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Insurance (England) | Responsibilities and Liabilities (England) | Tenant Obligations (England)

Fire damage

2 May 2017 | 2 comments

Hi
One of our tenants had a chip pan fire over the weekend compounding the damage by putting it in a sink full of cold water . There is superficial damage to the property but repairs will run into hundreds of pounds Before the landlord puts through a claim on his insurance he has asked if there is any comeback on the tenant for the damage caused as it was through their own actions .?

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  1. guildy

    This will be dependant on the terms of the tenancy but as a general rule, where the landlord is insured and covered for the situation, a claim should be made. Any excess would be recoverable from the tenant where it was their fault.

    • maxstrelling

      As I thought but many thanks for confirming

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