Southwark Council (202126857)
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A loss of heating and hot water. Leaks from upstairs properties. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of: A loss of heating and hot water. Leaks from upstairs properties. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Handling of the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour and harassment. Handling of the resident’s request to be transferred. Handling of the resident’s reports about the conduct of a member of staff. Complaints handling and record keeping.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202127436 Sovereign Housing Association Limited 21 July 2023 Our approach The Housing Ombudsman’s approach to investigating and determining complaints is to decide what is fair in all the circumstances of the […]
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs to the communal electric car park gates. The level of the service charge raised by the landlord in respect of the electric car park gate repair. The landlord’s handling of the section 20 consultation process. The landlord’s handling of the complaint.
This complaint is about: How the landlord handled the resident’s permanent move. How the landlord handled estate and building management. How the landlord supported the resident during her move. How the landlord dealt with reports of staff misconduct.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: The mutual exchange and associated issues regarding the condition of the property (garden, flooring in the hallway) following the exchange. Its communication regarding the resident’s rent increase. The complaint handling.
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of: repairs in the resident’s bathroom, and; the associated complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: management of the resident’s rent; handling of soundproofing works and other repairs to the property, including temporary rehousing of the resident; response to the resident’s request for double glazed windows. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of: sewage leaking into the resident’s property from the drainage system; and the associated decant.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Record keeping. Handling of the resident’s reports of damp and mould in the property and the associated decant. Complaint handling.