Landlord Help: Garden Wall Falling Down

Guest101

fishpond wrote: »

You need the wall rebuilding for your sons safety, the LL refuses to have it done.
Move out at your earliest opportunity.

Or inform the LL of the repairs required. Follow up with a council appointment. Get a repair order.

However likely to be evicted by then.

- Still surprised by the reaction to suggested revenge eviction legislation

slopemaster

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

It would have to be one hell of a fence to protect someone from an eight foot high brick wall falling on them.
You should contact your local Council and report the wall as a dangerous structure.
https://www.gov.uk/report-dangerous-building-structure

I agree. Your LL has no obligation to rebuild the wall, but they do have an obligation to demolish the wall if it is a dangerous structure.

I would contact them again to point this out, and if they still refuse then report as above.

quailpower

Reported to building control, someone is coming out to see it this week. Thank you DTDFanBoy! For some reason I cant like your post but I wish I could x

ManuelG

Amazes me the landlord wouldn't want that fixed, as if it comes down could damage a fair amount of his property!

How on earth is it standing up?!?

quailpower

Does the landlord really have the right to evict me if I report the wall to building control?

Ive already had to move in the last year because my previous landlord didnt pay his mortgage and the house got repossesed. I cant really cope with another move in my condition

quailpower

Its terrifying isnt it ManuelG! There was some wood against it when I first inspected the property. Im not even sure how it is holding up

slopemaster

quailpower wrote: »

...she had a contractor out who said the whole wall needs replacing as it was badly built with incorrect mortar on old crumbling brick foundations.

I know it's more your LL's affair than yours - but I think it's poss the contractor was over-reacting to say whole thing needs rebuilding. Yes, the foundations have been exposed and are in a bad way and the wall looks dangerous as a result.
But from the photos, the rest of the wall looks OK - so it might be possible to stabilise it by pouring concrete.
However, easiest/cheapest way to remove the danger is just to demolish the wall.

quailpower

You cant see it very well in the picture, but look at the far right of the wall. The bottom foot is a very old wall, the bricks are crumbling to touch and the mortar is practically non exsistant. The wall itself has been made dodgey even tho it looks fine. The mortar hasnt been properly mixed. The reason the cap stones are lay on the floor is that every brick in the garden is wobbly because the mortar is like chalk.

Guest101

quailpower wrote: »

Does the landlord really have the right to evict me if I report the wall to building control?

Ive already had to move in the last year because my previous landlord didnt pay his mortgage and the house got repossesed. I cant really cope with another move in my condition

How long left on your tenancy contract?

ManuelG

slopemaster wrote: »

However, easiest/cheapest way to remove the danger is just to demolish the wall.

A three brick thick, eight foot tall wall is beyond your normal garden boundary, for sure!