Landlord Compensation Claims

If you are a tenant, and have suffered an accident in the property in which you live, you may be entitled to pursue compensation against your landlord.

Landlords and the law

Landlords, by law, owe a duty of care to anyone who enters their premises and they must ensure that the property is safe and does not pose a danger to anyone who visits the property.

Accidents and injuries

You may be entitled to claim for a whole range of accidents, where a landlord has not fulfilled this duty, including incidents where glass doors have not had safety-glass fitted; fences have not been constructed, maintained, repaired to safety standards; cupboards have fallen off loose hinges; broken floorboards etc and, in each case, personal injury has resulted.

The type of injury resulting from a landlord’s negligence, may manifest itself in a less obvious form such as the contracting of an illness or a disease, for example carbon monoxide poisoning.

Living conditions

Also, a deterioration of living accommodation may cause tenants to suffer ill-health, and a landlord can be liable for a claimant’s illness if he/she has neglected their duties to regularly maintain the property.

How to claim compensation against a landlord

The vast majority of landlords will have taken out a form of liability insurance, and so any claim for compensation arising out of a landlord’s breach of duty should be recoverable in its entirety.

In addition to claiming compensation for you or a loved ones suffering, you may also be able to claim for medical expenses, lost wages and any other out of pocket expenses.

Pinstripe make it easy for you to claim compensation. All you need to do is complete the simple online form opposite and the experienced and friendly claims team will handle it from there. It's that easy!