robgraham wrote:

On 16 Jan, 18:02, " wrote:
Public health and statutory nuisances. Councils have powers to enforce
repairs. Contact the relevant dept.

Many thanks for that reply, Dom - my problem isn't nearly so much of a
headache as Alan's but I needed the term 'Statutory Nuisance' for an
internet search to find out how to address a problem I have.

Yep, I've searched, and Councils can get involved with cases like this.
I didnt write of the other faults as well - the bloke is Polish, and
speaks reasonable English, though obviously not good enough for the
office staff to understand well enough.
He has complained a few times about various things wrong with the house,
so I got the call to go and have a look. The message was - "water
leaking through ceiling, and please advise which other faults need
fixing, please go ASAP, as bed was wet."

I expected to find a water cylinder/tank in the loft overflowing, but it
was actually the rain water that was leaking in, so nothing I could do
there - it looked like a number of slates, and the lead flashing around
the chimney was in a very poor state.
Another fault was no hose/head for the shower. FFS, these are £10 at
Screwfix, yet the Landlord couldnt be bothered to get one.
Then he showed me the back yard with the leaking waste pipe from
upstairs. Out the back was a large ladder, and a new length of waste
pipe. Apparently the landlord had been round 4 weeks previously, said he
was going to do it, dropped off the ladder and pipe, then disappeared.
And this is in a house at £650 per month.(yes, nothing for you
Southerners, but a bloody lot here).

I cannot do these jobs before getting the go-ahead from the
Landlord/Management agent, so took a note of the faults, and will be
there at 9am, and should get the go-ahead straight away, as it is a
pretty serious fault IMO.
Alan.
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