Leaks, Flooding or Water Damage claims in the United Kingdom

Leaks, Flooding and Water Damage in Your Rented Accommodation

When you move into a rented house, both you and your landlord will consent a tenancy agreement which states that the home will be kept up to a safe living standard by both sides involved. It is imperative that both parties should be adhering and follow this agreement.

Leaks in your rented home cannot create an unpleasant condition in your rented house, but it can also, put both yours and your family's health in danger. Leaks, Flooding and Water Damage can make your home cold and unhygienic, and can cause penetrating dampness in your home too, which may cause different health problems for you and your family.

Infiltrating Dampness caused by Leaks

Infiltrating Dampness and Mould isn't just inconveniently and unattractive, yet it can genuinely affect yours, and your family's health is at risk. In most of the cases, penetrating Dampness is caused by various basic issues to the building foundation. This can include:

·         Cracked walls and ceiling

·         Spilling rooftop, guttering or external pipes

·         Split or broken drainage pipes

·         Spoiled woodwork, for instance; windows and doors.

In the cases above, where the Infiltrating Dampness and Mould in your home has been caused by basic issues, it is your landlord's duty to make the fixes, as they are legitimately expected to look after the maintenance of the outside and structural foundation of your home, just as courtesies, for example, showers, toilets and pipework.

Should Your Landlord Pay to Fix a leak in the Ceiling?

There is presently no set period under UK law in which a proprietor needs to make the fixes that are expected to a property, they let out. But they must do so in a 'sensible' measure of time. For a fundamentally leaking roof, where it's conceivable that the water damage could make a portion of the roof collapse, or water could come into contact with electrical wiring, this ought to be treated as an urgent repair as it puts the health or security of the tenants in danger. For a ceiling leak that is minor, with no impending danger to the tenants, the landlord may take slightly longer time to fix the issue.