Neighbour's roof tiles shatter my window, landlord/management refuses responsibility

Reflective

Massive gusts of wind experienced a few days ago, resulted in neighbour's roof tiles falling and/or ricochetting into my bathroom window (passage between houses). The landlord/property manager is refusing to take responsibility for the damage, and is ignoring any contact from either the neighbour or myself.

There are tiles that may fly down in the slightest gust of wind, that may seriously injure an individual at the least - the passage is regularly used, so it'd be in the interest of us both to resolve the issue with the landlord/p.manager.

What is my legal standing in this situation and/or how should one proceed with resolving this issue, should I contact my home insurance company to report the damages (albeit minor)? Should I contact my solicitor, or some member of council to investigate? The window is the least of my worries, and relatively inexpensive to the damage another rogue tile can do.

I'm assuming that the owner/p.manager is fully responsible.

Sue Pa Key Pa

Unless your neighbour's roof was in a poor state of repair, they were not negligent and therefore not liable for your damages. Your own policy is the only source of redress, providing you have storm cover

seamus

The damage is your problem, and in terms of the state of the tiles, there's not a massive amount you can do.
If you happen to know a surveyor or builder who owes you a favour they might take a look for you and if the tiles look dodgy, they may write a letter to the property manager advising them that the roof appears to be in a state of disrepair.

At least then you have it on the record that the property manager has been advised, so you could take action in the event of further damage.

nuac

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