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The complaint concerns: The level of compensation offered by the landlord following a leak and ceiling collapse in the resident’s property. The level of compensation offered by the landlord’s insurance provider for the damage caused by the leak.
The Complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports concerning: The maintenance and cleaning of communal areas and associated costs. Anti-social behavior (ASB) at the property. Complaint handling and record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of repair in her temporary accommodation to the lift and the heating and hot water system. The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s requests to change her housing status on the local authority’s choice based letting scheme.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s response to the resident’s request to maintain, and remove invasive plants from, a boundary wall separated in the middle by an electric substation The landlord’s response to the resident’s request for works to the right section of the wall to be completed in the same style as works to the left section of the wall The landlord’s complaint handling
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: the consultation process for major works, the amount of the service charges and liability to pay them. the administration of the service charge account and issues surrounding a Section 20 notice.
REPORT COMPLAINT 201914186 London Borough of Hackney 26 February 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances […]
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s concerns regarding fire safety Response to the resident’s concerns regarding service charges for fire safety and maintenance Complaint handling
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the following issues: Noise nuisance from neighbours from October 2017 onwards. ASB report following an assault by a neighbour in February 2018. Damage caused by a leak from a neighbour’s flat in February 2018. Its decision to restrict the resident’s contact with the landlord. The report will also address the landlord’s handling of the complaint.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202000337 Oadby and Wigston Borough Council 26 February 2021 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the case. […]
This complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s concerns about how it dealt with an infestation at his building following the discovery of a decomposing body in a neighbour’s flat.