Please help v angry at my old Landlord

Imp

Was it the landlord's valve with leaked or your valve?

clutton_2

"" A cheap laminated chipboard kitchen will absorb water and then swell and look damaged in hours and minutes, not days."

i have to agree with Mary here - i have had several floods in property, and if units do not stand on metal legs, (and cheap ones dont) then then they suck up water like a sponge and do need replacing.

if the landlord has been away for a couple of seeks skiing might this explain why he has only just become aware of the problem ?

it may be that he is trying it on with the bathroom carpet - depends on how far from the oriignal leak it was.

i had a hosepipe shoved thru one of my properties and it resulted in my having to replace the whole of the flooring of the ground floor, and new skirtings boards and a kitchen base units.

water is Very damaging

eyespy

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clutton wrote: »

"" A cheap laminated chipboard kitchen will absorb water and then swell and look damaged in hours and minutes, not days."

i have to agree with Mary here - i have had several floods in property, and if units do not stand on metal legs, (and cheap ones dont) then then they suck up water like a sponge and do need replacing.

if the landlord has been away for a couple of seeks skiing might this explain why he has only just become aware of the problem ?

it may be that he is trying it on with the bathroom carpet - depends on how far from the oriignal leak it was.

i had a hosepipe shoved thru one of my properties and it resulted in my having to replace the whole of the flooring of the ground floor, and new skirtings boards and a kitchen base units.

water is Very damaging

I know he works as an air host but the letting agency signed the flat off with the exception of the damaged carpets in the living room and kitchen which we conceded in all good faith. Have spoken to CAB and a rival estate agent since both think he's trying to upgrade his flat at my expense. Apparently landlord has been back in and bathroom carpet is wet - when I vacated I met the plumber who came and fixed the valve (which is his valve not mine in response to earlier poster) and turned water off so if the carpet is wet its not my responsibility. LL has apparently had advice to check the kitchen cabinets which by the look of pics were supported on mdf.
Water leaked through a gap in lino and onto mdf floorboards below
You're right water is a pain in the bum

Tori_Bellatrix

eyespy wrote: »

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You're right water is a pain in the bum

I thought that was Colonic Irrigation ...

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Hangs head in shame at rubbish joke ...

chappers

sounds dodgy to me leaking water valve carpet wet after water turned off, kitchen sat on MDF, MDF floorboards. He's trying it on.

eyespy

spoke to CAB they said to prove that the apparent water damage is not my fault I am eagerly awaiting his evidence and if they won't co operate take them to small claims to get my deposit back.

clutton_2

did you sign an inventory on moving in ??

eyespy

clutton wrote: »

did you sign an inventory on moving in ??

I signed a contract but it had no inventory

Imp

So landlord's valve leaked damaging landlord's kitchen units and landlord's cheap flooring. If you can confirm the valve was faulty and you had not damaged it through negligence, I would have thought the landlord should pay you any excess on the insurance.

Gorgeous_George

Without a doubt this is the LL's fault. It was his valve that leaked.

Write to the LA reminding them of this fact and ask for your deposit to be returned within 7 days. The bathroom carpet may be a fair one if the damage was caused by you rather than his leaky valve.

I wouldn't have used MY insurance for HIS leaky valve.

GG