Safe Haven Project - Private Sector Leasing
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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.
Further Information
Further Information
Categories
| Emergency A |
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Attended to and made safe the same day |
| Emergency B |
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Same Day |
| Emergency C |
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1 working day |
| Urgent |
- |
24 hours |
| Routine |
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15 working days |
| Works to empty properties |
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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
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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
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Emergency ‘C’ – 1 Working day |
- No hot water or heating outside winter months
- No heating (outside winter months or where tenants are not vulnerable)
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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)
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Routine Repairs – Within 15 working days |
- All other items of a day to day repair nature
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Cyclical Maintenance – Annual |
- Boiler servicing
- Gas safety check
- Electrical safety check
- Appliance safety check
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