Do our insurers need to know if water dripping through ceiling?

[looseleaf]

I've just told the flat above us and asked them to call an emergency plumber (seems to be an unseen leak in their bathroom) but is there anything else I need to do? Will their insurers take care of this as their fault or do I talk to ours?

Thanks so much if anyone can help, feeling a bit ignorant !!

[looseleaf]

(The wall in our children's bedroom is soaked and the paint damaged so apart from the wet being sorted it will also need redecorating)

[specialsubject]

yes. This is more than just a quick dab of white paint!

[looseleaf]

Thank you! Do you mean no need to notify ours too? That's what DH thinks.

[specialsubject]

yes - call them and see what they advise.

[GrandPoohBah]

If it's flats, you should both be covered under the same building insurance policy? Put them on notice of a claim, get two quotes and get upstairs to pay for the excess.

[looseleaf]

This is brilliant, thank you. I'll do this