Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
that flooded my kitchen.

turns out the waste pipe for the whole building is blocked an all the nice water from their dishwashers and washing machines had nowhere to go but up through my kitchen sink

£620 plumber

I shall sell this flat and buy a house as soon as I can.
Ooof! I don't really know how blocks of flats work, but if the problem is with the building rather than your pipes, is there not some way of recouping money from the building owners or something?