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Orbit complaints, compensation and disrepair claims

Your options if Orbit 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: Orbit repairs

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LandlordOrbit

Has Orbit been told about the repair?

Yes, reported and still not fixedCheck if you can claim No, reporting it for the first timeGet Orbit’s repair contacts

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You can complain to Orbit, then the Housing Ombudsman, yourself for free.

Complaint or claim?

Your options if Orbit hasn’t fixed it

Claim compensation

Make a disrepair claim

A law firm on our panel takes it up with Orbit 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 fees

Complain

Complain to Orbit

This can get Orbit to look at the repair again. If you’re still unhappy, the Housing Ombudsman can order Orbit to put things right. In its recent decisions about Orbit, it ordered between £550 and £2,682 in compensation.

How to complain

You 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. Orbit’s own target for a routine repair is 28 calendar days, so a repair left longer than that is already late by its own standard.

  1. 01

    How long

    From when your landlord knew about it to when it was fixed, or today.

  2. 02

    How much of your home

    One room, or the whole home.

  3. 03

    How badly

    How much it affected your daily life and your belongings.

Making a claim

Claiming against Orbit

  1. 01You tell us what’s wrong and when you reported it. About 2 minutes.
  2. 02We introduce you to a law firm on our panel, with your permission.
  3. 03They write to Orbit asking for the repairs and compensation. Under the court rules for housing conditions claims, Orbit should reply within 20 working days.
  4. 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 Orbit

Orbit has to follow the Housing Ombudsman’s Complaint Handling Code.

  1. Stage 1

    Complain to Orbit

    Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 10 working days of that.

  2. Stage 2

    Ask for a review

    Acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 20 working days of that.

  3. Then

    Housing Ombudsman

    Independent. It can order Orbit to put things right.

Complain onlineorbitcustomerhub.org.uk

By phone0800 678 1221

From orbitcustomerhub.org.uk, checked 5 October 2026.

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Orbit’s record

What the regulator and Ombudsman found

Happy with complaints31%

of Orbit tenants were satisfied with how complaints were handled in 2024/25.

Ombudsman62%

of the Ombudsman’s findings about Orbit in 2024/25 were maladministration.

Sources: Orbit tenant satisfaction measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman landlord performance data 2024/25.

Complaints against Orbit

What the Housing Ombudsman decided

Recent cases where the Housing Ombudsman found Orbit at fault over repairs, and the compensation it ordered. Every case is different.

  • How it handled repairs. Read the decisionMaladministration
    £2,682.03 ordered
  • How it handled reports of issues with drainage in the garden. Read the decisionMaladministration
    £1,050 ordered
  • How it handled reports of damp and mould. Read the decisionMaladministration
    £550 ordered

Source: Housing Ombudsman decisions.

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Questions

Orbit complaints and claims: questions

How do I complain to Orbit about repairs?

Online: orbitcustomerhub.org.uk. By phone: 0800 678 1221. Say what the problem is, when you reported it, and what you want done.

How long does Orbit have to reply to a complaint?

Stage 1: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 10 working days of that. Stage 2: acknowledged within 5 working days, with a reply within 20 working days of that.

Can I claim compensation from Orbit for damp and mould?

You could, if you reported it and Orbit didn’t fix it in a reasonable time. A law firm on our panel can take it up with Orbit for you.

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Has the Housing Ombudsman found Orbit at fault?

In 2024/25 the Ombudsman found maladministration in 62% of its findings about Orbit. 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 Orbit: it asks for the repairs to be done and claims compensation for you, so you don’t have to deal with Orbit 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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