Category Archives: Housing Disrepair

Trainee Solicitor secures £15,000 in damages for Tenant living with Mould and Damp against Private Landlord

In a recent success story highlighting the crucial role of legal professionals in safeguarding tenant rights, Trainee Solicitor Joe Iveson achieved a victory for his client, Miss B. Miss B, a tenant facing poor living conditions due to mould and damp in her rented accommodation, sought damages and remedies for the disrepair in her home. […]

Housing Disrepair – Ask the Trainee

Joe Iveson-Trainee Solicior

We have all seen the headlines of horrendous housing conditions that some landlords expect people to live in. With some tenants experiencing severe illnesses, or sadly even death as a result of this. Luckily, not all cases are this severe, although it is astonishing that they even happen at all. Low quality housing is an […]

Phoenix Solicitors and Abbotts Martin come together in collaboration

Phoenix Solicitors are excited to announce that we have joined forces with Abbotts Martin Solicitors, London to expand our offerings to the public in terms of Landlord and Tenant issues.  Abbotts Martin have a Legal Aid contract covering the London area and by working together, Phoenix Solicitors can now recommend them to our clients seeking […]

Safe as Houses campaign by the Mirror

Safe as Houses campaign by the Mirror

Approximately 520,000 social housing homes that fall below the Governments minimum standards and 924,000 privately rented homes. These homes can be in such terrible conditions that it causes health problems such as breathing and skin conditions. This has a knock-on effect to the NHS who spend around £1.4 billion a year treating these conditions1. We […]

Council House With Inch Wide Cracks

council house with inch wide cracks

Recent BBC news article has shown an example of how problematic the council housing can be. In the article, David Boase, a council tenant, explains that the house he has been living in for 6 years has “inch-wide” cracks outside and inside the home. He described the property as “neither safe nor secure”. (Quoted from […]

Homeowner Discovers More Than 400 Faults in his New-Build Property

Homeowner Discovers More Than 400 Faults in his New-Build Property

Buying a new build home can be incredibly exciting. Many future owners dream of having a new house and a fresh start. However, it is easy to get caught up in the fantasy and not realise the issues that come with many new-build houses. Joe Tompkinson told the Daily Mail his own experience with purchasing […]

Homeless Family Left in Cockroach Infested Homes

Homeless Family Left in Cockroach Infested Homes

London council left a homeless family in a cockroach-infested, dirty and mouldy houses. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman have published a report about an incident where London Borough of Haringey placed a homeless family in two properties and did not correctly handled the disrepair issues present. At their first property, the family reported […]