Is anyone here a loandlord of a house which has shared costs for the roof?

[saltireflyingatHampden]

Like a terrace, flat etc?
Our tennant called last night to say there was water coming into the kitchen, and she noticed "when the tiles fell off the bathroom behind the toilet it is damp there". From what she says I think it is a roof problem, apparently the tiles up teh wall behind the toilet are loose and she says they have water marks on tehm. If it is a roof problem then it is a 4 share for the costs. Thing is I need a letter I can write advising them, also do I need to get quotes before hand. What if one of them doesn't pay.
Am also furious at tennant, as the tiles behind the toilet fell off a couple of weeks ago! She didn't tell us at the time

as the landlord i think the cost of fixing things like that are your responibility unless the tennants broke the roof keeping it in good safe condition is nothing to do with them unless you had them sign a lease which included them paying for it in the case of a leak

I know I need to fix it, but the roof is shared with 3 other houses. I need to know how to approach the other house owners about sharing the cost, if I need to get quotes from builders to enclose with the letters, and what to do if one of them refuses to pay up.
The tennant isn't being asked to pay anything

I used to live in a block of flats. We used to get a letter explaining the repairs necessary. I think, for a big thing, they got a couple of quotes and asked for any preference, otherwise they went with whoever they wanted to do the job. Maintenance was run by us rather than a management company or the freeholder.

If I were you, I'd write to them all saying repairs are necessary, do they know anyone who can do them and, if not, that you'll get a couple of quotes.

I have a builder going round tomorrow to have a look, to see if it actually coming from the roof. tennant said they had noticed it because it was raining, which further enforces my thought that it's coming from the roof.
If it is the roof I will get a quote from him, plus a couple of other builders. Am annoyed at tennat though for not telling me about this sooner

Spoke to the tennant last night, her boyfriends dad is a builder and had a look last night.It is a couple of tiles of the roof. So was thinking of writing to neighbours something along the lines of

Dear X.

We have been advised that there is a problem with the roof, tiles have come off. This is causing water to enter our property, and could ultimately damage yours.We have been advised by a builder that the roof needs repaired as soon as possible. We have got quotes from Builder A for £x, and builder B for £X. The roof, as you are aware is a four share, therefore I am requesting that you will agree to paying a quarter of the invoice for final repairs based on the quote we go with.
Please contact ourselves at the above address, or via Xand Y solicitors ont eh high Street.

Yours etc Mr and Mrs saltire

That sounds fine. I take it by your name that you are in Scotland (?) If so, the legislation which will apply is the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004. In particular it provides for a Tenement Management Scheme which deals with repairs, costs etc. See how you get on with the other owners. If there is a problem it might be worth drawing up a lawyers letter. HTH

I was an onwer of a flat which shared a roof with 3 other flats and 2 businesses. I got quotes and asked the quotee repairer to send individual letters and quotes to each owner to keep it all official and above board. They did this for me and all went OK left it up to the repairer to chase up payment.

I don't understand. Some tiles have come off your bit of the roof, necessitating their repair/replacement, but all three other owners are liable? How come?

Because it is an upper terrace house, in a block of four. The roof doesn't just cover my house does it, it covers the house underneath. And the house through the wall, adn the one underneath it. That's why its a four share on any repairs done to the roof

I'm still struggling with this one, possibly because I don't know what an upper terrace house is. Is it a flat at the top of a terraced house?

In which case, they've all got a vested interest in putting it right. Why are you worried?

Saltire you can get a complusory notice from the council to force the repair if they are being troublesome. We had to do this in our first edinburgh flat.