Freedom of information response

Housing Disrepair Claims

Publication date: 
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Request: 

Since 2020:
•    How many housing disrepair claims has the council received?
•    Of those, how many were successful?
•    How much money has the council paid out for these claims?

Please separate the data into the individual years.

Response: 

1. Number of Legal claims for damp and mould upheld against the Council in the past three years.  

2020-2021 = 0

2021-2022 = 0

2022-2023 = 9

3.

Total Expenditure:

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £1,950

2022-2023 = £65,014.98

Counsel Fees:

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £1,950

2022-2023 = £4,433.40

Damages/Settlement:

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £0

2022-2023 = £18,790.00

Other side’s Legal Costs

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £0

2022-2023 = £34,650.00

Council’s Legal Fees:

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £0

2022-2023 = £2,957

Court Ordered Payments:

2020-2021 = £0

2021-2022 = £0

2022-2023 = £4,184.40

Below is the specific details for each case.

Claim address

Letter of Claim received

Damp & Mould (Y/N)

Counsel costs?

 Damages paid?

 Tenant's Legal Costs?

 Council's Fee's

 Court Ordered Payment

 Total Expenditure

Morrison House

10/02/2020

Yes

£2,250.00

£3,000.00

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

£5,250.00

Freemantle House

28/02/2020

Yes

£2,983.40

£6,340.00

£19,500.00

£890.00

£0.00

£29,713.40

Broxburn Drive

25/01/2021

Yes

£0.00

£2,000.00

£0.00

£275.00

£0.00

£2,275.00

Bevan House

11/02/2021

Yes

£1,150.00

£1,800.00

£15,150.00

£967.00

£1,000.00

£20,067.00

Dart Green

10/03/2021

Yes

£0.00

£800.00

£0.00

£550.00

£3,184.58

£4,534.58

Christchurch Road

28/04/2021

Yes

£0.00

£1,750.00

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

£1,750.00

Wellington Rd

05/02/2020

Yes

£0.00

£1,000.00

£0.00

£275.00

£0.00

£1,275.00

Myrtle Grove

19/03/2022

Yes

£0.00

£900.00

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

£900.00

Hampton Road

16/06/2022

Yes

£0.00

£1,200.00

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

£1,200.00

     

£6,383.40

£18,790.00

£34,650.00

£2,957.00

£4,184.58

£66,964.98

Request reference:
FOI 13520