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Report a Repair

If you need to report a repair please use the form below.

If would like an update on an existing repair please call us on 0121 602 6511 (option 1) during work hours (Mon-Fr- 9.00am – 5.00pm) or email us at: repairs@newoutlook.org.uk.

If you live in one of our supported living services you can report a repair via the staff on site.



Emergency Repairs

There are some important things that you must do if you’ve reported an emergency repair to us.

Click the button find out more about what to do if there is a leak, power failure or an issue with your gas.

Repairs Policy

To view our Repairs Policy, please click the button below.

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Essential Home Safety

Find essential tips and advice to help you keep your home safe, well-maintained, and comfortable.

Emergency Repairs Measures

If you’ve reported a leak, you must:

  • Turn the water off using the stopcock (usually located under the sink but sometimes in the cupboard under the stairs, garage or outside the property)
  • If you can, use a bucket or bowl to contain the water
  • Move personal belongings and furniture out of the way to avoid damage

If you’ve reported exposed wires, you must:

  • Turn off the circuit at the consumer unit if you can
  • Keep well away from the wires that you’ve reported until we arrive

If you don’t have any electricity:

  • If there is a power cut in your area, dial 105
  • Check you’ve got credit on your meter
  • Check your consumer unit to see if any of the switches are in the ‘off’ position (down), if you can, flick the switch back on (up). If it won’t stay on you may have a faulty appliance plugged in. You will need to switch off all the sockets in your home and unplug all your appliances, this includes your fridge, washing machine and router. Try to flick the switch back on (up) again.

If you smell gas

You should call the National Gas Emergency Service helpline on 0800 111 999. If you can:

  • DO open doors and windows to get fresh air in and ventilate the property.
  • DO turn off the gas at the mains tap.
  • DO NOT use a lighter or matches.

Where can I find my gas isolation valve?

In newer houses, the isolation valve is normally outside with the gas meter – in a meter box. If it’s not there, try looking under the stairs, beneath the kitchen sink or in the garage.

Turn the handle so the lever is at 90 degrees to the upright gas pipe.

If the gas leak is in a cellar or a basement, don’t enter and instead evacuate the building.

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New Outlook

New Outlook has been providing services to visually impaired people for over 170 years. Starting out in 1846 as the Birmingham Royal Institute for the blind (BRIB), we became a standalone housing association in 1997.
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Staff from New Outlook and Vision Homes are now working together in their new office.

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210-222 Hagley Road West
Oldbury
Birmingham
B68 0NP

Telephone: 0121 602 6511

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