Metropolitan Housing Trust Limited (202002495)
The Resident complained about: the landlord’s response to their request for planned maintenance works to the guttering, following a leak which affected their property.
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The Resident complained about: the landlord’s response to their request for planned maintenance works to the guttering, following a leak which affected their property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of decant works not being resolved when she returned to her property. The resident’s claim for £4000 for emotional distress, the inconvenience and the implications of the mould on her health. The resident’s concerns about an unknown person gaining access to her property whilst she was decanted and her safety when she returned to the property. The resident’s request to be transferred to another property. The resident’s reports of her sofa being ‘‘very dirty’’ when it was returned from storage. This complaint is also about the landlord’s complaint handling.
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Leaks at the property; Her insurance claim for damaged possessions; Complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a sub-standard kitchen replacement.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s request for certification demonstrating compliance with Government guidance on fire safety in relation to the building which he owns a property in. Complaint handling.
The resident complains about the level of compensation offered by the landlord in respect of excess water charges following a leak at the property.
The resident complains about: the landlord's communication and explanation in relation to an adjustment to the water charges on her rent account; how the landlord handled an overcharge it identified on her rent account from 2017/18 and its explanation relating to this; and how the landlord handled her formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: response to the resident’s reports of uneven floors at the property, complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs to a heating system.
The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property; the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns over subsidence to the building; the landlord’s handling of the corresponding complaint.