Canterbury area of East Kent Housing

How soon will my repair be done?

Our contracts with Mears and Swale Heating set out how quickly they they will respond to your repair requests.

For household repairs from Mears:

• Emergency repairs - within 4 hours
• Urgent repairs - within 24 hours
• Routine repairs - within 16 days

For gas and heating repairs from Swale Heating:

• Emergency repairs - within 4 hours
• Urgent repairs - within 4-24 hours
• Routine repairs - within 24-72 hours

Don't forget!

Please check that your meter hasn't run out of credit before reporting a loss of gas heating or electricity.

• You might be interested in:

  • Who to contact to report a repair?
  • Useful information for when you report a repair
  • Our repair responsibilities
  • Your repair responsibilities
  • Your right to repair
  • Damp and condensation information
  • Aids and adaptations
  • Gas safety checks
  • Allowing our staff into your home