Repairs to council homes

Repairs that are our responsibility

As your landlord we have a legal responsibility for keeping in good repair the structure and exterior of your property, and any installations provided for heating, sanitation and supply of services. These include:

• roof, walls, floors and ceilings
• drains, gutters and down pipes
• external doors, frames, door hinges and front gates
• windows, frames, window cills, catches and sash cords
• boarding up to make a property safe following a crime (we will only re-glaze if you can provide a crime reference number)
• baths, basins, sinks, toilets, cistern and waste pipes
• electrical wiring including sockets, switches and main fuses
• gas pipes and water pipes including sprinklers where fitted
• central heating installations, water heaters and storage heaters
• maintaining carbon monoxide detectors where these have been fitted by the council
• sink tops and work surfaces
• chimneys, stacks and flues
• access pathways to the front door of houses, and from the front door to the back door
• communal pathways
• garages, pram and storage sheds
• boundary walls and fences bordering a public area
• communal entrances, halls, lifts, rubbish chutes and other communal parts including their electrical lighting and glazing
• external decoration and decorating of communal parts