You deserve a safe, comfortable home
Too many renters live with damp, mould, cold and unsafe conditions. Remedy helps you report the problem to your landlord, involve the council's housing team, and keep a record of what happens.
How Remedy can help
Remedy is a self-service tool for getting repairs reported and followed up. It does not assess compensation claims.
Report it to your landlord
Write a clear repair request or complaint to your landlord, setting out what is wrong, which rooms it affects and when you first reported it.
Involve the council
If a private landlord or housing association does not act, Remedy helps you contact the council's private housing or environmental health team, who can inspect your home and order the landlord to deal with serious hazards. Council tenants use the complaints process instead.
Keep a record
Log photos, dates and every message as you go, so you have a clear timeline of what you reported and how your landlord responded.
Common repair problems
If part of your home is unsafe, unhealthy or not working, and it is your landlord's job to fix it, you have rights. These are the problems renters tell us about most.
Damp & mould
Black mould on the walls, condensation running down the windows, that musty smell. Often a sign of a leak or poor ventilation your landlord should put right.
Leaks & water damage
Dripping pipes, a leaking roof, a shower that seeps through to the floor below. Left unfixed, they ruin your belongings and your health.
Broken heating & hot water
A dead boiler, cold radiators, or no hot water for days. A home you cannot keep warm is not one you should have to live in.
Pest infestations
Mice, rats, cockroaches or bed bugs. When they get in through disrepair or gaps in the building, dealing with them is usually your landlord's job.
Unsafe electrics
Exposed wiring, dead sockets, or no up-to-date electrical safety report (EICR). Electrical faults are dangerous, and landlords have strict duties to keep them safe.
Broken windows, doors & locks
Windows that will not close, a front door that will not lock, broken security. Your home should be weatherproof and secure.
Tell us what's going wrong at home
Describe the damp, mould, leak or broken heating in your own words, over WhatsApp, in any of 140+ languages. Remedy asks what it needs to know and helps you log photos and dates as you go.
Email connected
3 relevant messages found
Hackney Council searched
No HMO licence found
DPS details confirmed
Protected Oct 12th, 38 days late
HM Land Registry searched
Landlord details confirmedKeep a clear record
Remedy turns your messages into a timeline of the problem, what you reported, when, and what your landlord did about it.
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Next stepsReport it and follow it up
Send your landlord a written repair request. If nothing happens, Remedy helps you contact the council's housing team or, if you rent from a council or housing association, use the complaints process and then the Housing Ombudsman in England or the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
Looking for disrepair compensation?
Remedy does not give a legal assessment of disrepair compensation or bring claims for you. If you want advice on compensation, you can contact a solicitor or an advice charity listed in our legal help directory. Each profile shows its SRA or charity registration so you can check who regulates them. Each one is independent, and you contact them directly.
“They informed me of rights I didn't even know I had, guided me throughout the whole process, and displayed excellent customer service and professionalism.”
Andreu Paddack
TrustpilotDamp and mould, leaks, broken heating or hot water, faulty electrics, pest infestations and structural problems can all be your landlord's responsibility, either as disrepair or because they make your home unfit to live in. As a rule, if part of your home is unsafe or not working and it is your landlord's job to fix it, you can ask them to put it right.
In most tenancies your landlord must keep the structure, heating, water and electrics in repair. Remedy explains what landlords are usually responsible for, so you can raise it with them clearly.
Put the request in writing and keep a copy. If a private landlord still does nothing, the council's private housing or environmental health team can inspect your home. If you rent from a council or housing association, use their complaints process and then the Housing Ombudsman in England, or the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales. Remedy helps you write the complaint and contact the right team.
No. Remedy does not assess disrepair compensation or make claims on your behalf. If you want to know whether you have a claim, you can contact a solicitor or an advice charity from our legal help directory and check their registration on their profile. They are independent of Remedy and explain their own terms and fees before you decide.
If you have an assured tenancy with a private landlord in England, your landlord cannot use a 'no-fault' Section 21 notice since 1 May 2026, so ending your tenancy needs a legal reason the landlord has to prove in court. Lodgers, some housing association tenancies and renters in Wales have different protection. Remedy explains where you stand before you raise a repair.
Starting with Remedy is free, with no payment or card details required. Any paid Remedy service is optional and its price and terms are shown before you agree. If you contact a solicitor from our directory, the firm explains its own fees before you decide whether to proceed.
Get the repair reported
Tell Remedy what is wrong. We help you write to your landlord, contact the council and keep a record of what happens.