Repairs
Responsibility for repairs
Landlord and tenant responsibilities for repairs
Access to your rented home for repairs and inspections
Leasehold flats and houses: responsibilities for repairs
Health and safety standards
Electrical safety in rented homes
Help if your home is overcrowded
Check if your home is overcrowded by law
Health and safety standards for rented homes (HHSRS)
Is your home fit for habitation?
Improvements to your rented home
Landlord responsibilities for improvements in your home
Making improvements to your rented home
Private tenants: how to get repairs done
How to report repairs to a private landlord
Revenge eviction if you ask for repairs
What to do if your private landlord won’t do repairs
Complain to environmental health about private rented housing
Damp and mould in rented homes
Pests and vermin infestations in rented homes
Problems with repairs
Paying rent when repairs are a problem
Doing the repairs if your landlord won't
What to do about poor quality or unfinished repairs
Council and housing association tenants
Repairs and maintenance in council and housing association homes
How to report repairs to a council or housing association landlord
Problems during council or housing association repairs
Complain about council or housing association repairs
Complain to the Housing Ombudsman about repairs in social housing
Right to repair scheme for council tenants
Court action and compensation
Legal action if your landlord won't do repairs
Compensation for disrepair and poor conditions
Housing help in an emergency
Last updated: 15 April 2020