Leaking roof.
My 70 year old brother lives in a crap bedsit which the owners refuse to have any improvements on the old Victorian house.
Since the gales a few days ago, some tiles came off the roof and he has had water pouring through into his kitchen. He informed the agents on 27th December who said nothing can be done until after the new year. Should they have had some tarpauline put over the hole? Or should my brother call in the fire brigade? He is loathe to do this as he doesnt want to be a nuisance.
He is going as far as drilling a hole in his kitchen floor so the water drains out into the flat below. (Which is empty I hasten to add)
Since the gales a few days ago, some tiles came off the roof and he has had water pouring through into his kitchen. He informed the agents on 27th December who said nothing can be done until after the new year. Should they have had some tarpauline put over the hole? Or should my brother call in the fire brigade? He is loathe to do this as he doesnt want to be a nuisance.
He is going as far as drilling a hole in his kitchen floor so the water drains out into the flat below. (Which is empty I hasten to add)
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You could always contact environmental health at the council to get their advice. They can impose enforcement action to force essential repairs.
You shouldn't contact the fire brigade, this is wasting their resources and totally inappropriate. Drilling a hole in his kitchen floor makes him as bad as his landlords and could be grounds for them kicking him out and being charged for the privilege of repairs.
First thing your brother needs to do is get back on the phone to the agency first thing tomorrow, never mind a full working week next week, most people are back to work tomorrow unless they've put holidays in.
Thanks for this link, very interesting. I am going to go with him to the agent tomorrow and threaten all hell if this doesnt get fixed pretty damn quick. The rain has been bucketing down relentlessly since this happened so heaven knows how much water is going through that house.
That site's only of specific relevance if the property is in Northern Ireland.
Shelter's website is good for advice on this sort of thing.
I would agree there should be an emergency repair carried out anyway.
Oh sorry OP!
As davidmcn said, here is a link from shelter http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repairs_and_bad_conditions/disrepair_in_rented_accommodation/repairs_in_rented_homes_-_whos_responsible_for_what
And some advice to go about getting it repaired. Take pictures etc. http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repairs_and_bad_conditions/disrepair_in_rented_accommodation/repairs_in_private_lets/reporting_repairs_to_a_landlord