Housing Disrepair Huntingdon – Claims Solicitors

Housing Disrepair Huntingdon

Housing Disrepair Huntingdon

If Yes & Your Huntingdon Housing Association or Council is Ignoring You

Call 0808 169 4398 to receive FREE, no obligation advice

  • Free Huntingdon Legal Advice
  • Free Home Survey To Assess Damage
  • Free Repairs To Your Property
  • No Win No Fee Claim

IF YOU HAVE REPORTED ANY ISSUES AND THEY WERE NOT DEALT WITH WITHIN 3 MONTHS YOU CAN MAKE A CLAIM – NO WIN NO FEE
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Housing Disrepair Claims Huntingdon – What can I claim for?

We examine claims on a case to case basis. Areas you can declare for are:

  • Payment for residing in a property with disrepair
  • Personal effects that has actually been damaged due to disrepair
  • Injury to your health caused by the disrepair.

Just how much compensation could I receive?

Our primary objective is to get your home fixed to your lawyer’s standard not to the property manager’s requirement. Everybody has a legal right to live in a well-maintained property.

A property manager will offer compensation depending upon the seriousness of the disrepair and the length of time, compensation differs on a case to case basis. You can also declare for any personal products you have actually needed to change due to the disrepair.

For your claim to succeed you need to have advised the Council. We can assist in helping you do this with no cost.


Damp or mould Problems


Pest or Rodent infestation.


Roofing, Windows, Gutters or Drains.


Structural defects to your property


Boilers and Electrics.


Flooding and water leakages.

Housing Disrepair Claims Huntingdon
Disrepair Claims Huntingdon

What is a Housing Association Repairs and Maintenance Policy on Health and Safety Standards?

There are certain health and wellness standards which apply to rented houses. By law, your house should be safe and in shape to live in when your tenancy starts and this should continue throughout the occupancy.
From the starting to the end of your occupancy, your housing association has obligations to repair and maintain security of:.
The gas supply and gas home appliances they offer.
Electrical circuitry and electrical devices they offer.
Condensation, moist and mould are likewise typical issues that you may come across. You must report problems with this to your landlord right away.
Every property owner, whether they are a regional authority or a housing association, has commitments to fix moist and mould, along with to determine the cause of the problem.
After you’ve reported the issue, an inspection and repairs they are accountable for ought to be performed. If the condensation has actually taken place due to a failing to provide sufficient ventilation on their part, it’s their task to resolve the ventilation problem.
Wet and mould can pose a serious danger to health, triggering respiratory issues like asthma and bronchitis, particularly in young kids. This is why it is essential that you report it to your property owner, and that they sort it out as rapidly as possible.
Everyone deserves a safe home. Are features of your home hazardous, and has your social Housing landlord failed to make the required repairs? To learn more about your housing association responsibilities to occupants, get in touch.

What Are my Housing Association Repair Obligations and Requirements?

As an occupant you do have a specific amount of duty to keep where you live clean, safe and tidy, your regional authority or housing association likewise has a lot of repair work and upkeep obligations.
Social Housing property owners are responsible for most repair work in your home, consisting of any damage or disrepair impacting:.
the structure/exterior of the building i.e. the roofing system, walls, windows and external doors.
central heating, gas fires, fireplaces, flues, ventilation and chimneys.
water system, pipes, sinks, toilets and baths.
external drains and guttering.
gas pipelines, electrical wiring and any appliances supplied i.e. if a washing maker is supplied the landlord is most likely responsible if it breaks.
common areas like lifts and entrances.
If you reside in a home of several occupation or an HMO, your landlord has even more duties for fire and basic security, water supply and drain, gas and electrical power and garbage disposal.
These should be detailed in your occupancy arrangement, which our Housing disrepair lawyers can assist you understand if you seem like you can claim against your property manager or social housing association.
We can send out someone over to inspect the damage to your house if you reside in social Housing to assist us assess if you can make a claim.
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When Could Make A Complaint About Your Huntingdon Housing Association?

Deciding just when to make a grievance to your real estate association will boil down to just how bad the housing disrepair in fact is. If it is the middle of winter season and the central heating system has broken down, you will desire to grumble quickly. In your occupancy contract, you will find information about the maximum timescale that your real estate association has to repair particular types of repair work. If this optimum timescale has not run, then you need to be reporting the requirement for a repair, instead of making a grievance about a repair not being performed.
We can help you claim for housing disrepair from your real estate association. Call us on the phone number down at the end of this guide to proceed.

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