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key broken in lock. who pays locksmith, landlord or me?

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  • judybear_2
    judybear_2 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Thank you for all your help and advice.
    We decided to wait until I had finished work and see if I could get in from the other side before calling out a locksmith - and I could. Horay!
    The bit that snapped off his key is very small luckily and my key works fine.
    I'll remind the landlord that we would like him to check the lock - as I asked twice and he never did - incase it is the fault of the lock rather than the key and we don't want it to happen again.
  • paye
    paye Posts: 449 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 20 November 2013 at 10:33PM
    WD-40 should fix it!!!
    Save Save Save:o

    SPC 593 paye:o
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    If you remove the lock as per the video, the snapped off bit may push straight through with a paper clip with some jiggling with the key in the other side turning the cam.
    Be happy...;)
  • iammumtoone
    iammumtoone Posts: 6,377 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    sometimes spam is a good thing :D

    the above post has bumped up this thread and I know know how to change the lock on my door which has been dodgy for a while. I was putting if off as I thought it would be complicated/expensive.
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