Housing Disrepair Costs (Standard Basis)

Housing Disrepair Costs — Bills, Replies & Default Costs Certificates

We turn HDR WIP into paid cash. DMD Costs drafts PD 47-compliant Bills, handles PoDs/Replies, secures payments on account, and pushes Default Costs Certificates when defendants miss deadlines. Housing disrepair currently remains outside Fixed Recoverable Costs, so hourly-rate recovery matters—and we make every hour count.

What we do (at a glance)

• Bill of Costs / e-Bill (Precedent S) built to settle, with clean phase mapping and vouchers

• Points of Dispute & Points of Reply that defend rates, necessity and proportionality

• Default Costs Certificates (CPR 47.9/47.11) when PoDs are late — the 21-day play

• Payments on account (CPR 44.2(8)) with protective wording

• Detailed assessment advocacy (or counsel briefed) when negotiations stall

Why instruct DMD for HDR

• Standard-basis specialists: HDR is core to our practice

• Faster cash-flow: typical draft turnaround 5 working days; signed Bills served within 24h

• Every-penny focus: surveyor time, tenant attendances, repeat inspections and expert work properly evidenced

• No-risk start: First Bill free — judge us on the recovery

Our process

1. Triage & plan — we review your file and map the quickest route (Bill → PoDs/Reply → DCC/assessment)

2. Draft & serve — PD 47-compliant Bill/e-Bill + N252, with tight narratives and vouchers

3. Negotiate — PoDs/Reply, targeted concessions only, and interest preserved

4. Enforce — DCC if PoDs are late; payments on account; assessment if needed

What we need to start

• Final bundle (pleadings, orders, correspondences), time records, disbursement invoices

• Surveyor/expert materials, photos and Scott Schedule where available

• Confirmation of service addresses for N252 and any agreed extensions

Typical outcomes

• Higher net recoveries via tight narratives + properly vouched disbursements

• Faster payment through DCCs and on-account sums

• Fewer write-offs by linking tasks to risk/health and Awaab-style timescales (where relevant)

CTA

Send us a live HDR file — we’ll draft the Bill and return a recovery plan within one working day.

First Bill free. info@dmdcosts.co.uk

FAQs (Housing Disrepair)

Are HDR cases in Fixed Recoverable Costs?

No — HDR remains outside FRC, so hourly-rate recovery applies.

Do you draft electronic Bills?

Yes — for multi-track/where required we produce Precedent S; for smaller HDR we use the appropriate format with clean schedules.

What if defendants miss the PoDs deadline?

We apply for a Default Costs Certificate (DCC) and convert your Bill to an enforceable order.

Can you justify Grade A supervision?

Where risk/urgency warrants it, yes — we evidence supervision and necessity with contemporaneous notes.

Do you attend detailed assessment?

Yes — we attend or brief counsel and run the file to a payable outcome.