Roof problem

[TheMerryHiker]

Hi I just bought myself a new flat. In the home report it said roof was needing category 2 repair. After couple of days of moving in roof started to leak badly. I got a roofer out, hoping that will be a miner leak, he could fix. Leak was also loads of water gushing down with two walls. But roofer told me the roof is very bad. Repair will cost me £5000 with no guarantee of future leaks, but repair is not a long term solution, i need a new roof. I had few other roofers out for quotes. All said roof is very bad, potential danger of fire, as sqarrlles had bitten electric wires, water leaking, too dangerous etc. I tried to knock on downstairs flat few time with no answer. I managed to get a reasonable quote for new roof, which i agreed and started work. Then tried again downstairs neighbours, an elderly and disabled gentleman came out, told me, he is a tenant, local council is the landlord.
Now i am trying to get half of the roof money from council. I have been told so far i shouldn't have gone for new roof without their consent. But I was forced to do that with roofers report saying it was needed urgent repair due to pofire danger to all flats. I been going through difficult times because all the above stress, now i am in worry that i might won't get half money from them. Even gentleman downstairs reported damp to local council, they came out to him and checked damp there, that is with water running from roof. Can anyone help and suggest in this situation please.

That all sounds positive from your solicitor
A lot of the earlier comments are inapplicable as you are in Scotland where the system is different than in rUK
In particular you did not need a survey as there was aHome report
Mayble get your solicitor to look at what the Home report says about the roof in case you have a claim against surveyor

No factor on property, council not repling phone or emails. I only can contact customer service, after getting information, they try to put me through, with no answer. Customer service emailing to relevant officers, not allowed to provide me direct numbers or email adress, they not coming back to me. Talking to brick walls at the moment.

Write recorded delivery to Legal department

There was not any obvious leaks at viewing time, roof was bad to start with, property was left empty, without heating, from early October till end of March, 6 months of winter times, that made things worse, rain and storms took further toll, for us to move in and water started to leak badly through walls. Viewing time we made a mistake not to check in loft, which was bad obviously from viewing time. Roofer came in just to find out and advised it was beyond repair, loft was actually a home for grey squirrels and birds, totally rotten, damage was done. New roof was only solution.

Anyone liable to pay for part of the repairs or reroofing must have a say in the cost, extent of repair and be given an opportunity to get other quotes and then agree everything with you in writing.
You can’t just make them pay.