Homelessness– as an example, you may have been told to your home. You may have approached the council for help but they said they couldn’t help you or offer you any emergency housing. This isn’t always correct, especially if you could be considered in priority need (explaination of priority need can be found here). If your landlord has applied to County Court for an injunction against you, for example because of anti-social behaviour It is always important to speak to your MP at any point of a legal issue as they need to know what issues are affecting the people they are elected to represent. Visit their surgeries, phone them or write to them and tell them about the issue. the structure and exterior of the building, including walls, stairs and bannisters, roof, external doors and windows If you are not sure if you have a tenant and resident association we could help you set one up, or connect you to one if you do have one. TRAs have more power and a collective voice. You can create meetings and invite politicians or people from your council to answer your questions.

Favorite singer / song: I don’t really have any favorite song or singers but (say what song/artist you are feeling right now)Qualifying repairs under the right to repair scheme for local authority (aka council) tenantsprovides a useful guideline: Repair type Evidence – it is good to have kept a diary for each day you are experiencing the issue and to continue taking photos and videos so each stage of the issue can be evidenced. Do you have a tenant and resident association (TRA) where you live? Is there a local action group? We work with London Tenants Federation who brings “together social housing tenant organisations from across the capital to act on matters that affect our homes and communities.“ Theapproach I am going to talk about can be remembered as EIRC. I want everyone to think about this where they are.

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Your landlord is responsible for most repairs in your home. This applies to private landlords, councils and housing associations.You might find another legal advice agency is more suitable such as the Citizen Advice as they deal with more general housing issues that I might not have listed above. The important thing is to get legal advice as early as possible. I am not a legal advisor so won’t be going into the legal side of things. AdviceLocal is a great database that lists advice agencies, what type of advice they provide and where. Private tenants also have renters unions like ACORN and the London Renters Union who you should connect with.

As mentioned – we also have the London Tenant Federation in our arsenal against injustice. These are an amazing group of tenants who fight hard to improve housing. If you are a tenant, I really suggest getting in touch with them at [email protected] call 07931 214913. They have training opportunities, opportunity to contribute to policy shaping and loads more. They can also help with setting up tenant associations. As they are a collaboration of tenants, they will really listen to you. Since July 2021, our advisers have had a regular slot on Frisky DJ’s The Big Breakfast. Every Tuesday morning, you can listen to one of our team giving information about a range of issues affecting our community. Tune in at 9.15am here for practical advice about what you can do if you’re facing problems with housing, work, family or debt.On 20 March 2019 a new law came into force to make sure that rented houses and flats are ‘ fit for human habitation’, which means that they are safe, healthy and free from things that could cause serious harm.