What is housing disrepair?

What does 'housing disrepair' actually mean?
Phone: ​0204 542 7590

The term Housing Disrepair covers various situations including the following:

  • Damp or mould
  • Rotten and damaged doors or windows
  • Rat and Mice infestations
  • Defective electrics
  • Defective boilers
  • Damage to internal gas or water pipe work
  • Leaks, flooding and water damage
  • Damaged or defective roofs
  • Broken bathroom and kitchen fixtures
  • Insect infestations
  • Cracks and defective brickwork
  • Guttering issues
​As a tenant you have a right to live in a property which Is in a good standard and is safe for you to enjoy.
If your property suffers from any of the above issues or indeed any other faults you should at first notify your Landlord that you require help to repair these items.

Your Landlord is obligated by Law to keep in repair the structure and exterior of your property and keep any installations for water, gas, electricity, sanitation, space heating and heating for water in a proper working order.
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Your Landlord must complete any repairs notified to them within a reasonable amount of time.
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We can assist when the repairs have not taken place within a timely manner, where the disrepair has not been addressed or you’re unhappy with the standard of work completed. 
Call us today to see if we can help you to obtain the repairs needed on a No Win No Fee Basis. 
​We will also assess whether you maybe entitled to compensation.
Housing Resolutions
Opening times:
Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm

Tel: 0204 542 7590
Mob: 07305 683 718
Email: [email protected]
Housing Resolutions is a trading name of Housing Resolutions Limited, a limited company registered in England and Wales
under company number 13267920, whose registered address is 81 Tempest Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1AA.   
Housing Resolutions is authorised and regulated by the Bar Standards Board.