Compensation from Birmingham city council repairs team

It is possible you could get compensation for the delay in making proper repairs as long as you can prove you asked and asked (preferably in writing) for the repairs to be made, making an accurate report of the symptoms.

However you might have to seek legal advice to do this, which could be costly. You also need to exhaust your rights to complain. You might need help with this given the standard of writing in your posts (meant kindly). The CAB might be willing to help, or Shelter.

Seek advice on what compensation you have a right to ask for, if its for direct losses only, it probably isn't worth it for a £40 kettle. I'm sorry but my kettles are always less than £20. If you can buy one, you can buy another.

Getting legals involved to bring a council to court for repairs, or a lack of, is always a very long and difficult process. I've seen reports of a decade for very very bad damp issues that weren't remedied. A leak wouldn't do any better. I'm not saying its right, but it is the position we are in and you need to ask yourself if the hassle is actually worth it. Councils, I am afraid just laugh at these cases.

If you have problems with damp, a dehumidifier will help as will keeping windows open. The cases lasting decades are not my own, but I have had problems with damp and been told the stock 'its down to your lifestyle condensation' in spite of keeping windows open and using a dehumidifier.

My central heating in that house was eventually replaced (and the radiators) so I could warm the house finally (couldn't before) and I bought decent insulated wallpaper to stop an exterior wall (probably without adequate insulation beforehand) from being so cold.

The mould was cleaned up, and never reappeared. In spite of living the same 'lifestyle'.

I've lived in a different council property for three weeks and am now facing dealing with mould again lol. At least I know what to do from the start this time. The way I look at it is I am paying less than half private rent for this place.., I will find a way to do the repairs I need to. At least, barring me doing something stooopid, its mine for the future, unlike a private rental.

Yes it would be nice if the council did more repairs and it wasn't such a fight to get them done, but they are a damn sight better than the private LL I had, who never did repairs and still expected a high rent and threatened me with eviction if I asked for repairs to be done lol. I know when I am better off. Its an imperfect world. We are all worse off (well us ordinary mortals anyway).