Housing Executive Grant for roof

pepper33

My mother got a grant from the HENI just over 10 years ago. She used a builderthat was on the list approved, and here we are now, after my mother passed away, with a roof that is uninsurable, and has been installed the wrong way.
Slates, flashing are all falling off, ,and the insurance company gave us a report to say that it was not able to insure it, and that we needed a new roof.
the housing executive, even though they approved the grant and came out and approved the roof, now say they don't have a duty of care, and it is nothing to do with them.
We don't have the money to get a new roof, can't get it insured, and what we want to know is surely the HENI can't approve a roof and release the money to the builder, without actually checking that it was installed properly. At my wit's end with this?

duggan1

The roof isn't anything to do with NIHE as (I'm assuming) it is a privately owned house. All they would have been concerned with is that the work was done.


I've never seen an NIHE 'approved' list, could be wrong but when they list a number of workmen/builders it tends to be ones who are prepared to do work that is grant funded, and aren't approved by the NIHE.


Your only recourse would be with the builders who did the work. As it is a private property the onus is on the owner to ensure the work is satisfactory. The NIHE would have done a cursory check to ensure that work was done as described, and since it probably looked decent enough up until now then they'd have had no cause to withhold funds.

pepper33

Sorry but how would an 80 year old woman know that a roof was on properly. Our insurance have said it is the NIHE as they paid for it.

As a tax payer, I do not approve of just a cursory glance to approve thousands of a grant.
There is an approved list, which you have to choose from.

duggan1

pepper33 wrote: »

Sorry but how would an 80 year old woman know that a roof was on properly. Our insurance have said it is the NIHE as they paid for it.

As a tax payer, I do not approve of just a cursory glance to approve thousands of a grant.
There is an approved list, which you have to choose from.

I'm only laying out the arguments. The NIHE didn't initiate the work I'm sure.


If you had a copy of a list that said the builders were approved then you might have a stronger case.

tommie

Hard to be optimistic on this one,

this was a roof completed ten years ago, i`ve seen newly finished roofs have similar problems - i mean how long is a roof guaranteed for? !!

You say "Slates, flashing are all falling off"

After the gales, rain, snow etc, etc we`ve had in that period is it really a surprise?

Reasonable to complain after a couple of years, but we`re ten years down the line here.

pepper33

tommie wrote: »

Hard to be optimistic on this one,

this was a roof completed ten years ago, i`ve seen newly finished roofs have similar problems - i mean how long is a roof guaranteed for? !!

You say "Slates, flashing are all falling off"

After the gales, rain, snow etc, etc we`ve had in that period is it really a surprise?

Reasonable to complain after a couple of years, but we`re ten years down the line here.

It was installed the wrong way. Roof had no room to expand

saverbuyer

pepper33 wrote: »

It was installed the wrong way. Roof had no room to expand

If the work was carried out over 10 years ago, chances are it's statute barred anyway.


You should have a chat with a solicitor. Can't see the HE having any liability here. They'll have a list of approved contractors, they'll have awarded the grant, but they didn't carry out the work.


The liability of building control in cases like this has already been tested. They inspect the works but have no liability for defects.

mezza101

[QUOTE=saverbuyer;68102334The_liability_of_building_control_in_cases_like_this_has_already_been_tested._They_inspect_the_works_but_have_no_liability_for_defects.[/QUOTE]erm, whats the point of HE inspecting the works then??

mezza101

maybe contact one of the bbc radio ulster phone in shows, they might take up your case :money:

duggan1

mezza101 wrote: »

erm, whats the point of HE inspecting the works then??

To prove that the work they paid for was done. Fraud prevention.

tommie

pepper33 wrote: »

It was installed the wrong way. Roof had no room to expand

Could you explain in more detail what you mean by `the wrong way`,
and `had no room to expand` ??

What company done the work? Was is a legit Roofing Co., or just some H.E. labourers?