We rent out a flat that DH owned before he met me. It's been DH's responsibility until now. The freeholders have been rubbish about maintaining the roof, skylight windows and gutters and, as a consequence, we have a damp problem in the main bedroom. We need to arrange the repair work asap, as it's affecting the tenants, but that will only be a temporary solution if the roof etc are repaired.
I'd be really grateful for advice/a point in the right direction for information on how to get the freeholders to do the work (and pay for repairs to the damp that's been caused). We've got quotes so I'm tempted to go ahead and arrange all the work, but am then worried we'd never get our money back.
I don't know, for example, how long it would be reasonable to wait for them to act before proceeding anyway. They've known about the problem since early December, but DH has done very little to follow up, so has asked me to get involved.
Thanks in advance. Hope I've posted in the right place.
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Query about freeholder's responsibilities
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themousetookastroll · 05/02/2013 21:17
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