Gas pipe leak (after meter) in meter room of leasehold apartment building

Albermarle

I could well be wrong here, but I thought if you had a gas leak in your home, you called the Gas Emergency hotline and someone will come urgently and free of charge to investigate ? Regardless of issues about whose responsibility it might be .

CadburyPurple

Albermarle said:

I could well be wrong here, but I thought if you had a gas leak in your home, you called the Gas Emergency hotline and someone will come urgently and free of charge to investigate ? Regardless of issues about whose responsibility it might be .

You're absolutely correct. This happened and they switched off the gas and put a note through my door (I was away) saying the leak is in my flat. That's incorrect, as I've had someone registered come out and test everything and provide a certificate to that effect. So now it's about re-checking the pipe in the meter cupboard and getting it switched back on.... 

ThisIsWeird

Do you not have a copy of your own deeds, CP? If not, isn't it worth downloading them?

jefaz07

Albermarle said:

I could well be wrong here, but I thought if you had a gas leak in your home, you called the Gas Emergency hotline and someone will come urgently and free of charge to investigate ? Regardless of issues about whose responsibility it might be .

That’s true, but only to make safe. Not to repair for free. 

propertyrental

I believe you would do better to present them with a valid reason why they are responsible.

ie read the lease, determine who is responsible from that, then quote the relevant part to them.

CadburyPurple

They are saying this clause means it's our responsibility. Would be grateful for your thoughts:

From time to time and at all times during the term hereby granted (whether the 

Landlord or the Manager shall or shall not have served notice requiring the Tenant 

so to do) and utilising best quality materials of their various kinds and in good and 

workmanlike manner well and substantially to repair the Property and all 

improvements and additions thereto or replacements thereof and also all 

landlord’s fixtures and fittings which may at any time during the said term be fixed 

or fastened to the Property or to any part thereof (including but without prejudice 

to the generality of the foregoing the space and water heating equipment and 

installations exclusively serving the Property and the Conducting Media comprised 

in and used exclusively for the benefit of the Property and appurtenances thereof) 

damage to the Property by any of the Insured Risks excepted unless and to the 

extent that such policy or policies of insurance shall have been vitiated or been 

rendered void or voidable or payment of the policy monies been refused or 

withheld in consequence of any act or default on the part of the Tenant and to be

responsible in all respects for all damage caused to the Property or to other parts 

of the Estate or to the Landlord or the tenants of the apartments and/or to the 

Manager through the bursting overflowing or stopping-up of such Conducting 

Media occasioned by or through neglect of the Tenant its servants or agents 

(damage by the Insured Risks excepted so far and so long as aforesaid) and 

peaceably to deliver up the Property to the Landlord in such repair and condition 

at the expiration or sooner determination of the said term

user1977

How does the lease define "Conducting Media" and "Property"?

What are the freeholder's repairing obligations?

CadburyPurple

"Conducting Media” The drains sewers culverts pumping station 

watercourses gutters downpipes water mains or 

pipes the electric telephone television and 

telecommunication cables any communal 

satellite and/or terrestrial television aerials 

wires circuits and conduits conducting media 

and pipes or other cables wires mains or pipes 

situated or laid or to be situated or laid in 

through over or under any part or parts of the 

Estate as the context shall require for the 

Service


"Property" is my plot (don't want to put the address here, obviously). 

CadburyPurple

“Services” Electricity hot and cold water soil surface water

(gas to the boilers only) telephone and 

telecommunications and such other services as 

may from time to time be provided as the 

context shall require

propertyrental

Looks like your responsibility:

... (including but without prejudice 

to the generality of the foregoing the space and water heating equipment and 

installations exclusively serving the Property and the Conducting Media comprised 

in and used exclusively for the benefit of the Property and appurtenances thereof)