If your rented home is in need of repair, our housing disrepair claims solicitors can help you seek compensation from your council or housing association.
The duty of the landlord is to ensure that a decent standard of living is maintained, which includes ensuring that the rental property is well-kept.
Housing disrepair usually consists of the following issues:
If you’re a council or housing association tenant in Earls Green, then yes, our solicitors can help you with your housing disrepair on a no win no fee basis.
Your landlord is required by law to make repairs if you rent your property. It’s disappointing when your landlord refuses to maintain the house, and we realize that living in a secure home is the bare minimum acceptable.
If your landlord refuses to fix problems in your home, you may be able to claim housing disrepair compensation and obtain a court order forcing them to do so.
If a property is in bad shape, it implies that it needs to be restored in order for it to be deemed safe and suitable to live in. This usually applies to leased homes as well as any other type of rented accommodation.
If you rent a home and it is in poor condition, you can seek compensation for any discomfort, inconvenience, or suffering you have endured. If you live in a rented house as a tenant, your landlord has to fulfil the following requirements:
If any of the above is an issue for you and your home, you may be eligible to claim compensation and force your landlord to carry out repairs.
Are you a Council or Housing association Tenant with housing disrepair issues?
If so we can help you claim compensation on a NO Win, NO Fee basis.
Housing Association Tenant
Couldn’t leave any clothes in any of the bedrooms due to dampness and mould, our clothes, possessions & electronics were ruined and not to mention the huge amounts of stress this caused over the years. I am so grateful for your help with getting my property repaired for me & the financial compensation awarded to me has changed my life. Thank you so much
Housing Association Tenant
Couldn’t leave any clothes in any of the bedrooms due to dampness and mould, our clothes, possessions & electronics were ruined and not to mention the huge amounts of stress this caused over the years. I am so grateful for your help with getting my property repaired for me & the financial compensation awarded to me has changed my life. Thank you so much
Council Tenant
My flat was repaired in time for my child’s birth and I received rent refunds and compensation. The team were very helpful and understanding of my dangerous situation.
Council Tenant
We had been waiting for 12 months for the damp to be repaired by the council but got nowhere. We were told by a friend that this company could help and within 6 months we received compensation for damages & all the damp and mould was removed.
According to law, the landlord is responsible for keeping the property in pristine condition. A house that is run-down means it has gotten worse since the tenant moved in – meaning, it has rapidly deteriorated.
Claims for housing disrepair may cover the cost of repairs, inconvenience caused by the landlord’s absence of repair, as well as any disruption caused by the work, and any personal injury consequences such as asthma that result from issues like damp or mold.
We help our clients with disrepair complaints. Our team specifically helps those who are living in Council or Housing association properties and target issues that result in stressful, unhealthy, or difficult living conditions.
Housing disrepair occurs when a property is not well-maintained by the landlord and falls below standard habitable quality. This can cause safety and wellbeing issues for tenants living in these conditions.
Once a rental property becomes unliveable due to disrepair–for example, if there is physical damage to the exterior or interior, infestation, plumbing problems, mould issues, or anything else that would prevent you from living normally in the rented property–it is said to have “deteriorated.”
Do you want to sue your landlord for negligence? Are there any problems with your leased home that need to be addressed? Have you described the issues and asked for them to be fixed, but your landlord has failed to do so within a reasonable timeframe? Have you been harmed in any way because of the disrepair? If you have a good case against your landlord for negligence, our Housing Disrepair Solicitors may assist you in obtaining compensation.
Are you a Council or Housing association Tenant with housing disrepair issues?
If so we can help you claim compensation on a NO Win, NO Fee basis.
It is critical that you notify your landlord as soon as possible if there are any problems with the state of your apartment. The landlord must be notified about the difficulties. If your landlord has not completed the required repairs on your property after you informed them of any issues, you can take action against them.
If you give us the details of the issues you’ve been having, we will send a letter to your landlord documenting the necessary repairs. We will also notify your landlord that we anticipate them to reimburse you for any inconvenience or distress they may have caused.
You can request a court order to your landlord to make the required repairs if you file a housing disrepair claim. You may be compensated for a variety of reasons, including:
Damage to belongings – You have the right to demand compensation for any items that have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the property’s poor condition. You can also claim for property damage incurred during maintenance work conducted by your landlord.
Financial loss – You can claim for financial compensation as a result of housing disrepair issues, such as your landlord failing to make repairs, if you have suffered financial loss. Note if you are in rent arrears this will impact your outcome.
Personal injury – If you’ve been injured because of your landlord’s carelessness, you might be able to make a personal injury claim. Various types of claims come from disrepair, like respiratory diseases, injuries from hazards like tripping or falling, and carbon monoxide poisoning. We can help by providing medical reports and expert witnesses for court proceedings.
Inconvenience – You should be reimbursed for any costs associated with a widespread outage, such as the inconvenience of having your house off limits, or the time it takes to get it operational again.
House deterioration can manifest in a number of ways, such as damp walls, mildew odors, leaks, flooding (both inside and out), brick repointing, missing or loose tiles, structural fractures,…
It is always the landlord’s responsibility to fix housing disrepair, whether you are a social tenant in either a housing association or council-owned property, or a private tenant with a private landlord.
No one should be forced to reside in dangerous or unhealthful housing conditions. The new Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation Act) requires landlords to ensure that the property is safe and healthy for human habitation, and tenants can use legal action if they don’t.
Your landlord cannot kick you out of your Housing Association or Council House tenancy to begin a lawsuit against them. If you are in arrears and have no payment plan in place, the sole exception is if you were evicted for failure to pay rent. Even a £1-a-month financing program would suffice protection if this is the situation.
If you’re a private renter and your landlord gives you a Section 21 eviction notice, he or she can throw you out without providing an explanation. Although there are efforts to stop this practice, landlords are still permitted by law in specific circumstances to evict tenants. Even if they do manage to eject you, we can help you if your landlord follows through with it.
Are you a Council or Housing association Tenant with housing disrepair issues?
If so we can help you claim compensation on a NO Win, NO Fee basis.
While there is no set timeframe for filing a housing disrepair claim, it’s usually best to do so as soon as possible. The sooner you file a claim, the easier it will be to gather evidence and prove liability. There may also be legal deadlines associated with your claim, such as if you are claiming for personal injury.
If you think mould is making you sick, speak to a lawyer about getting compensated.
According to English law, your landlord is obligated to provide you with a dependable source of heating or hot water at all times. This means that as a tenant, you are entitled to have a central heating system or equipment for space heating in every room of the property that you occupy. The rented property should also have a working boiler for heating water.
Your landlord is responsible for maintaining the hot water and heating systems as well as appliances such as electric heaters that they have supplied. They must also ensure that these systems are kept in proper working order. If you experience any problems with your heating or hot water systems, your landlord must make the repairs and they must pay for said repairs and maintenance themselves.
If you are a social housing tenant, you have the right to decent living conditions. We can assist you in ensuring that your home is up to standard and help you get compensated for any losses or hardship caused by sub-par housing conditions.
If you have a problem with your housing association, it’s critical that you act right away. You might begin by submitting a complaint to the organization. A housing association must ensure that the homes it provides are in good working order and that any concerns are immediately addressed. Otherwise, it may be held accountable and liable for compensation as a result of its actions or inaction.
Our housing disrepair professionals are sensitive to the physical, emotional, and financial setbacks that renting poor housing can present for tenants.
Have you submitted a complaint regarding the following types of housing association or council property disrepair that haven’t been addressed?
Are you a Council or Housing association Tenant with housing disrepair issues?
If so we can help you claim compensation on a NO Win, NO Fee basis.
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