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Leicester City Council complaints, compensation and disrepair claims
Your options if Leicester City 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: Leicester City Council repairs
LandlordLeicester City Council
Has Leicester City Council been told about the repair?
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You can complain to Leicester City Council, then the Housing Ombudsman, yourself for free.
Complaint or claim?
Your options if Leicester City Council hasn’t fixed it
Claim compensation
Make a disrepair claim
A law firm on our panel takes it up with Leicester 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 Leicester, it ordered £300 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. Leicester’s own target for a routine repair is 10 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 Leicester City 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 Leicester City 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 Leicester City Council
Leicester City 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 aimed for within 10 working days.
- Stage 2
Ask for a review
A reply aimed for within 20 working days. Ask for stage 2 within 28 days of the stage 1 reply.
- Then
Housing Ombudsman
Independent. It can order the council to put things right.
Complain onlinecouncilfeedback.leicester.gov.uk
By phone0116 454 1000
From leicester.gov.uk, checked 5 October 2026.
Complained and still waiting? You can start a claim while your complaint is going on.
Start your claimLeicester’s record
What the regulator and Ombudsman found
Jul 2025: The regulator found serious failings: around 70% of homes had not had an electrical safety test, the last full stock condition survey was from 2009, the repairs service had weaknesses including overdue repairs and damp and mould, and there was limited evidence complaints were handled fairly.
of Leicester tenants were satisfied with how complaints were handled in 2024/25.
of the Ombudsman’s findings about Leicester in 2024/25 were maladministration.
Sources: Regulator of Social Housing judgement, 30 July 2025; Leicester tenant satisfaction measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman landlord performance data 2024/25.
Complaints against Leicester
What the Housing Ombudsman decided
Recent cases where the Housing Ombudsman found Leicester City Council at fault over repairs, and the compensation it ordered. Every case is different.
- How it handled lift repairs. Read the decisionMaladministration
£300 ordered
Source: Housing Ombudsman decisions.
Has Leicester let you down too? You could claim compensation.
Start your claimQuestions
Leicester City Council complaints and claims: questions
How do I complain to Leicester City Council about repairs?
Online: councilfeedback.leicester.gov.uk. By phone: 0116 454 1000. Say what the problem is, when you reported it, and what you want done.
How long does Leicester City Council have to reply to a complaint?
Stage 1: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply aimed for within 10 working days. Stage 2: a reply aimed for within 20 working days. Ask for stage 2 within 28 days of the stage 1 reply.
Can I claim compensation from Leicester City 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 Leicester for you.
Start your claimHas the Housing Ombudsman found Leicester City Council at fault?
In 2024/25 the Ombudsman found maladministration in 71% of its findings about Leicester. 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 Leicester City 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 Leicester City Council to fix it?
About 2 minutes. No documents. Free to check.