Freedom of information response
Housing Disrepair Claims
Since 2020:
• How many housing disrepair claims has the council received?
• Of those, how many were successful?
• How much money has the council paid out for these claims?
Please separate the data into the individual years.
1. Number of Legal claims for damp and mould upheld against the Council in the past three years.
|
2020-2021 = 0 |
2021-2022 = 0 |
2022-2023 = 9 |
3.
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Total Expenditure: 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £1,950 2022-2023 = £65,014.98 |
Counsel Fees: 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £1,950 2022-2023 = £4,433.40 |
Damages/Settlement: 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £0 2022-2023 = £18,790.00 |
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Other side’s Legal Costs 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £0 2022-2023 = £34,650.00 |
Council’s Legal Fees: 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £0 2022-2023 = £2,957 |
Court Ordered Payments: 2020-2021 = £0 2021-2022 = £0 2022-2023 = £4,184.40 |
Below is the specific details for each case.
|
Claim address |
Letter of Claim received |
Damp & Mould (Y/N) |
Counsel costs? |
Damages paid? |
Tenant's Legal Costs? |
Council's Fee's |
Court Ordered Payment |
Total Expenditure |
|
Morrison House |
10/02/2020 |
Yes |
£2,250.00 |
£3,000.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£5,250.00 |
|
Freemantle House |
28/02/2020 |
Yes |
£2,983.40 |
£6,340.00 |
£19,500.00 |
£890.00 |
£0.00 |
£29,713.40 |
|
Broxburn Drive |
25/01/2021 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£2,000.00 |
£0.00 |
£275.00 |
£0.00 |
£2,275.00 |
|
Bevan House |
11/02/2021 |
Yes |
£1,150.00 |
£1,800.00 |
£15,150.00 |
£967.00 |
£1,000.00 |
£20,067.00 |
|
Dart Green |
10/03/2021 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£800.00 |
£0.00 |
£550.00 |
£3,184.58 |
£4,534.58 |
|
Christchurch Road |
28/04/2021 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£1,750.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£1,750.00 |
|
Wellington Rd |
05/02/2020 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£1,000.00 |
£0.00 |
£275.00 |
£0.00 |
£1,275.00 |
|
Myrtle Grove |
19/03/2022 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£900.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£900.00 |
|
Hampton Road |
16/06/2022 |
Yes |
£0.00 |
£1,200.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£0.00 |
£1,200.00 |
|
£6,383.40 |
£18,790.00 |
£34,650.00 |
£2,957.00 |
£4,184.58 |
£66,964.98 |