Our other housing disrepair websites
Local housing disrepair sites for other parts of London, run alongside this one.
- Housing Disrepair: Our main national site, with guidance on housing disrepair claims across England.
- Housing Disrepair London: Help with disrepair claims for renters in every London borough.
- Housing Disrepair Enfield: For tenants in Enfield, Edmonton, Southgate and Palmers Green, just north of Haringey.
- Housing Disrepair Southwark: For tenants in Peckham, Camberwell, Bermondsey, Walworth and the rest of Southwark.
- Housing Disrepair Lambeth: For tenants in Brixton, Streatham, Clapham, Kennington and across Lambeth.
- Housing Disrepair Newham: For tenants in Stratford, East Ham, Forest Gate, Plaistow and the rest of Newham.
- Housing Disrepair Ealing: For tenants in Ealing, Acton, Southall, Greenford and Northolt.
- Housing Disrepair Hounslow: For tenants in Hounslow, Feltham, Brentford, Isleworth and Chiswick.
- Housing Disrepair Middlesex: For tenants across the historic county of Middlesex in north and west London.
- Housing Disrepair Kensington: For tenants in Kensington, Earl's Court and North Kensington.
- Housing Disrepair Chelsea: For tenants in Chelsea, World's End and the surrounding streets.
- Housing Disrepair Nottinghill: For tenants in Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park.
- Housing Disrepair Shepherds Bush: For tenants in Shepherd's Bush, White City and nearby parts of Hammersmith.
- Housing Disrepair Brockley: For tenants in Brockley, Crofton Park and neighbouring parts of Lewisham.
Official guidance and trusted advice
Independent organisations and official sources that explain tenants' rights.
- Shelter: repairs in rented housing: Free, detailed advice from the housing charity on getting repairs done and what to do if your landlord will not act.
- Citizens Advice: repairs in rented housing: Plain-English guidance on landlord and tenant repair responsibilities.
- GOV.UK: Awaab's Law in the social rented sector: The official guidance for tenants and landlords, including the timescales and the hazards covered in each phase.
- GOV.UK: private renting, repairs: The government's summary of what private landlords must repair.
- Housing Ombudsman Service: Free and independent. Investigates complaints about councils and housing associations once you have completed their complaints process.
- Haringey Council: Report repairs if you are a council tenant, or ask the private sector housing team to inspect a privately rented home.
- Regulator of Social Housing: Sets and enforces the standards councils and housing associations must meet.
- Solicitors Regulation Authority: for the public: Check that a solicitor or firm is genuine and regulated before you instruct them.
- GOV.UK: check if you can get legal aid: Find out whether you qualify for legal aid for a housing problem.
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, section 11: The full text of the landlord's main repairing duty.
- Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018: The Act that requires rented homes to be fit to live in throughout the tenancy.
- Gas Safe Register: Check that an engineer is legally allowed to work on gas appliances.
