Repairs
Understand how to deal with repairs and poor housing conditions. Use our Housing repairs letter tool to ask your landlord or their agent to deal with the repairs.
My privately rented home needs repairs
How to fix problems in your privately rented home
Work out what to do if your landlord will not mend problems in your home, like damp, mould, a leaking roof or a broken shower.
Housing repairs letter tool
Use our free tool to create a letter to your landlord or letting agent asking for repairs to your home, or to deal with damp, mould or pest problems.
More about housing conditions and disrepair
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