Rented house flooded, need advice please?

Sparklelouise70

We've rented a house for past 5.5years and has been relatively easy, always paid on time, and tried to resolve any issues ourselves, landlord ok just odd job man and every task takes weeks opposed to days, and buys cheapest of everything possible.
Anyhow, the issue is I came home on Wednesday to a burst pipe to basin in upstairs bathroom, plumber stated cheap tap was the root of the problem and it has flooded landed, encroaching on bedrooms, and through ceilings for whole of downstairs, buckled all the floors, door frames, it's a mess.
LL told us find alternative accommodation, which I tried, but struggled to same value, and I said not prepared to.move to hotel with 2 kids, and live like that for.months on end, so said I'd rather try and manage until all agreed and move out for shorter period etc.
So my questions are:-
1. Am i being stupid, realistically it's going to take months for this place to dry out isn't it? Don't want my children's Christmas ruined.
2.Am I still expected to pay full rent whilst living with smell, damage etc?
3. No electrics were checked, even though water was pouring through light fittings and fire alarm, is this safe?
4. Most importantly, is it safe for my 2 young children to be living like this?
5. Who should cover additional cost for electric and heating whilst house dries out?
6. Only 3 months left on tenancy, thinking we may be better off terminating tenancy and moving on? As they'll probably put the price up once all the work has been completed, and it's getting too small anyhow.
Any advice anyone can give would be much appreciated?
I'm lost and don't know which was to turn.

kazwookie

Sparklelouise70 wrote: »

We've rented a house for past 5.5years and has been relatively easy, always paid on time, and tried to resolve any issues ourselves, landlord ok just odd job man and every task takes weeks opposed to days, and buys cheapest of everything possible.
Anyhow, the issue is I came home on Wednesday to a burst pipe to basin in upstairs bathroom, plumber stated cheap tap was the root of the problem and it has flooded landed, encroaching on bedrooms, and through ceilings for whole of downstairs, buckled all the floors, door frames, it's a mess.
LL told us find alternative accommodation, which I tried, but struggled to same value, and I said not prepared to.move to hotel with 2 kids, and live like that for.months on end, so said I'd rather try and manage until all agreed and move out for shorter period etc.
So my questions are:-
1. Am i being stupid, realistically it's going to take months for this place to dry out isn't it? Don't want my children's Christmas ruined.
2.Am I still expected to pay full rent whilst living with smell, damage etc?
3. No electrics were checked, even though water was pouring through light fittings and fire alarm, is this safe?
4. Most importantly, is it safe for my 2 young children to be living like this?
5. Who should cover additional cost for electric and heating whilst house dries out?
6. Only 3 months left on tenancy, thinking we may be better off terminating tenancy and moving on? As they'll probably put the price up once all the work has been completed, and it's getting too small anyhow.
Any advice anyone can give would be much appreciated?
I'm lost and don't know which was to turn.

Move out totally, daft to try and live in all the mess, damp around you and your children.

Yes moving with cause disruption to you all, but long run it will be better.

Your LL should have LL insurance which should cover for this sort of thing.

Ask the LL to make up the difference in the rent on the new place.

HampshireH

You shouldnt have declined alternative accommodation.

If its as bad a ls you say then it wont he a healthy environment with the damp.

Your electrics should be checked before you use them

However it is not the landlords responsibility to pay your rent if you move out permanently. His insurance will xover your temporary move.

If it sounds worse than it is the LL can put some dehums in to start drying it out and go from there. You could probably find a cost to run whatever brand he chooses online to give some idea of additional expense

silvercar

With only 3 months left on your tenancy, I'm surprised the landlord hasn't considered whether to consider the contract "frustrated". You really would be better off moving out now, otherwise you need to move out temporarily now and then move again when the property is sorted.

xylophone

Why would you want to live in the damp and mess? And what is happening to your own belongings in this atmosphere?



Why not come to an arrangement with the Landlord about terminating the tenancy and moving on as soon as possible?

Red-Squirrel_2

Get out, like now, today, it’s not safe or healthy to live in it in the state you describe.

Go to a hotel initially, and when you’re safely there look for somewhere else to rent for six months.

Keep communicating with your LL. Explain that you were stressed and flustered originally but now realise the place isn’t habitable.