Problem with neighbour - legal advice needed

goldbyron

I defrosted my fridge/freezer last night and left towels to soak the water up. This morning my neighbour informed me that she had a leak in her front room. I checked it out and it was a small leak which had not left any permanant damage or affected her furnishings etc. I offered her the opportunity to come upstairs and assess whether my fridge defrosting had caused the damage although she declined. She had got a roofer out and they confirmed it wasn't the roof (small roof over ground floor flat). She stated at 9.30 that she will continue to wait in for the insurer to come out and will miss out on a days pay. I said I was happy to return from work at any point to let them into my flat if needs be. I am not 100% sure it was my fridge that caused this although it is a likely cause. I left offering to pay for an paint to cover up the small damage done and she said this was fine. However this afternoon I received a text which stating she was 'livid' and was seeking advice on getting compensation for a days loss of earnings due to my carelessness.
Any advice on whether she has a leg to stand on especially as we are not 100% sure it was my fault. Also I feel she could have gone to work after 9.30 as I assured her that there was no major plumbing issues in my flat. Any advice would be greatly appreciated? Thanks

Doozergirl

She sounds like she's one sandwich short of a picnic.

There's no way a bit of water from a defrosting freezer is going to cause any lasting damage.

It might dry with virtually no evidence of it ever having happened, otherwise a quick going over with a lick of paint will suffice.

Insurance company :rolleyes:

MABLE

goldbyron wrote: »

I defrosted my fridge/freezer last night and left towels to soak the water up. This morning my neighbour informed me that she had a leak in her front room. I checked it out and it was a small leak which had not left any permanant damage or affected her furnishings etc. I offered her the opportunity to come upstairs and assess whether my fridge defrosting had caused the damage although she declined. She had got a roofer out and they confirmed it wasn't the roof (small roof over ground floor flat). She stated at 9.30 that she will continue to wait in for the insurer to come out and will miss out on a days pay. I said I was happy to return from work at any point to let them into my flat if needs be. I am not 100% sure it was my fridge that caused this although it is a likely cause. I left offering to pay for an paint to cover up the small damage done and she said this was fine. However this afternoon I received a text which stating she was 'livid' and was seeking advice on getting compensation for a days loss of earnings due to my carelessness.
Any advice on whether she has a leg to stand on especially as we are not 100% sure it was my fault. Also I feel she could have gone to work after 9.30 as I assured her that there was no major plumbing issues in my flat. Any advice would be greatly appreciated? Thanks

The joys of living in a compensation society!

lawrie28

bet she pulled a sicky and was paid anyway! if she was that desperate to pull an obvious compo.......
Can she prove her wage, and also that she was not at work that day, and hadn't booked it in advance.

borntobefree

Blimey, if there was that much water involved it's a wonder you could get food in that freezer - have you ever heard of frost free!:rotfl: