Dd sliced her arm open on door glass - should it have been safety glass?

[MeanwhileHighAboveTheField]

Luckily she didn't cut any arteries (doesn't even bear thinking about ) but still a big gash that required several stitches.

She put her hand through a glazed door that has been there since before we moved in in 2007. It is a council house and we were wondering if there should have been safety glass in the door?

Not planning to sue or anything like that but the council reckon it should be us who pay for the repair. If it should have been safety glass surely they should pay for it?

[PigletJohn]

I don't know if there are particular rules about rented homes, but in terms of Building Regulations, nobody is obliged to rebuild their home to the latest rules every time they change.

Hence you can have a house with a thatched roof, non-cavity walls, old plumbing, and old glazing, if it was built that way.

[MeanwhileHighAboveTheField]

Thanks. Yes that's true I see what you mean.

[pickmeupputmedown]

From memory, safety glass was mandatory to be put in doors from early 1990's. If door was fitted prior to that, then there was no legal requirement to change it. However, now that it is broken, it does need replacing in safety glass to meet the regulations.

[MeanwhileHighAboveTheField]

Thanks. The council's current tenancy agreement states that before you move in they "will make sure any internal glazing is intact and meets safety standards" . I wonder if they stated the same when we signed our tenancy...