Huddersfield • Council & housing association tenants

No heating & broken boiler claims for council & housing association tenants in Huddersfield

Yes. Heating and hot water are a landlord’s legal responsibility. If your council or housing association left you with no heating or a broken boiler, especially in winter, and didn’t fix it in a reasonable time after you reported it, you can claim compensation and force the repair on a No Win, No Fee basis.

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If your home in Huddersfield has severe damp and mould, roof leaks or no hot water, your landlord must fix these issues. We make it simple for council and housing association tenants to check if they can make a No Win, No Fee claim for compensation, helping you get a drier, safer place to live.

Wet Yorkshire weather takes a heavy toll on housing across Huddersfield. Older stone properties and hillside estates often suffer from severe dampness, roof leaks and heating failures. When tenants inform Kirklees Council or their housing association about these faults, repairs can be put on hold for months. Breathing in mould spores causes real health issues, especially for young children. By making a claim, you can push your landlord to carry out essential repairs while getting fair compensation for the impact on your life.

When a heating problem becomes a claim

  • A boiler that has broken down and not been repaired or replaced in a reasonable time
  • No hot water for washing, bathing or cleaning
  • Radiators that don’t heat, or a home you can’t keep warm in cold weather
  • Repeated breakdowns that the landlord keeps patching instead of fixing properly

What you can claim for no heating

Being left without heating or hot water, particularly over winter, is treated seriously by the courts. Compensation reflects how long you went without, the temperature you were left in, and the impact on you and your family (including any vulnerable or elderly residents or young children). You can also claim back the cost of electric heaters and the extra electricity used to stay warm, and the landlord is ordered to restore proper heating.

Your rights as a Huddersfield tenant

Under Section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 your landlord must keep the heating and hot-water installations in working order, and the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 requires the home to be warm enough to live in.

Whether you rent from the council or a housing association in Huddersfield, your landlord must keep your home safe and in repair. The key protections are the:

Signs you may have a claim

  • No heating or hot water for days or weeks after reporting it
  • A boiler that keeps breaking down and is never properly fixed
  • You’ve had to buy plug-in heaters or boil water to wash
  • Cold, condensation and mould appearing because the home can’t be heated

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No heating & broken boiler claims in Huddersfield: your questions answered

How long can a landlord leave you without heating or hot water?
There’s no fixed number of hours in law, but heating and hot water are an “emergency” repair, and a landlord is expected to act within about 24 hours in winter, and a delay of days or weeks is usually unreasonable and can form the basis of a compensation claim.
Can I claim if my boiler keeps breaking down but gets patched each time?
Yes. If a boiler repeatedly fails and the landlord keeps applying temporary fixes rather than a proper repair or replacement, that pattern of disrepair can support a claim, especially where you’ve been left cold or without hot water more than once.
Can I get back the money I spent on electric heaters?
Usually yes. Reasonable costs you took on because of the landlord’s failure, such as electric heaters and the extra electricity to run them, can be claimed back as part of your compensation. Keep receipts and a note of the dates you had no heating.
Who can claim housing disrepair compensation in Huddersfield?
You can claim if you are a council or housing association tenant in Huddersfield, you reported the housing disrepair to your landlord and they failed to repair it within a reasonable period of time.
What if my landlord claims damp and mould is my fault?
Landlords often blame tenants for drying clothes inside or lack of ventilation. However, structural problems, poor insulation or broken extractors are usually the real cause. We help assess who is responsible so you can claim safely.
Will making a claim in Huddersfield get my repairs done faster?
Yes, starting a formal disrepair claim often forces landlords to take immediate action. It puts legal pressure on them to fix damp, mould and leaks quickly, rather than pushing your requests to the back of the queue.

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Last reviewed: August 2026. Information for council and housing association tenants in Huddersfield.

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