The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

thriftwizard

Daz, that's surely a potential health issue, as well as possibly impacting on the building itself - electrical safety, for example, never mind rot? Water pouring into a building is never good news!

MingVase

Complain Daz - they won't like their buildings being damp anyway. And you shouldn't have to pay rent for a substandard flat.

elaine241

Euronorris hope things improve for you and your family soon,. Lets face it 2020 can just go do one!!
DAZ water pouring into a kitchen could cause damp, mould and unsafe living conditions. As a landlord I know that your landlords are under a duty of care to fix the problem, its basic maintenance. Ok they may do a quick short term fix whilst they plan a longer term building maintenance schedule but doing nothing is not an option. Take photos if you can, keep a diary of when this problem happens and a record of any communication with your landlord or any of their agents ( including the man who inferred you would just have to live with it!). Give them timescales to respond to your complaints and if they are a social landlord/housing association have a look on their website it will have a complaints procedure. 

daz378

If a repair can not be successfully done from the inside.....external  repair  would be very expensive....hire of a cradle etc.to fix one flat ...imagine policy would be to fob off customer..if possible

DryTheRain

Ah shucks Daz, that’s not good.. I have the same issue (tho not as bad) and the landlord is hopeless. Obvs covid is not helping, but that’s no excuse for them not acting or hiding behind mealy mouthed contractors esp with electrical risk, and potential knock on effects ie boiler and loss of heating/hot water in winter (which is classed as an emergency to be fixed within 24 hours). 

My strategy would be a polite but sternly worded letter to your landlord, cc-ing your local councillor in the first instance and MP failing that. Usually that’s enough to get social landlords moving, and as for cost, well that’s their problem for scrooging it in the first place, it definitely shouldn’t be yours. Best of luck 

Greenglockenspiel

Goodness me, Euronorris, hope your DD is feeling better soon!

Daz, I would definitely complain. The water could lead to more substantial damage over time which I’m sure they would want to avoid as that would be even more costly to repair.

WeegieWumman

DAZ:  Re. Water penetration,  Don't know where you live, but in Scotland your landlord is legally obliged to ensure that the dwelling is wind and watertight.  Wherever you reside in the UK, I'd advise you to contact your nearest "Shelter Housing Advice Centre" (it's free).  Look up their website first. They will advise you how to sort out your problem in plain English.   

WeegieWumman

DrytheRain:  It doesn't matter what the contractors do wrong.  You are paying rent to the landlord who is responsible for giving you a service.  Never forget that you are paying their wages.  If you have mislaid your Repairs Policy you are entitled to ask the landlord for a replacement copy.  
Dampness causes mould to develop.  It's particularly pitiful to see babies lying in hospitals as the result of inhaling mould spores, only to be sent back home to the conditions which made them ill in the first place.  

euronorris

Thank you all. I'm happy to report that DDs fever has finally broken, and actually the rash is even fading already too. Doctor said it was a viral rash and actually a sign that her body had now made the antibodies to beat the virus. So it was actually a sign that she was over the worst, and that seems to have been true. So, as I also forgot to set my alarm properly last night, we all overslept lol.
 
Daz, definitely complain. That is not a safe living condition. You need to be the 'squeaky wheel' in this case, and get it sorted.

daz378

It's an housing association property /council property