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East Riding of Yorkshire Council complaints, compensation and disrepair claims
Your options if East Riding of Yorkshire Council hasn’t fixed a repair: claiming compensation, complaining, and what the Housing Ombudsman has found.
By Ben Miller, housing disrepair specialistChecked 5 October 2026 · How we checkRepairs and phone numbers: East Riding of Yorkshire Council repairs
LandlordEast Riding of Yorkshire Council
Has East Riding of Yorkshire Council been told about the repair?
Yes, reported and still not fixedCheck if you can claim No, reporting it for the first timeGet East Riding’s repair contactsFree to check · About 2 minutes
You can complain to East Riding of Yorkshire Council, then the Housing Ombudsman, yourself for free.
Complaint or claim?
Your options if East Riding of Yorkshire Council hasn’t fixed it
Claim compensation
Make a disrepair claim
A law firm on our panel takes it up with East Riding for you. It asks for the repairs to be done and claims compensation, usually worked out as a share of the rent you paid while the problem wasn’t fixed.
Start your claim Free to check, and we don’t charge you. If a solicitor takes your claim on, they work on a no win, no fee basis and must explain their fee in writing before you agree to anything. See feesComplain
Complain to the council
This can get the council to look at the repair again. If you’re still unhappy, the Housing Ombudsman can order the council to put things right. In its recent decisions about East Riding, it ordered between £250 and £700 in compensation.
How to complainYou can do both: a complaint can carry on while a law firm makes your claim.
Compensation
How disrepair compensation is worked out
Courts usually award a share of the rent you paid while the problem wasn’t fixed. Three things decide how much.
- 01
How long
From when your landlord knew about it to when it was fixed, or today.
- 02
How much of your home
One room, or the whole home.
- 03
How badly
How much it affected your daily life and your belongings.
Making a claim
Claiming against East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- 01You tell us what’s wrong and when you reported it. About 2 minutes.
- 02We introduce you to a law firm on our panel, with your permission.
- 03They write to East Riding of Yorkshire Council asking for the repairs and compensation. Under the court rules for housing conditions claims, the council should reply within 20 working days.
- 04If your claim succeeds, the work is done and compensation is paid to you.
Free to check, and we don’t charge you. If a solicitor takes your claim on, they work on a no win, no fee basis and must explain their fee in writing before you agree to anything. See fees
How to complain
Complaining to East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has to follow the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code.
- Stage 1
Complain to the council
Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 10 working days of that (the Code’s limits).
- Stage 2
Ask for a review
If you’re not happy, a reply within 20 working days (the Code’s limit).
- Then
Housing Ombudsman
Independent. It can order the council to put things right.
Complaints pageeastriding.gov.uk
Complained and still waiting? You can start a claim while your complaint is going on.
Start your claimEast Riding’s record
What the regulator and Ombudsman found
Jul 2026: In its first consumer grading, the regulator found strong safety and repairs performance but weaknesses in reporting on tenancy and anti-social behaviour performance and in tenants’ routine scrutiny of performance.
of East Riding tenants were satisfied with how complaints were handled in 2024/25.
of the Ombudsman’s findings about East Riding in 2024/25 were maladministration.
Sources: Regulator of Social Housing judgement, 29 July 2026; East Riding tenant satisfaction measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman landlord performance data 2024/25.
Complaints against East Riding
What the Housing Ombudsman decided
Recent cases where the Housing Ombudsman found East Riding of Yorkshire Council at fault over repairs, and the compensation it ordered. Every case is different.
- How it handled reports of damp and associated repairs. Read the decisionMaladministration
£250 ordered - How it handled reports of damp and mould in the property. Read the decisionService failure
£700 ordered
Source: Housing Ombudsman decisions.
Has East Riding let you down too? You could claim compensation.
Start your claimQuestions
East Riding of Yorkshire Council complaints and claims: questions
How do I complain to East Riding of Yorkshire Council about repairs?
Through its complaints page: eastriding.gov.uk. Say what the problem is, when you reported it, and what you want done.
How long does East Riding of Yorkshire Council have to reply to a complaint?
Stage 1: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 10 working days of that. Stage 2: a reply within 20 working days.
Can I claim compensation from East Riding of Yorkshire Council for damp and mould?
You could, if you reported it and the council didn’t fix it in a reasonable time. A law firm on our panel can take it up with East Riding for you.
Start your claimHas the Housing Ombudsman found East Riding of Yorkshire Council at fault?
In 2024/25 the Ombudsman found maladministration in 69% of its findings about East Riding. Recent decisions about its repairs are listed above, with the compensation ordered.
Why use Report Repair?
A law firm on our panel takes your claim up with East Riding of Yorkshire Council: it asks for the repairs to be done and claims compensation for you, so you don’t have to deal with the council on your own. It’s free to check, and if your claim succeeds the law firm’s fee comes out of your compensation.
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Still waiting for East Riding of Yorkshire Council to fix it?
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