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Epping Forest District Council complaints, compensation and disrepair claims
Your options if Epping Forest District Council hasn’t fixed a repair: claiming compensation, complaining, and what the Housing Ombudsman has found.
By Ben Miller, housing disrepair specialistChecked 8 October 2026 · How we checkRepairs and phone numbers: Epping Forest District Council repairs
LandlordEpping Forest District Council
Has Epping Forest District Council been told about the repair?
Yes, reported and still not fixedCheck if you can claim No, reporting it for the first timeGet Epping Forest’s repair contactsFree to check · About 2 minutes
You can complain to Epping Forest District Council, then the Housing Ombudsman, yourself for free.
Complaint or claim?
Your options if Epping Forest District Council hasn’t fixed it
Claim compensation
Make a disrepair claim
A law firm on our panel takes it up with Epping Forest 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 Epping Forest, it ordered £100 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. Epping Forest’s own target for a routine repair is 30 working days, so a repair left longer than that is already late by its own standard.
- 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 Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest District Council
Epping Forest District Council has to follow the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code.
- Stage 1
Complain to the council
Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a full reply within 10 working days of that.
- Stage 2
Ask for a review
Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a final reply within 20 working days of that. Ask within 20 working days of the stage 1 reply.
- Then
Housing Ombudsman
Independent. It can order the council to put things right.
Complain onlineeppingforestdc-self.achieveservice.com
By emailcomplaints@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
By phone01992 564000
From eppingforestdc.gov.uk, checked 8 October 2026.
Complained and still waiting? You can start a claim while your complaint is going on.
Start your claimEpping Forest’s record
What the regulator and Ombudsman found
of Epping Forest tenants were satisfied with how complaints were handled in 2024/25.
Sources: Epping Forest tenant satisfaction measures 2024/25.
Complaints against Epping Forest
What the Housing Ombudsman decided
Recent cases where the Housing Ombudsman found Epping Forest District Council at fault over repairs, and the compensation it ordered. Every case is different.
- How it handled mould in the property. Read the decisionService failure
£100 ordered
Source: Housing Ombudsman decisions.
Has Epping Forest let you down too? You could claim compensation.
Start your claimQuestions
Epping Forest District Council complaints and claims: questions
How do I complain to Epping Forest District Council about repairs?
Online: eppingforestdc-self.achieveservice.com. By email: complaints@eppingforestdc.gov.uk. By phone: 01992 564000. Say what the problem is, when you reported it, and what you want done.
How long does Epping Forest District Council have to reply to a complaint?
Stage 1: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a full reply within 10 working days of that. Stage 2: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a final reply within 20 working days of that. Ask within 20 working days of the stage 1 reply.
Can I claim compensation from Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest for you.
Start your claimHas the Housing Ombudsman found Epping Forest District Council at fault?
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 Epping Forest District 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 Epping Forest District Council to fix it?
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