Housing Disrepair Guides
Free expert guides covering everything you need to know about housing disrepair claims, your legal rights, compensation amounts, and how to force your landlord to make repairs.
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The Complete Guide to Housing Disrepair Claims
Everything you need to know about claiming compensation for housing disrepair. Your legal rights, Awaab's Law deadlines, and step-by-step process.
Read the complete guideHousing Disrepair Compensation Amounts
How loss of amenity, duration, rent, financial losses and medical evidence can affect valuation.
Read guideHealth & Safety7 Warning Signs of Dangerous Damp and Mould
Learn to identify the critical warning signs that your home has dangerous damp and mould.
Read guidePractical GuideHow to Report Housing Disrepair
Step-by-step guide with free template letters to report disrepair to your landlord.
Read guideEvidenceWhat Evidence Do I Need for a Housing Disrepair Claim?
A practical checklist covering photographs, repair reports, notice, medical records and financial losses.
Read guideRent ArrearsCan I Claim Housing Disrepair with Rent Arrears?
How repair rights, priority debt, possession risk and a possible counterclaim interact.
Read guideTime LimitsHousing Disrepair Claim Time Limits
The six-year and three-year starting points, continuing defects and why complaints do not stop time.
Read guideFinancial LossClaiming for Damaged Belongings
How to record furniture, clothes and other possessions damaged by leaks, damp or mould.
Read guideSocial HousingHousing Association Disrepair Claims
Repair duties, Awaab's Law, complaints and legal options for housing association tenants.
Read guidePrivate RentingPrivate Landlord Disrepair Claims
Current repair rights, council enforcement and claim options for private tenants in England.
Read guideLeaksLandlord Not Fixing a Leak?
Emergency steps, landlord responsibility, evidence and water-damage claims.
Read guidePest HazardsPest Infestation: Landlord Responsibility
Who is responsible for rats, mice, cockroaches and building proofing in rented homes.
Read guideMedical EvidenceMedical Evidence for a Disrepair Claim
GP records, medical experts, causation and health timelines explained.
Read guideHealthDamp, Mould and Asthma Claims
How respiratory symptoms, landlord notice and medical causation fit together.
Read guideAccommodationTemporary Accommodation During Repairs
Awaab's Law suitability, household needs, expenses and returning home.
Read guideFormer TenantsClaiming After Moving Out
Evidence, limitation and damages claims after a tenancy has ended.
Read guideElectrical SafetyElectrical Hazards and Landlord Responsibility
Unsafe wiring, sockets, inspections, emergency action and tenant remedies.
Read guideSanitationSewage and Drainage Problems
Responsibility for blocked drains, sewage leaks, contamination and cleanup.
Read guideSecurityLandlord Not Fixing Windows or Doors
Repair rights for insecure doors, broken glass, cold and water penetration.
Read guideStructural SafetyStructural Cracks and Ceiling-Collapse Risks
Danger signs, emergency safety, inspections and structural repair duties.
Read guideEscalationLandlord Ignoring Repair Requests?
A practical escalation plan covering complaints, council help and legal advice.
Read guideCouncil EnforcementCouncil Environmental Health Inspections
How HHSRS inspections work and what enforcement may follow.
Read guideChoosing a RouteHousing Ombudsman or Court?
Compare remedies, costs, evidence and overlapping proceedings.
Read guideEviction ProtectionEviction After Reporting Repairs
The post-May 2026 possession rules, harassment and urgent protection.
Read guideAccessLandlord Access for Repairs
Notice, emergencies, reasonable access and tenant protections.
Read guideExpert EvidenceHousing Disrepair Surveyor Inspections
Expert independence, reports, costs and Protocol timing.
Read guideSettlementHousing Disrepair Settlement Offers
Repairs, damages, costs, deductions and Part 36 consequences.
Read guideClaim TimelineHow Long Does a Disrepair Claim Take?
The stages from evidence and inspection through settlement or court.
Read guideCompensationLoss of Amenity Compensation
How reduced use and enjoyment of the home may be assessed in a disrepair claim.
Read guideFinancial LossExtra Heating and Electricity Costs
How to evidence additional energy costs caused by damp, cold, leaks or drying equipment.
Read guideRent and RedressRent Refunds and Reductions
Understand damages, disruption reductions and why rent repayment orders are different.
Read guideHealth ClaimsPersonal Injury in a Disrepair Claim
Medical causation, expert evidence, limitation and separate injury damages.
Read guideGas SafetyGas Safety and Carbon Monoxide
Emergency action, annual checks, alarms and unsafe landlord-supplied appliances.
Read guideFire SafetyFire Safety in a Rented Home
Smoke alarms, escape routes, fire doors and differing HMO requirements.
Read guideFall HazardsUnsafe Floors and Stairs
Repair rights for rotten boards, loose steps, guarding and fall hazards.
Read guideDamp and MouldInadequate Ventilation, Damp and Mould
Broken extractors, building causes and evidence beyond simply opening windows.
Read guideWater SupplyNo Running Water in a Rented Property
Supply responsibility, urgent action, interim help and evidence.
Read guideSanitationLandlord Not Fixing the Toilet
Sanitation duties, tenant-caused blockages and urgent escalation.
Read guideBathroom RepairsBroken Bath or Shower
Repair responsibility, leaks and loss of suitable washing facilities.
Read guideWater SafetyContaminated Water and Lead Pipes
Testing, pipe ownership, health evidence and responsible parties.
Read guideHazardous MaterialsAsbestos in a Rented Home
Safe reporting, surveys, management and exposure evidence.
Read guideLead HazardsLead Paint in a Rented Home
Flaking historic paint, children at risk and reliable testing.
Read guideRadonRadon in a Rented Home
Address screening, long-term measurement and mitigation.
Read guideExcess ColdExcessive Cold and Poor Insulation
Heating, draughts, insulation, affordable warmth and evidence.
Read guideCommon PartsDangerous Communal Areas
Shared stairs, corridors, entrances, lifts and lighting.
Read guideLightingInadequate Lighting
Fixed lighting, dark communal areas and natural-light hazards.
Read guideNoiseExcessive Noise and Poor Sound Insulation
Building defects versus ordinary noisy-neighbour disputes.
Read guideCrowding and SpaceOvercrowding in a Rented Home
Statutory tests, HMO room sizes and allocation distinctions.
Read guideKitchen AppliancesBroken Cooker or Oven
Landlord-supplied appliances, urgent faults and food costs.
Read guideKitchen RepairsUnsafe Kitchen Units and Worktops
Instability, rot, contamination and food-preparation hazards.
Read guideWaste and HygieneRefuse and Bin Problems
Tenant duties, communal waste and HMO management rules.
Read guideOutside AreasDangerous Garden Paths and Fences
Essential access, structural danger and boundary responsibility.
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