Please help v angry at my old Landlord

eyespy

Imp wrote: »

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.

It was my fault as I did not turn water off after disconnecting washing machine :embarasse

Imp

Bet that's what the letting agent told you. There is normally one or two (one hot and one cold) valve with a flexible hose from the valve to the washing machine. Not every house has a washing machine fitted, but they can still have the water turned on. Those valves should hold against mains pressure. Did you know the valve would leak? The question is, what would a reasonable person think. I think that when you close a valve, it should close and not start to leak. Did the landlord tell you the valve leaked. If not, then it is reasonable to assume it will not.

eyespy

Imp wrote: »

Bet that's what the letting agent told you. There is normally one or two (one hot and one cold) valve with a flexible hose from the valve to the washing machine. Not every house has a washing machine fitted, but they can still have the water turned on. Those valves should hold against mains pressure. Did you know the valve would leak? The question is, what would a reasonable person think. I think that when you close a valve, it should close and not start to leak. Did the landlord tell you the valve leaked. If not, then it is reasonable to assume it will not.

The letting agent told me that it was my liability as I should have had the water turned off after we disconnected the washing machine

eyespy

I had no idea it would leak it never leaked before

Imp

Have you any idea of the problems you can cause by turning off the water?

eyespy

Imp wrote: »

Have you any idea of the problems you can cause by turning off the water?

No as soon as I discovered it I called landlord who came over and called the guy from the shop downstairs who is the overall building landlord responsible for the external masonry etc and he told me to turn water off as he didnt want it leaking down into his shop he was the one who discovered where the leak was coming from as we werent sure to start with

clutton_2

""The letting agent told me that it was my liability as I should have had the water turned off after we disconnected the washing machine "2

i think this is sensible - to turn the water off before disconnecting anything from the mains supply pipes

Gorgeous_George

The mains stop !!!! (that'll be censopred!) turns water off for the whole property. The tap(s) for the washing machine should turn water off to the washing machine. My guess is that it was these taps that leaked and the leak could have been prevented by turninmg off the mains stop !!!! (!).

None of that means that the leaking tap is your fault.

Landlord's tap, landlord's 'fault'.

GG

eyespy

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

The mains stop !!!! (that'll be censopred!) turns water off for the whole property. The tap(s) for the washing machine should turn water off to the washing machine. My guess is that it was these taps that leaked and the leak could have been prevented by turninmg off the mains stop !!!! (!).

None of that means that the leaking tap is your fault.

Landlord's tap, landlord's 'fault'.

GG

Yes thats a good point i've gone into retaliation mood with them about this and will make a point of that. So far I have complied in good faith but now they are just taking the biscuit or ruder words to that extent. My OH was annoyed as the guy from the shop (who is nothing to do with my tenancy) took it upon himself to have a good look around and pulled the carpet and lino up in kitchen and bathroom what a good old mess

eyespy

will ring estate agents tomorrow and speak to lettings manager who was off ill today and see which way wind blows after that