The Guinness Partnership Limited (202212457)
The complaint concerns the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman investigated the landlord's complaint handling.
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The complaint concerns the landlord's handling of the resident's reports of damp and mould. The Ombudsman investigated the landlord's complaint handling.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that she was experiencing antisocial behaviour (ASB); the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports that her neighbour’s CCTV was impinging on her privacy. This report also considers the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about her service charge calculations.
The complaint concerns: How the landlord handled a leak in the resident’s property. How it handled the repairs in the property following the leak. The conduct of its staff members who spoke to the resident about the leak.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of noise. Handling of the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s rent account.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of smoke and fumes entering her property; complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s concerns about accessing its online resident portal; The resident’s request to change to a sole tenancy; The resident’s concerns about information sent to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP); The resident’s reports of a data breach. This report will also look at the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of hot water and heating loss.
The complaint is about the level of compensation offered by the landlord for delays in carrying out repairs to the floor that affected the ability to sell the property.