Whilst we all have our own preferences on the standard of living, a standard that is not acceptable is a home in disrepair.
It is a legal right for tenants to live in a safe environment and it is a legal obligation for your landlord to repair any issues that may compromise it. If you rent from a Housing Association, or a Local Council, you may be entitled to compensation if they fail to repair the property.
Hopefully most of us won’t need to know what medical negligence is, but as doctors are only human, it is likely that medical mistakes will continue to happen.
When lawyers talk about medical negligence, we are referring to carelessness, or substandard care, that has been provided by a medical professional to a patient, which has directly caused injury, or has caused an existing condition to get worse.
Parental responsibility is automatically obtained by the mother at the time of birth. A father will obtain it by either being married to the mother, or by being named as the father on the child’s birth certificate.
If your rented property is in disrepair, it’s your landlord’s responsibility to fix it.
As a tenant you have the legal right to live in a property safe and free from any issues of disrepair.
Your landlord has a legal obligation to repair your property and maintain it to a reasonable standard.
The right to make a financial application automatically arises through the course of divorce proceedings, following the issuing of the divorce petition.
This article gives information on housing disrepair claims. It explains the tenant’s and landlord’s responsibilities to do repairs and what options the tenant has if the landlord doesn’t meet their obligations.
