back story: moved in 1st of june. quite a big repair had been agreed to have been done by moving in. it wasn't (i know i shouldn't have signed) but was then agreed to have been done 2 weeks later. after the initial few weeks i submitted a snag list of lots of other things that were broken since i had moved in and have added to the lost things that have broken since then (garden fence blew down in a storm, door catches jamming). the house is let through an agent so all my correspondence is to them and they have kept saying that they have forwaded the stuff to LL and are awaiting response.
last night the tv aerial blew down in strong wind and is currently balancing between the guttering on the house and an overhead power cable. i called the agent first thing and informed them. they then informed me that they haven't been able to get in touch with my LL and have had no response to any of the emails or phonecalls advising of repairs needed (first list went in in july and no response!). she said she would try him again today and get back to me but she didn't seem overly concerned that he hasn't responded to anything ( i suppose because they are still getting their fees) but i am actually quite worried now, i am thinking he isn't paying his mortgage and has done a runner or something. i have taken a photo of the aerial (it is really unsafe) and i've gone round my neighbours to ask if anyone has a ladder but no joy so i've just called agent again and no response from LL.
what the hell do i do? should i ring one of those handyman type people and get them to take it down and deduct the cost from next rent payment? also, what do i do about the missing LL? should i be worried? what do i do if he is just not going to bother with these repairs? (some are quite important-hole in the back door 8inchesx16 inches, no window locks) do i have any power to insist he does them? it's been 8 months now with all the heat running out through the back door.