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Housing disrepair claims in Nottingham
Nottingham brought its housing stock back in-house in 2023 when the Nottingham City Homes ALMO was wound down. Around 26,000 council homes now sit directly with Nottingham City Council, alongside major registered providers across the city.
What you need to know about repairs in Nottingham
Nottingham City Homes, the city's arms-length management organisation since 2005, was wound down in April 2023 and management of approximately 26,000 council homes returned to Nottingham City Council directly. The council was itself in financial special-measures during this period, having issued a Section 114 notice in November 2023.
Awaab's Law (Section 10A LTA 1985, in force 27 October 2025) gives Nottingham tenants statutory deadlines for hazard response: 24 hours to make an emergency hazard safe, 10 working days to investigate, 3 working days for a written summary, 5 working days to complete the works. The deadlines bind every social landlord in the city, council or registered provider.
St Ann's, the Meadows, Bestwood, Bilborough and Top Valley are concentrations of post-war and 1960s system-built stock with persistent damp and thermal-bridging issues. Pre-1939 stock in inner-city wards including Hyson Green and Forest Fields is heavily privately rented; the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 applies regardless of landlord type.
Awaab's Law deadlines, in plain English
Awaab's Law started on 27 October 2025. It gives every social landlord in Nottingham firm deadlines to fix dangerous problems once you report them. Here are the deadlines:
| Action | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Emergency hazard, make safe | 24 hours |
| Significant hazard, investigate | 10 working days |
| Written summary of findings | 3 working days after investigation |
| Complete the works | 5 working days after written summary |
See the full breakdown of what counts as an emergency vs significant hazard at /law/awaabs-law.
Major landlords in Nottingham
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 applies to every rented home in Nottingham, social or private. If your landlord is not listed above, the same rights apply.
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Has Nottingham council been ignoring your repairs?
If you reported damp, mould, a leak, broken heating or another serious repair more than three months ago and the council has not fixed it, you may be entitled to make a formal housing disrepair claim. The law gives you the right to get the repairs done and to claim compensation for the time you have lived without them.
- No win, no fee. You pay nothing if the claim does not succeed
- Free initial advice. We tell you honestly if you have a case
- FCA-authorised claims management company
- SRA-regulated panel solicitors handle the legal work
How a claim works
- Tell your landlord in writing. First you report the problem to your landlord and ask them to put it right. Keep a copy of what you send and any reply. If they do not sort it out, you may have a claim.
- A no-win-no-fee claim. A panel solicitor takes your case. If you do not win, you pay nothing. If you win, you pay an agreed fee out of your compensation, never out of your own pocket, and we explain it clearly before you start. This is worth thinking about if the problem has gone on a long time, or the landlord keeps ignoring you.
We will tell you honestly whether you have a claim. Call us free on 0800 030 4669. Support for Tenants is a regulated company. We are not a solicitor. Panel solicitors run the cases.
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By: Support for Tenants editorial team
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Reviewed against current housing law for England and Wales as at 22 June 2026. Checked by our SRA-regulated panel solicitors. This is general information, not legal advice for your specific case. Any compensation figures or ranges shown are illustrative only and not guaranteed; every case is different.