Advice needed! Leaking ceiling under my flat.

Grey_Critic

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you do need to get a professional in to check it out. Youngest was working in the USA a few years ago when the agent rang him. There was a leak into the flat below, he told them to sort it as he was out of the country. Result was a long term leak had cause the joists to rot. The drip, drip, drip effect. The leak was behind the bath panel so would not be seen unless you removed it.

xylophone

Have you lifted the floorboards in your bedroom?

Sibz

The onus is on no single person in this case surely? The source of the leak is not necessarily directly above where the dampness manifests - It could be travelling along pipes/vents/joists etc and dripping to where it is visible.

There are viable causes for this in both properties it seems. I think if it is caused by the flat roof then it may be easiest to access through the ground properties ceiling (dependent on type of ceiling obviously) - if it's a typical office style they may well have a false ceiling and ducts for air con etc.

If the worst happens it will affect all properties so the interest in finding and addressing the cause is mutual. I'd be considering legal advice, perhaps a lawyer could suggest a mutual contract for a third party to investigate with the cost of this shared - or the property where the fault is found liable?