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The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: The resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). The resident’s request to be re-housed. The resident has also complained that her neighbour was re-housed despite being a perpetrator of ASB. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s: Complaint handling and; Record keeping.
The complaint concerns the landlord’s handling of major works and its provision of information regarding the service charge accounts.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: handling of repairs to a manhole cover and toilet. communication with the resident following flash flooding which caused damage to her property. response to the resident’s request that it reimburses her for the cost of replacing personal belongings damaged as a result of the flash flooding. response to the resident’s request for a rent rebate for the period when she was not able to occupy the property following the flood. response to the resident’s request that the landlord replaces the floor tiling in her property. complaints handling.
This is about the landlords handling of: Antisocial behaviour reports and an associated transfer offer. The associated complaint.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202116990 Sovereign Housing Association Limited 26 May 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 reports of pigeons getting into the structure of the building. handling of the resident’s concerns about water quality and requests for information relating to water test results. complaint handling.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of an antisocial behaviour (ASB) allegation against the resident. The landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint concerning snagging items and defects in his new build property.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of leaks in the building and the damp and mould within her property. The landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint through its internal complaints process. The Ombudsman also assessed the landlord’s record keeping.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to: the resident’s reports of anti social behaviour, and; requests for additional security measures. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.