Compensation Claims
Housing Compensation Claims
The council will consider a compensation claim when:
- Residents have been severely inconvenienced by the Council’s actions or inactions
- Failures in service delivery have caused residents’ loss or major inconvenience
- Failure of the council to follow Housing Management’s policies has a detrimental effect on residents
- Appointments are missed due to actions of the Council or their agents/contractors , not the resident
- Failure by the council to identify the correct issue or carry out repairs in a satisfactory manner, or within agreed timescales, causes the resident inconvenience or loss
- The council is responsible for the loss of services which it provides to residents’ homes, such as heating and/or hot water
- There is a loss of amenity (e.g., room) due to damp, leaks, lack of repair or similar
The compensation policy can be found here (pdf, 568kb)and easier format leaflet can be found here (pdf, 248kb).
All requests for compensation should be made in writing to the Customer Services
Manager (Housing) either by post to the Council’s City Offices address, or by email housingrepairs@winchester.gov.uk