What is the definition of compensation?
According to the dictionary, compensation is described as the act or state of compensating, as by rewarding someone for service or by making up for someone's loss, damage, or injury by giving the injured party an appropriate benefit.
If you have incurred losses, damages or been injured, you absolutely are entitled to compensation and you must see it is not only your legal right but your civic responsibility to make a claim.
There are government bodies and independent organisations that are constantly looking into businesses that may be mis-selling their products and services to the general public. When they find identify what has been done wrong, they move to establish a means for consumers to claim back monies they may be owed.
Council Housing Disrepair
Most council tenants don't realise that they can claim compensation or force the council to fix the issues with your home. If you have reported any broken or damaged parts of the property that need repairing or if you have damp/mould and informed the council, they have a legal duty of care to make sure action is taken immediately to repair or rectify any problems.
If the council fail to act and fail to take necessary action to repair the issues, they would be failing in their responsibility as a landlord and you can force them to make the repairs or even claim compensation.
However, this can be tricky because in some cases if the council has acted and performed remedial work on your property but the problem remains, they may not be liable in any further actions against them.
That's why you need to have expert help to work on your behalf to see if you quality to force your landlord to act and remedy the problems.
Types of compensation claims available in the UK
It's not easy keeping up with all the different types of compensation claims available to UK citizens. Every year there seems to be a new type of compensation that people can claim on. If you have a look at the list below, we've detailed all the different types of compensation claims available in the UK. There may be more, but this is what we could find.
Accidents at Work
- Construction Claims
- Carpal Tunnel Claims
- Factory Accident Claims
- Fall from Height Claims
- Hearing Loss Claims
- Vibration White Finger Claims
Traffic Accident Claims
- Bicycle Accident Claims
- Bus Accidents
- Car Accident Claims
- Motorbike Accidents
- Taxi Passenger Claims
- Whiplash Claims
Medical Negligence
- Birth Injury Claims
- Dental Negligence
- Hospital Negligence
- Misdiagnosis Claims
- NHS Negligence
- Surgical Error Claims
Slips, Trips and Falls
- Falls involving the Elderly
- Ice and Snow Slips
- Pavement Trips
- Playground Injuries
- Supermarket Accidents
Other Claims
- Council Claims
- Criminal Injury
- Dog Bite Claims
- Holiday Accidents
- Serious Accidents
- Sports Injuries
Financial Claims
- Hidden Car Finance Compensation Claims
- Payment Protection Insurance (PPI)
- Pension Misselling
Property
Consumer Claims
- Car Finance Claims
- Diesel Emissions Claims
- Mis Sold Solar Panel Claims
- Police Complaints
- Timeshare Claims
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