As a tenant, you are entitled to the following rights and privileges;
You have the right to live in a home in a good state of repair
You deserve to be paid back for any repairs you carried out which are the landlord’s responsibilities
You have the right to have your landlord or their agents contact information so that you can contact them when needed
Your landlord should treat you fairly irrespective of your disability, gender, pregnancy, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.
You are also entitled to challenge any charges that you believe are ‘excessively high’
You have the right to own a written agreement if your fixed-term tenancy is more than three years
Additionally, you are also expected to;
pay your rent on time as well as other charges as specified in the tenancy agreement including utility bills, waste management charges, etc.
keep the property in good order and inform the landlord if there are repairs to be made. You should also give the landlord access to the property to carry out the repairs.
In line with your tenancy agreement, give the landlord access to make routine inspections
The Landlord on the other hand and according to Section 11 of The Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA) 1985 is expected to;
Ensure that the property, structure and exterior is in good repair.
Ensure that there is a proper working space and water heating system as well as installations for the supply of water, gas, electricity and for sanitation.
The landlord is thus expected to make sure that housing disrepair such as; mould and damp, leaks, structural cracks, rodent infestation, flooding and drainage issues as well as water and space heating problems are eliminated.
Also, your landlord should deal honestly and fairly to you without discrimination because of your race, gender or religion. He should also not threaten you with illegal eviction or unfair rent increase without following due process.
If the landlord therefore fails in any of his duties to keep the house fit for living, you can make claims.

How To Claim Compensation From Your Landlord
In order to claim compensation from you landlord, you must be able to prove that;
your rented property is in a state of disrepair
You have complained about the state of your home to your landlord but he has failed to head to them
You have suffered damages to your belongings, safety or health as a result of the negligence of your landlord towards your plight.
The following are steps you can take to claim compensation from your landlord;
First, you can verbally complain to your landlord either over the phone or face to face about the state of your home.
Write a formal letter to your landlord if you don’t get a reply after 2 weeks. You can also attach pictures for evidence and highlight how you have been affected by the condition.
You can write a final letter to them if they fail to respond to you after another two weeks.
Thereafter you can report to your local council who should be able to help with complaints that concern landlord failure to carry out repairs that cause a risk to your health and safety, harassment, discrimination or dishonest dealing.
If after doing all these and you do not get a favorable response, it is now time to reach out to your no win no fee housing disrepair solicitors and let them guide you on how to make your disrepair claims. Our no win no fee landlord negligence claims have helped many tenants not only to be compensated properly but to also ensure that the necessary repairs are carried out.
You can speak with one of our experts by calling our housing disrepair helpline so that a meeting can be set up to discuss your claims.

Visit: https://www.housingdisrepairclaim.co.uk/