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Repairs during coronavirus

From 15 June 2020 we reintroduced our routine repairs service. The lockdown has caused a backlog of repairs which we are busy working through. Currently routine repairs can only be reported online through either our website or by using the Livin app.

How we will carry out your repair safely

To report your repairs using our app visit the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and download for free. 

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You can log all of your repairs securely by clicking on the button above.

Emergency repairs

0800 587 4538 0800 587 4538

If your repair is an emergency, please call our 24 hour response team.

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Not sure of an appointment date? Log in and check your appointment details above.

Tenant repair responsibilities

Whilst our repairs service covers the majority of faults that may occur in your home, there are some that are not covered and that you should have carried out yourself. These include:

  • Plugs and toilet seats
  • Shower heads and hoses
  • Door bells (unless part of door entry systems)
  • Clothes posts or lines
  • Plumbing of washing machines or dishwashers
  • Installation/disconnection of cookers and other electrical appliances
  • Electrical plugs, fuses, light bulbs, fluorescent tubes
  • Additional bolts or locks to doors, outbuildings and gates
  • Replacement of lost or stolen keys
  • Repairs to internal doors and ironmongery
  • Treatment of pests and vermin (not including rats inside the home)
  • Decoration (including filling in small cracks and holes)

Why are requests for repairs prioritised?

We aim to carry out all our repairs within a reasonable timescale, but also need to retain some capacity to attend to your more urgent situations much quicker. We do this by separating our repairs into four categories; emergency, urgent, routine and scheduled. This enables us to achieve the correct balance and ensures that we help customers suffering the most disruption or those at risk sooner.

Emergency repairs

Work that needs to be attended to and rectified within 4 hours. These are repairs that need to be carried out to avoid serious danger to health and safety, or where a failure to carry out the repair could cause extensive damage to the buildings and property.

Urgent repairs

Work that needs to be attended to and rectified within 5 working days. These repairs that can cause disruption or significant inconvenience, and repairs which may worsen or affect your health if left for longer periods of time.

Routine repairs

Work that needs to be attended to and rectified within 10 working days. These are day to day repairs causing some levels of disruption or inconvenience to you, and which are unlikely to significantly worsen.

Scheduled repairs

Work that needs to be attended to and rectified within 25 working days, involving repairs that cause minimal disruption or inconvenience to you or which may be grouped together.