He is the kind of guy who holds down a £100k+ a year job, you would think he could have worked this out himself.
Rough cost of door window repair?
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He is the kind of guy who holds down a £100k+ a year job, you would think he could have worked this out himself.
lol.
Are you the landlord?
He did say he'd pay for the repairs, there have been several messages on facebook as everyone is pretty annoyed. I've phoned up, got someone round, stayed in the house for them to do the repairs and that's what they've charged me - I've sent him a scan of the invoice and said I'd expect a transfer by tomorrow.
He was more than welcome to fly back to London*, make long distance phone calls himself or simply get his supposed mates to sort it but he didn't. I didn't know how much it would cost, I phoned some 24 hour place in the end after trying two others and they said they couldn't provide a quote until they'd taken a look and that it would be expensive as they're closed/just providing emergency repairs etc...
I was shocked by the £370 bill but tbh... I just wanted the door fixed so I can go out later tonight and tomorrow night.
(*obv a bit far fetched but perhaps might have been cheaper)
Not quite but basically yeah it isn't worth my time to faff about with this.
Would you rather pay £370 because you screwed up or would you prefer to find a similar room elsewhere for an extra grand or two a year at least...
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Nope, but I'm on the lease and he isn't - I deal with rent, deposits etc.. and his rent is paid in advance. If we did kick him out I might lose out slightly but he'd lose out considerably more in trying to find a new place.
I doubt it would come to that, he'll just have to pay.
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I'd still be really angry if you accepted the first quote though. Rookie mistake and seems like your heart wasn't in it as it wasn't your money. I'd still pay, but I'd watch your milk for the next few months 
I'm still not sure where your power to evict this guy comes from? You could make him want to leave/ask him to leave, but there's not many situations you could make him leave.
Ah seen your comment, so you're subletting to him? Are you allowed to do that within your contract? He might be worse off for moving out, but I'd consider it if you were trying to screw me out of probably a couple of hundred quid.
I wouldnt pay £370 to fix a window no.
I wouldnt expect someone I lived with to be quite so dense as to think that £370 was an exceptable charge for getting a repair either.
Its just sheer laziness, stupidity and irresponsibility from all parties involved.
Like I said I doubt it would come to that but it isn't that hard to get someone to leave a flat share especially if the entire flat decides they need to leave.
Or perhaps not wanting to deal with something that shouldn't have happened in the first place and shouldn't have to be dealt with by me.
I don't care that much, I do realise that it is a bit steep but I'm certainly not going to waste my holiday faffing about over a window.
Hopefully you're not sub letting without your landlords knowledge. Otherwise your flat mate could just threaten to tell him if you kick him out. Then you'd likely get kicked out by the landlord.
That £370 is unbelievable but as soon as the glazier wouldn't give an approximate cost over the phone I'd have taken that as a sign of an imminent rip off.
Exactly, laziness, stupidity and irresponsibility from all involved.
I've got 3 houses 2 of which I rent out, If someone breaks a window in one of them, and I cant fix it myself, I ring around till I find an acceptable price.
I dont earn £100k a year, and I have liabilitys to cover, but if taking a day off, or paying some chancer £370 quid for a hours worth of work was the option, I'd do it myself out of principle.
The landlord is absolutely fine - he's more likely to be bothered by the other guy letting his mates into the flat and causing damage.
Yes I know the £370 is a bit steep - I was expecting it to be slightly steep - they came round on short notice, it was an emergency 24 hour service and its central London. They matched the patterned glass, fitted a new window and then left - that's all I'm fussed about - simply getting the house secured.
Yes I know the £370 is a bit steep - I was expecting it to be slightly steep - they came round on short notice, it was an emergency 24 hour service and its central London. They matched the patterned glass, fitted a new window and then left - that's all I'm fussed about - simply getting the house secured.
I just value my free time and wasn't going to waste a time trying to find a builders merchant, matching up the pattern, cutting glass etc...
That isn't lazyness - perhaps you like DIY etc.. etc.. and as a buy to let landlord you like to save money where you can - I simply wanted my home to be secure after someone else made it insecure then did nothing to fix the problem.
Hate to say it but I agree with the OP, there was nothing stopping the guy who let the others stay over from getting it repaired before he went abroad, he/she showed a complete lack of care for the possessions in the flat or for his agreement with his landlord. They all need to sit down and talk about this calmly, but he/she has to stump up for this or should be shown the door (as in kicked out - not as in "look at the nice bit of glass).
Still it's a bit steep, personally I would have happily waited a few days if it saved a couple of hundred quid for a flatmate. You've lost some clout by simply throwing money at the first person to turn up with a £5 bit of glass.
Still it's a bit steep, personally I would have happily waited a few days if it saved a couple of hundred quid for a flatmate. You've lost some clout by simply throwing money at the first person to turn up with a £5 bit of glass.
Then why bother making the thread? In your OP you said that you don't want to be "completely fleeced" yet you totally ignore the advice and valuations given!
Then why bother making the thread? In your OP you said that you don't want to be "completely fleeced" yet you totally ignore the advice and valuations given!
I figured if Rotty was quoting about £200 then given its London, patterned glass and I couldn't get a regular one but phoned a 24hour emergency one I was expecting a bit more than that.
I think it was expensive yeah but by the time the guy had got here I didn't have many options as I need the house to be secure later.
The flatmate didn't go abroad after the damage, as stated above he let his friends use the flat while he was away.
Also he has no formal agreement with the landlord, the OP is the only name on the tenancy agreement.
As much as morally the flatmate is in the wrong, it sounds like legally it's the OP's responsibility, the only thing setting it as not is that the flatmate has said he'll pay.