Social fitted accessible shower for elderly dad - whos responsible for repairs?

maman

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

Check with the Housing Association and with his insurer but I'm almost certain its for your Dad to pay out.
If hes got more than enough money to pay for it then I dont see what the problem is.

I often marvel at some of the daft comments on some boards but I got the feeling here that OP was looking for someone/anyone to pay for the repair rather than his dad.

dandelionclock30

Things do have a lifespan, and they wear out. Unless it was a faulty unit or fitting which would have shown up quickly I would think, then its wear and tear.
My water heater broke down and was leaking so I had to get it repaired myself and pay myself as the homeowner.
Part of owning a property is taking responsibilty for repairs and most people realize this. I find it hard to believe that they would think others would pay when it clearly the Dads responsibilty.

Maz

Don't know about where you are paulfoel but where I live and SS are involved they generally do a financial assessment for care needs and if a person is deemed to have sufficient funds they have to contribute to living and care needs. Which is only fair I think. I'm sure SS will be able to guide your Dad on this one.

jazabelle

There is such a thing called a Home Repair Loan, which it normally sits with whoever carries out Disabled Facilities Grants.

It's unusual for either to sit with Social Services, it's normally the borough/city council, however because Social Services provide the assessment, a lot of people do think the grants come from them. So do double check that.

Usually Home Repair Loans are for pretty major projects, but it's still worth asking.

missbiggles1

I really can't see why it's anybody other than your father's responsibility to have it mended if he can afford to do so - why try to get money from a pot that's there for the really needy?

(My comment about mending it yourself assumed that it was something like needing to replace the silicone rather than a major rebuild.)

Savvy_Sue

Svenena wrote: »

I'm in the process of buying a shared ownership property, and from what I've read (which is lots), repairs and maintenance generally fall almost exclusively to the part-owner and not to the housing association. It's one of the major downsides of shared ownership, but you know what you're going into when you buy into these schemes (assuming you read before signing things), so can't really complain.

He should check his lease - that's where it will set out who is responsible for what.

I used to work for an HA, and yes, repairs on shared ownership properties were definitely down to the tenant / owner, as were repairs on anything not installed by the HA.

jazabelle wrote: »

There is such a thing called a Home Repair Loan, which it normally sits with whoever carries out Disabled Facilities Grants.

It's unusual for either to sit with Social Services, it's normally the borough/city council, however because Social Services provide the assessment, a lot of people do think the grants come from them. So do double check that.

Usually Home Repair Loans are for pretty major projects, but it's still worth asking.

To be fair, if the kitchen ceiling's got to come down for the track and trace, that's a fairly major project in my book ...

OP, I'd do pretty much anything to avoid taking the kitchen ceiling down if it hasn't GOT to come down. That's speaking as someone whose shower leaked through the ceiling, I've had it patched but the plasterer says the whole lot needs to come down for a proper repair, and there was so much dust just to patch it that I can't face it!