Is this my fault as a tenant?

[Lovvy67]

For years I've had issues with damp and severe mould around the windows in my flat, the bedroom window ledge is awful in winter and the pladter literally rots.

Twice during heavy rain I've had leaks that cause water to come into the flat. The last one was bad and flooded my bedroom, I have a mild one going on at the minute with this downpour.

Last time the conclusion was a leaking gutter above the window. The property manager had somebody come out and clear out the gutter. No further issues with water coming in for a while - but then there was no heavy rain until now..

I've woken up this morning and the window ledge is soaked and water is dripping down the wall. On closer inspection I found this, a gap between the window and the frame, and I'm guessing it has been there all along which would explain why I have so many issues around the windows. You have to stand at a certain angle to see it so it's easy to miss if you're looking straight on.

Anyway, I've sent a video to my landlord who said he can't see how a window would be liked that unless it was 'pulled down' which makes me think he's blaming me for it..

So can you tell me what you think? Is this something a tenant is responsible for? Why would a window be like this?

The window is completely closed, clicked shut.

I got charged loads of money for 2 x velum windows shattering on the inside panel. It was a common problem for that age of velum but landlord would not accept it. And then took a year to replace. So my daughter (and I) had to use our bathroom with shards of glass falling down as I wasn’t allowed to pull them down. I ended up having to tape bin bags over the windows just to catch the glass. Landlords are arseholes

Hopefully this helps, yes you definitely have a wall problem. Please contact environmental health.
Blue area: the discolouration shows it's definitely water ingress from either the top and/or through the mortar, pointing looks worn away.

Blue arrows: looks like a crack in the white brick, and is that just shade or is there a gap between the white and brown bricks?

Purple area: also very wet but that may be coming from a leak in the downpipe/guttering connection.

Green area: looks like a big crack with water coming through from above.

I also suspect the sealant between the brick and the top of window frame has worn away.

I hope things work out, I've lived with a leak (through electrics) and a useless landlord, it's horrible.

@Lovvy67

once again, I fell into the trap of clicking on a 'threads like this' thread under another thread 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

but having read your thread, aNd it being so bloody cold now as well, I was wondering how you'd got on?

Landlord here.
What a knob
This could be subsidence.
Needs a proper structural engineer otherwise his investment will fall into repairs costing thousands.

just as an aside if you want to move but you are struggling with a raising deposit have you looked at a scheme like flatfair? Instead of raising a deposit you buy an insurance policy for the landlord to cover the deposit.

unlike a deposit you never get the money back so there are numerous downsides, but it can get you moving quicker