What Are my Housing Association Repair Obligations and Requirements?

As a tenant you do have a specific quantity of responsibility to keep where you live tidy, safe and neat, your regional authority or housing association likewise has a lot of repair work and upkeep responsibilities. Social Housing landlords are accountable for most repairs in your home, including any damage or disrepair impacting:. the structure/exterior of the building i.e. the roofing system, walls, windows and external doors. main heating, gas fires, fireplaces, flues, ventilation and chimneys. supply of water, pipelines, sinks, toilets and baths. external drains pipes and guttering. gas pipes, electrical circuitry and any devices offered i.e. if a cleaning machine is supplied the property owner is likely accountable if it breaks. typical areas like lifts and entryways. If you reside in a home of numerous profession or an HMO, your proprietor has much more duties for fire and basic safety, water system and drainage, gas and electrical power and garbage disposal. These must be detailed in your tenancy contract, which our Housing disrepair solicitors can help you understand if you seem like you deserve to claim versus your property owner or social housing association. We can send somebody over to examine the damage to your house if you reside in social Housing to help us evaluate if you can make a claim. Contact us.

Following Your Housing Association’s Complaints Process

Your Housing association will have its own formal complaints treatment. You must have been offered information of this procedure when you signed your occupancy contract. If you do not have it, call your Housing association and ask for a copy in writing. You should follow this procedure effectively, only when this procedure fails to get your Housing disrepair repaired, will there be a route to making a settlement claim. We can assist you to make injury claims for an injury or disease triggered by Housing disrepair. Call us on the number down near the bottom of this guide to begin your claim today.