1. The number of live housing disrepair claims lodged with your council as of 01/12/2023?
7

2. The number of housing disrepair claims made against your council for each of the financial years
• 2018-19: NIL
• 2019-20: NIL
• 2020-21: 2
• 2021-22: 3
• 2022-23: 4

3. The number of housing disrepair claims settled for each of the financial years
• 2018-19: N/A
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2020-21: 1
• 2021-22: 0
• 2022-23: 1

4. The average cost (£) of each disrepair claim settlement for each of the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.
• 2018-19: N/A
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2020-21: £2.3k
• 2021-22: 0
• 2022-23: £2.5k

5. Your council's total annual spend on external legal costs relating to disrepair claims
(£) -- by external costs I am referring to barristers and solicitors engaged outside the council's own salaried legal staff for each of the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.
• 2018-19: N/A
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2020-21: N/A
• 2021-22: £6.2
• 2022-23: £6.8

6. Your council's total annual spend on compensation for housing disrepair claims (£) for each of the financial years 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.
• 2018-19: N/A
• 2019-20: N/A
• 2020-21: £2.3k
• 2021-22: 0
• 2022-23: £2.5k