Reply to: Hole in the roof....

[IR35 Avoider]

I think that the correct remedy is to sue the management company for not doing their job, which is to maintain the building. She can't repair the roof herself because it doesn't belong to her. It is up to the management company to get money back from NHBC or (in other circumstances) buildings insurance, if they can. There's no reason why NHBC or insurers should talk to her. If the management company is waiting for NHBC or builder to do something, that's not the leaseholders concern; the management companies job is to fix things, they don't have a right to wait for third parties to meet their obligations.

[threaded]

What about this old girl whos only just had her electric back after 15 years!

[MrsGoof]

Well they had to as I threatened to cmoe down and toss over the manager.

[Sockpuppet]

That's fecking crazy. What's the warranty for anyway? Problems with the construction I'd say, which surely this fits into. Idiots.

You can try the NHBC. You never know they may have changed. Or as someone else said, the CAB. Or a muck spreader outside the management company's offices.

Did this today. Went to the property management company. They are going out tommorrow to look at it.

Well they had to as I threatened to cmoe down with a bucket of said water and toss it over the manager.

[Buffoon]

This hole were the rain comes in, does it stop your mind from wandering?

[ImNotFromIndia]

... For the last 3 years (i.e. since new) it has had a hole in the roof and leaked water into her flat.

Wow ... 3 years ...

[Moose423956]

Aye. My gran is happy to pay for it. Going by the fact she is loaded (why are all old people minted) she'd happily pay for it herself. The management company wont let her as it will "invalidate the warranty" yet will not do anything else about it.

Muppets.

That's fecking crazy. What's the warranty for anyway? Problems with the construction I'd say, which surely this fits into. Idiots.

You can try the NHBC. You never know they may have changed. Or as someone else said, the CAB. Or a muck spreader outside the management company's offices.

[Sockpuppet]

I had dealings with the NHBC some years back, and they were as much use as t*ts to a nun. They tried to get rid of me by telling me that building regs are just guidelines, not legally binding requirements. A blatant lie, which I knew because my brother-in-law is an architect.

To me the important thing would be to get the leak fixed, pay for it and then worry about who to get the money back from. Radical, I know, but it's got to be better than having water pouring into your gran's flat.

Aye. My gran is happy to pay for it. Going by the fact she is loaded (why are all old people minted) she'd happily pay for it herself. The management company wont let her as it will "invalidate the warranty" yet will not do anything else about it.

Muppets.

[Sockpuppet]

No, you cannot have a pic of my gran. You are all sick and worrying.

[Moose423956]

I had dealings with the NHBC some years back, and they were as much use as t*ts to a nun. They tried to get rid of me by telling me that building regs are just guidelines, not legally binding requirements. A blatant lie, which I knew because my brother-in-law is an architect.

To me the important thing would be to get the leak fixed, pay for it and then worry about who to get the money back from. Radical, I know, but it's got to be better than having water pouring into your gran's flat.

[hyperD]

You got any pics of your Gran?

[DS23]

You got any pics of your Gran?

ROFL

[reformation]

My grans flat which she bought 3 years ago for £330,000 is in a development of 28 David Wilson flats in Leicester. For the last 3 years (i.e. since new) it has had a hole in the roof and leaked water into her flat.

Currently there are buckets in the hallway and no plaster on the ceiling as water is running down the walls.

David Wilson don't want to know. Property management company don't want to know.

We've taken legal advice and the guy was about as helpful as a wet blanket. Short of taking them to court does anyone know how the National House Builders Guarantee works?

Any other ideas?

If its a new build then it is covered in the construction companies insurance for 10 years, i forget what it's called but theres a specific name for it. Get onto them as you should have done 2 years 11 months ago! and yeah take no crap just go for them as they will fob you off for months or years if you let them.

[milanbenes]

that's terrible but fleet would have loved it

[Jawz]

You got any pics of your Gran?