Housing Law Solicitors
Our housing disrepair solicitors are recognised leaders in this field and are proud to help hundreds of people each year to have their landlord carry out the works to their home and to achieve housing disrepair compensation.
Head of Housing Law & Partner
If your landlord has received notice of the disrepair in your home and has failed to carry out the repairs within a reasonable period of time, then you have a potential claim for disrepair. We can take legal action against your landlord, providing you with expert advice to help you achieve a successful outcome.
We are expert landlord and tenant solicitors and recognised leaders in this field. We can carry out a free initial assessment of your case and offer a range of funding options. Our housing disrepair lawyers understand how housing disrepair can affect your quality of life and we will work quickly to help you.
The law imposes strict requirements on landlords to ensure that your property is kept in a good state of repair particularly:
Landlords are also required to ensure that their properties are fit for human habitation. This can include problems not caused by disrepair, but due to design defects, such as condensation dampness, a lack of ventilation or inadequate heating.
You don’t need to suffer in silence as tenants have rights too. You may be entitled to compensation and for an order to have works carried out.
If your home has disrepair issues the first action you must take is to report the disrepair to your landlord. If your landlord refuses or fails to carry out works, you may be able to obtain a court order requiring them to do the works. You may also be entitled to compensation for the inconvenience and distress that the disrepair has caused you as well as for damage to your belongings or any out of pocket expenses.
We can help you to take legal action against your landlord, providing you with expert advice and help you to achieve a successful outcome.
Contact our housing experts today to find out how we can help you with your disrepair.
Head of Housing Law & Partner
“This is one of the leading teams of solicitors in social housing law in England. They regularly take on high-profile and challenging cases in homelessness, allocation of social housing, possession, and disrepair claims.”
Hodge Jones & Allen are recognised leaders in our field. Our Housing Law team is one of the highest ranking for social housing and tenant law in the UK.
We are recognised for our expertise in this field, having been listed as a Tier 2 firm in the Legal 500 guide for this area of law. Our team is also ranked in the Band 1 for housing law by the independent legal directory Chambers & Partners UK.
Our expert Housing Solicitors in London have been defending the rights of tenants for over 49 years.
We understand how disruptive it can be when a Landlord has refused to repair faults or hasn’t kept the house in a suitable condition. We’ll endeavour to get you quick results wherever possible to help reduce the length of the impact on you and your family. interests of its clients’.
Our specialist Housing Team understands how much a Housing Disrepair can affect yours and your family’s quality of life. Therefore, we work to resolve it as soon as possible, putting your needs first.
We offer a range of funding options including Legal Aid and ‘No Win, No Fee’ arrangements. Our lawyers will discuss all the options and your eligibility.
Head of Housing Law & Partner
“Jayesh has been incredibly understanding during emotionally challenging times, providing not only legal advice but also the support necessary to manage stress.”
In a group action claim, our clients were a group of residents of a London social landlord. They had suffered a lack of heating and hot water in their homes for several years. Our housing team were instructed to help and were able to secure a settlement in excess of £100,000 for the residents, together with an agreement to carry out works to repair their properties.
Outcome: £100,000 in damages awarded
Our client was a secure tenant of a London local authority. She had been experiencing disrepair to her home, including leaks in the bathroom. These were causing damp and mould growth, as well as damage to the wall plaster and timbers. Our housing team were instructed to represent her in bringing a claim against the local authority landlord. A claim was issued at court and settlement was secured for all the necessary works to be carried out to her home.
Outcome: £22,500 in damages awarded
We were instructed by a client who had water penetration, severe damp and mould affecting her home. The damp was so bad that her children could not sleep in the bedroom and were sleeping on the living room floor. An independent expert confirmed the property was not fit for human habitation. The landlord did not engage with us and so we issued a claim for disrepair in the County Court. They attempted to defend the claim by denying or minimising the disrepair, but later agreed to carry out all works as identified by the independent expert. The claim was subsequently settled with an agreement to do all works, pay our client compensation and pay our legal costs.
Outcome: £10,000 in damages awarded
Our housing lawyers represented a tenant from a local authority who complained of extensive disrepair throughout their home. We obtained a report from a chartered surveyor detailing the defects to the property and what works were required, then sent this to the landlord. The tenant’s landlord failed to respond, so court proceedings were issued. At court, the landlord was found liable for the damage. We secured an injunction for the repairs and compensation, plus the payment of our client’s legal fees.
Outcome: £21,782 in damages awarded
Legal Aid funding has been curtailed in recent years and is no longer available for most disrepair cases. We can offer to act on your behalf on a ‘no win no fee’ basis, formally known as a conditional fee agreement. We’ll arrange an initial meeting to discuss the most suitable method of funding for your case. We can also answer any questions you might have.
The amount of compensation you can recover will depend on several factors such as:
For more information on this please try our UK disrepair damages calculator.
Your landlord doesn’t have the right to evict you or take any other action against you if you complain about disrepair or if you instruct Solicitors to help you take legal action. Your landlord can only act against you if you breach your tenancy conditions, for example by not paying your rent or causing nuisance to your neighbours.
You can contact us either by telephone or via our website. Some basic details will be taken from you and you’ll be contacted shortly thereafter for an appointment either in person or by telephone.
We also act for leaseholders in relation to claims for disrepair and compensation against freeholders. For more information please contact us.
Hodge Jones & Allen’s housing solicitors are recognised by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading firms in the field. We are also noted by Legal 500 for our depth of expertise and our compassionate, client‑focused approach. You can be confident that our team is highly experienced in managing even the most complex and challenging housing law matters.
Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors is proud of the many positive testimonials that we receive, reinforced by our ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot. Please read through what some of our clients have had to say about their experience with our legal teams.
