Council Repair Claims
Council Repair Claims

Unresolved repairs in a Liverpool Council home? You may be entitled to compensation. Free eligibility check. This free guide for council tenants in England and Wales is published by Council Repair Claims, a regulated claims management company, not a law firm.

Liverpool Council Housing Disrepair Claims

6 min readCouncilUpdated Sep 2026

Whatever's happened with your home, you're in the right place. We help council and housing association tenants nationwide. Here's what we know about Liverpool Council.

If you're a Liverpool Council tenant dealing with damp, mould, leaks or a repair the council hasn't fixed, you may have a legal right to compensation. Here's how it works.

If your landlord has ignored a repair you reported in writing, it is worth finding out where you stand.

Our free eligibility check takes two minutes and carries no obligation to proceed.

At a glance

The following data is sourced from official government and regulator data.

509k

Population

ONS 2024

Not in TSM

Decent Homes

genuine data gap

Not in TSM

Satisfaction

genuine data gap

12th

Deprivation

of 296 English LAs

  • Liverpool City Council's own stock is not separately reported in the 2024/25 TSM return. That is a genuine data gap, not an oversight.
  • South Liverpool Homes (a partial-coverage stock-transfer landlord for south Liverpool only) reports 78.0% overall satisfaction and 0% non-decent. Those figures are not city-wide and are not Liverpool Council's own.
  • Barriers to Housing and Services: rank 282 (0.0% of neighbourhoods in the most-deprived 10% nationally).
  • Living Environment: rank 42 (25.5%).

What these figures mean. TP01/TP02/TP03 are tenant satisfaction scores from the Regulator of Social Housing's 2024/25 Tenant Satisfaction Measures. Decent Homes is the national minimum standard for social housing. IMD rank compares deprivation against all of England (1 = most deprived).

You may be able to claim if

  • You're a tenant of Liverpool Council
  • You've reported a repair problem (damp, mould, leaks, broken heating, structural issues, pests) and it hasn't been fixed within a reasonable time
  • The disrepair has affected your health, your belongings, or your ability to use part of your home

You do not need to still be in dispute with the council to claim. Most claims are made after a repair has already been logged.

Legal basis and compensation

Under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Liverpool Council has a legal duty to keep the structure, exterior, and the installations for water, gas, electricity and heating in your home in repair. Since October 2025, Awaab's Law additionally sets fixed timescales for investigating and fixing damp, mould and other significant hazards in social housing. That duty applies directly to Liverpool Council as your landlord.

Whether or not Liverpool Council has a wider pattern of findings, your right to a safe, well-maintained home doesn't depend on it. The law above applies regardless.

Compensation typically reflects a rent-based reduction for the period the home was unfit to live in, the cost of damaged belongings, and, where relevant, the impact on your health or living conditions.

The 4-step process

  1. 1

    Free eligibility check

    Tell us about your home and the repairs you've reported. Takes about two minutes.

  2. 2

    We review your case

    We check whether it meets the criteria for a housing disrepair claim.

  3. 3

    We connect you with a solicitor

    A trusted legal partner who handles housing disrepair claims every day takes it from here.

  4. 4

    Your solicitor deals with Liverpool Council

    Gathering evidence, contacting the landlord, and working toward repairs and compensation. Most cases are resolved without going to court.

See exactly how the process works →

What could my compensation be worth?

There's no fixed table or calculator that can tell you your case's value in advance. It depends on how long the disrepair went on, how serious it was, and the impact it had on you and your home. Our full guide explains how compensation is actually calculated, including the difference between general damages (for loss of enjoyment of your home) and special damages (for provable financial losses).

Read our full Housing Disrepair Compensation Guide →

Frequently Asked Questions

This article is for general information only and does not constitute legal advice.

Content correct as of Sep 2026.