Your landlord usually has to carry out repairs to the exterior of the property or if the condition of the property is damaging your health. Your tenancy agreement should outline who is responsible for the rest of the repairs.

If your tenancy began after 1 April 2007 and you do not have a tenancy agreement or if it is not clear about repairing responsibilities, certain repairing obligations will apply.

Your landlord may also have to carry out certain repairs if you have a protected tenancy. You shouldn't withhold rent if your landlord won't carry out repairs. You could be evicted very easily.

Who is responsible for repairs?

Your tenancy agreement should outline who must carry out repairs when renting privately. If the state of the accommodation is damaging your health you can get help to force your landlord to carry out repairs. More

Repairs in protected tenancies

Your rights depend on your tenancy agreement. If you have a regulated tenancy you may have some repairing rights even if you don't have a tenancy agreement. More

Withholding rent for repairs

Get advice from Housing Rights Service if you are thinking of withholding your rent because your landlord won't carry out repairs. If you don't follow the correct procedures, you could face eviction. More

Default Repairing Obligations

You may have some repairing rights even if you don't have a tenancy agreement or if repairing responsibilities are not clear in that agreement.

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