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Council Housing Repairs

In this section

  1. Reporting a Council Housing repair
  2. Repairs that are your own responsibility
  3. Housing dis-repair claims
  4. Health and safety in Council Homes
  5. You are here: Report an emergency repair
  6. Our repairs visit obligations
  7. Decoration Allowance
  8. Types of repair categories
  9. Condensation, Damp and Mould
  10. Damp and mould repair survey

Report an emergency repair

Typical problems that might need an emergency repair include:

  • you can't lock or secure your home
  • you can't get into your home
  • dangerous flooring or stairs
  • uncontrollable water leaks
  • blocked toilets or soil and vent pipes (if only one in the property)
  • missing inspection chamber covers
  • severely damaged or dangerous roofs
  • electrics sparking, smoking, very hot, or with bare wires
  • total loss of electric power
  • blocked chimney to an open fire in use

In the event of total loss of heating or hot water, our standard response time is by the end of the next day, but our contractor will respond as quickly as possible.

If the heating can't be fixed during the visit, our contractor may provide you with a temporary electric heater until the repair can be finished.

Reporting an Emergency repair

For emergencies, call us immediately at 01709 336009.. You can also call this number to find out if a repair is your responsibility or to request permission for repairs or alterations.

Timescales for repairs

Emergency repairs include works to burst pipes (if the leak cannot be isolated), boarding up unsafe doors and windows and total loss of electricity. We attend emergency repairs within 4 hours.

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