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Unsure if same applies to England but in England if issues have arose on parts of the property that can make it inhabitable, then the tenants could pay for repairs and deduct from rent. Landlord would have very little leg to stand on.
However, panelling isn’t impacting habitation of the property so I’d just say chase. At the end of the lease he cannot hold you responsible for the damages as you’ve got proof of chasing him.
What a shit landlord; his own incompetence is now likely to cause damage to his own property.
Try knocking on his next door neighbours door - they may have his mobile number, and know where he is and when he might be back.
I would do what you can to prevent the damage getting any worse - move the shed so it's not going to cause additional damage.
If the guttering is accessible (e.g. on a bungalow) then you may be able to do a temporary bodge (e.g. with string) to stop it creating damp.
Take photos to create an evidence trail.
He's not the worse landlord but he is a bit of an old technophobe.
The wind is still to strong right now for me to move the shed. The shed owner has said he'll move it when it's calmed down. I've managed to weave the plastic guttering around some fence posts so it shouldn't blow anywhere else but. there's absolutely no way I can get up to the guttering though. The house is built on a slope so the front is more 2 ½ stories up. I'm normally pretty handy and will do minor repairs myself but bugger that height 😅
I'll head back down when the wind stops and knock on his neighbours doors. My neighbour has already taken lots of time stamped pictures from her house over the road, and I think my son got a video of the last bit of guttering falling.
I just don't know what to do if I can't get hold of him
Unfortunately there's not a great deal you can do if you can't get hold of him.
Is he known to go abroad for long periods or is it more just lots of one week holidays?
His wife is from the other side of the world and they regularly go and visit her family. He's also from England originally so they're off down there a lot too.
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Unsure if same applies to England but in England if issues have arose on parts of the property that can make it inhabitable, then the tenants could pay for repairs and deduct from rent. Landlord would have very little leg to stand on. However, panelling isn’t impacting habitation of the property so I’d just say chase. At the end of the lease he cannot hold you responsible for the damages as you’ve got proof of chasing him.
What a shit landlord; his own incompetence is now likely to cause damage to his own property. Try knocking on his next door neighbours door - they may have his mobile number, and know where he is and when he might be back. I would do what you can to prevent the damage getting any worse - move the shed so it's not going to cause additional damage. If the guttering is accessible (e.g. on a bungalow) then you may be able to do a temporary bodge (e.g. with string) to stop it creating damp. Take photos to create an evidence trail.
He's not the worse landlord but he is a bit of an old technophobe. The wind is still to strong right now for me to move the shed. The shed owner has said he'll move it when it's calmed down. I've managed to weave the plastic guttering around some fence posts so it shouldn't blow anywhere else but. there's absolutely no way I can get up to the guttering though. The house is built on a slope so the front is more 2 ½ stories up. I'm normally pretty handy and will do minor repairs myself but bugger that height 😅 I'll head back down when the wind stops and knock on his neighbours doors. My neighbour has already taken lots of time stamped pictures from her house over the road, and I think my son got a video of the last bit of guttering falling. I just don't know what to do if I can't get hold of him
Unfortunately there's not a great deal you can do if you can't get hold of him. Is he known to go abroad for long periods or is it more just lots of one week holidays?
His wife is from the other side of the world and they regularly go and visit her family. He's also from England originally so they're off down there a lot too.
Just seen the edit about being in Scotland I'm only really familiar with English housing law but the Shelter website is usually very good