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Safe Haven Project - Private Sector Leasing

Responsive Repairs for the Private Sector Leasing Scheme

Summary

The targets for responding to day-to-day repairs have been sorted into categories depending on the severity of the repair. The examples of the repairs are indicative and not exhaustive. They are a guide only.

This information forms part of the management procedures for the Private Sector Leasing Scheme. 

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Emergency A   - Attended to and made safe the same day
Emergency B   - Same Day
Emergency C   - 1 working day
Urgent   - 24 hours
Routine   - 15 working days
Works to empty properties   - 1 working day

 

Emergency ‘A’ – Same Day response

  • Damage or faults to a property where there is an immediate serious risk to persons or property, for example unstable structures or serious flooding

Emergency ‘B’ – Same Day

  • Gas leaks
  • Dangerous electrical faults
  • Complete lighting failure
  • Serious water leaks from tanks and pipes
  • Blocked drains
  • Dangerous structures
  • Failure of heating system in winter when property is occupied by elderly tenants, tenants with young children or otherwise vulnerable
  • Re-glazing where its absence presents a lack of security
  • Public area lighting
  • Blocked toilets (where there is only one toilet in the property)
  • Lift breakdown

Emergency ‘C’ – 1 Working day

  • No hot water or heating outside winter months
  • No heating (outside winter months or where tenants are not vulnerable)

Urgent Repairs – 3 Working days

  • Leaking pipes/waste traps
  • Faulty front door locks (but not lock-outs which are the responsibility of the tenant)
  • Blocked toilets (where there is more than one toilet in the property)
  • Intermittent electrical fault (‘tripping’ circuits)

Routine Repairs – Within 15 working days

  • All other items of a day to day repair nature

Cyclical Maintenance – Annual

  • Boiler servicing
  • Gas safety check
  • Electrical safety check
  • Appliance safety check

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