

Thanks in advance

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  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
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    Welcome! :) Contact Environmental Health, they can enforce repairing obligations on your landlord.
    Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    Is 3 weeks an unreasonable time...when we ordered new windows it took 4 weeks for them to be made?

    our insurance company were aware of the tempory boarding and as it had been done by their approved person I assumed all to be ok.
    frugal October...£41.82 of £40 food shopping spend for the 2 of us!

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  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    filmcritic wrote: »
    so am just wondering if i have any legal rights?

    Which of your rights is being infringed?
  • tbs624
    tbs624 Posts: 10,816 Forumite
    How securely boarded is it?

    Which window, given that the boarding will leave the room darkened and possibly without the means of adequate ventilation?
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