Damp patches appeared in rented house - move out tomorrow!!!

Kje7

Hi
We've been in our house for 1 year renting, and we have had no problems apart from one tiny damp patch that cam around 3 months after we moved in and told the landlord straight away. He came around the other night as we've now moved to a different house and we showed him another damp patch that has appeared, right next to the first.
Watching Tv over the weekend (we moved out Tuesday handing the keys back to letting agent tomorrow morning) i had a drip on my shoulder come from the ceiling, now there is a huge L shape damp patch right in the middle of the ceiling underneath where the middle of the bathroom floor is.
I havent told the letting agent yet and they called me this morning to say make sure it is clear and free of damage as we check EVERYTHING.
just wondered, if it's in the middle of the bathroom floor, we think it could be a pipe in the heating system - would they be able to take money from our Bond to pay for repairs to this as its not our fault?
Please help i need to sort something for tonight and early tomorrow morning so they don't see it as bad. does anyone know what can cover it up?

thanks

sniggings

they can only change you for damage you have caused and they also have to prove you caused it.

So unless you caused the hole in the pipe, they cannot charge you.

Pictures are always useful, take as many as you can and keep them.

Kje7

thanks, I'll take some pictures, should i try to cover it up with damp seal paint to make it not as noticeable?

jhs14

Kje7 wrote: »

thanks, I'll take some pictures, should i try to cover it up with damp seal paint to make it not as noticeable?

No, the pictures are to show that the damp is there, not to help you pretend it's not!

jhs14

If it hasn't been caused by showering/washing etc and leaving the bathroom floor soaking wet (for example), then it can't really be said to be your fault, so I wouldn't worry about trying to hide it. Be up front and tell the letting agent about it.

sniggings

jhs14 wrote: »

No, the pictures are to show that the damp is there, not to help you pretend it's not!

agree.

no need to hide it, point it out, mention you have already told them the issue was there, it was up to them to fix it.

If any one gets any money out of this, it should be you, as you paid good money and had to live with damp walls.

Kje7

Thanks for the comments, I'll take some pics tonight - and no it is a perfect L shape right where the middle of the floor is, people have often asked if we had under floor heating in there, so will mention that too - just a pain that it's decided to show now!!
Thanks anyway

jhs14

Kje7 wrote: »

Thanks for the comments, I'll take some pics tonight - and no it is a perfect L shape right where the middle of the floor is, people have often asked if we had under floor heating in there, so will mention that too - just a pain that it's decided to show now!!
Thanks anyway

Which fits with your hypothesis that the leak is due to a leaking central heating pipe - don't worry about it, if anything it's actually good timing for you - as you're moving out, you won't have to deal with the inconvenience of people coming in to fix it!

Kje7

That's true - I think you can dispute it anyway if they want to take money out, we're just panicking a bit as its our first house that we moved from so we've not had to go through this before. thanks for the help.