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Contact information . . . . . . . . Inside front cover<br />

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />

How <strong>to</strong> report a repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Repair priorities, Our responsibilities . . . . 4 <strong>to</strong> 6<br />

<strong>Your</strong> responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 <strong>to</strong> 7<br />

Typical <strong>repairs</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Insurance, Bogus callers,<br />

Energy efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 <strong>to</strong> 10<br />

What is condensation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 <strong>to</strong> 11<br />

Advice on condensation and mould . . 11 <strong>to</strong> 12<br />

Frost protection, Service Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 <strong>to</strong> 15<br />

Right <strong>to</strong> Repair scheme,<br />

Discretionary Allowance scheme . . . . . . 16 <strong>to</strong> 17<br />

Checking electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

Diagram pages<br />

Airing cupboard and hot water cylinder . . . . 19<br />

Basins and sinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 <strong>to</strong> 21<br />

Baths and showers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 <strong>to</strong> 25<br />

Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26<br />

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 <strong>to</strong> 28<br />

Floors, walls and ceilings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 <strong>to</strong> 30<br />

Garages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31<br />

Gutters and rainwater pipes . . . . . . . . . . . 32 <strong>to</strong> 33<br />

Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34<br />

Kitchen units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35<br />

Locks, latches and fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36<br />

Outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 <strong>to</strong> 40<br />

Ro<strong>of</strong>s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 <strong>to</strong> 42<br />

Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43<br />

Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44<br />

Windows and glazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 <strong>to</strong> 50<br />

Useful contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 <strong>to</strong> 54<br />

Where <strong>to</strong> find equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55<br />

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56<br />

Contents<br />

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