Swindon Borough Council (201916176)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for succession of her late mother’s tenancy.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for succession of her late mother’s tenancy.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202005906 Teign Housing 16 December 2020 Our approach Under our early resolution process, the Ombudsman works with the resident and landlord to explore the issues […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s administration of the Resident’s rent account.
The complaints are about the landlord’s: Response to reports that the boiler at the property was not working. Decision not to reimburse the resident for costs they incurred staying at a hotel whilst the boiler was not working.
The resident complains that the landlord: did not inspect her property prior to her purchasing did not maintain and paint the external surfaces of the building did not respond to her requests for details on finances has plans to repaint windows and then shortly after replace them has plans to build a boundary wall.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202002986 Basildon Borough Council 15 December 2020 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances […]
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s application to purchase her property under the Right to Acquire (RTA) scheme.
The tenant has complained: About the number of bins provided. About how the landlord responded to their concerns about the management of satellite dishes on the building. That the landlord has not replaced the patio doors. About the handling of the bathroom upgrade. About the landlord’s response to reports of damp under the floor. About the conduct and qualification of the landlord’s staff. About the handling of the resulting formal complaint, including general communication, timescales and correspondence with the tenant’s MP. This list of complaints was taken from the tenant’s letters and the landlord’s responses, and it was then confirmed with the tenant in an email from the Housing Ombudsman Service in May 2020.
The complaint is about: The condition of the property when the resident moved in; The landlord’s handling of the subsequent repair works; The level of compensation offered.
REPORT COMPLAINT 201914735 Peabody Trust 15 December 2020 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]