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The complaint is about: the landlord’s response to the resident’s request for information about the cladding on the building she owns a property in, in order to progress the sale of the property the handling of a safeguarding referral
The complaint is about: The landlord’s decision to withdraw lease amendments in relation to sub-letting in April 2020. The landlord’s communication with the resident.
REPORT Complaint 202004838 Blackpool Coastal Housing 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 […]
This complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s concerns about her rent arrears following her decision to relinquish her tenancy.
The resident complains about: How the landlord handled the mutual exchange in August 2016. How the landlord handled repairs needed at the property including dampness, from the start of the tenancy to date. The effect of the living conditions on her health. How the landlord handled her housing transfer application and the points awarded. How the landlord handled her formal complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: The landlord’s response to requests for adaptations. Animal excrement at the property. The resident’s tenancy being transferred from one housing provider to another without his knowledge. The landlord’s complaint handling.
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