Fire and Smoke Damage Throughout on Rural Managed Property
Introduction
A faulty consumer unit had led to a sporadic fire on the 3rd floor of the building, which quickly caught hold, burning the structural timbers which were supporting the central light well and damaged several aspects of the building’s roof.

The challenge
Acting as an Authorised Representative for the landlord the Your Claim Assessor noted that Fire damage had been significant in the hallway of flat 4 and smoke damage had spread throughout the common stairwell and affected all common parts of the building.
Firstly we had to secure the building placing structural props under the ceiling where the fire had caught hold and then by stripped back all of the timber plaster and fabric in the hallway and the structural roof, whilst water-proofing the building temporally during the winter period.
Tenants were quickly relocated and their treasured possessions that could be salvaged were put into storage awaiting further instructions.

The outcome
Due to the complex nature of the roof structure and the light well the Your Claim Assessor advised the landlord to commission an independent surveyor and independent electrical engineer.
Surveyors produced a forensic appraisal of the building damage and followed with the scope of works and specification for building works that would be issued to three contractors to price. The following procurement process engineered significant savings and structural works were completed in a 6 week period allowing the rest of the restoration work including a full internal redecoration programme to continue, whilst the landlord received full loss of rent payment with only the top floor flat affected that remained unoccupied.
The Your Claim Assessor advised the landlord that the building did not reach fire safety regulations. With the landlord’s consent Your Claim commissioned a further independent fire assessment of the property, which become a separate project privately financed by the landlord, with repairs supervised by the building surveyor.

Client Testimonial
Having worked with Your Claim on issues varying from fire, flood and water escape across our residential management portfolio I cannot recommend his services highly enough. Your Claim provided vital expert advice and ultimately been able to improve our response and service levels on claim related issues.