Details of how to report a repair, and who is responsible for carrying out repairs.
Our repairs are carried by our subsidiary, the Phoenix Repairs Service.
We operate an emergency out of hours service for repairs outside of our office hours. This service is available between 5pm - 8am weekdays, weekends and bank holidays.
Our out of hours service is only there to make the situation safe until our repairs team are able to visit you during normal working hours.
Examples of 'make safe' include:
- A loss of total power
- Boarding up a broken window
- Flooding
If you need to report an emergency repair, please call us immediately on 0800 0285 700 and press 1 for repairs.
If you think you can smell gas:
- put out any flames
- do not touch any electrical appliances
- open all windows and doors
- leave the property.
Then call National Grid straight away on 0800 111999. Do not use your phone within the property.
Before reporting a repair, please check who is responsible for it.
To log a repair you can contact us in any of the usual ways.
You will be given an appointment date and time. Please keep to this. If you cannot make the appointment for any reason, please contact us so we can rearrange the appointment.
Appointment slots are from 8am to 1pm, or from 12noon to 5pm, each weekday. We can provide early morning and evening appointments on request.
Callers to your home
All of our staff and contractors carry identity cards. Never let anyone into your home without asking them to prove their identity.
If you are in any doubt, please contact us.
We aim to provide the UK's best repairs and maintenance service for Phoenix residents.
However, residents also have some responsibilities for keeping their home in good repair. Before you request a repair, please check who is responsible.
- The structure of the property inside and out: roofs, chimneys, walls, ceilings, brickwork
- The maintenance of all essential services such as plumbing and electrics
- Heating and hot water systems
- Kitchen and bathroom fixtures
- Complying with health and safety regulations as they relate to asbestos, gas safety, electrical safety, legionella, and others
- Repairs or replacements of skirtings, architraves, windows, front and rear doors, bargeboards, door and window frames and cills, plasterwork, lifts and safety catches to windows, stairs, letterboxes, draught excluders, paths and fence work fitted by Phoenix
- Internal and external lighting in communal (shared) areas
- Major pest infestations in communal areas which give rise to public health concerns
- Regular 'cyclical' work such as repainting and upkeep of external communal areas
- Major works and other planned improvements, such as replacing kitchens, bathrooms and roofs.
- Keeping the inside of your property in good decorative condition
- Repairs for fittings and fixtures that you own
- Tidying garden areas
- Ensuring adequate use of heating and ventilation to combat mould and condensation
- Replacing locks if keys are lost
- Replacing plugs and chains to sinks, toilets and wash basins
- Replacing electric plugs, light bulbs, and florescent tubes
- Replacing domestic fuses and resetting trip switches
- Maintaining coat hooks and curtain rails
- Keeping smoke detectors clean
- Testing smoke alarms on a regular basis
