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The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of a fault with the heating when the resident initially moved into the property. The Ombudsman has also investigated the landlord’s handling of the resident’s complaint.
The complaint is about the landlord’s: Response to the resident’s reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). Response to reports of communal repair and maintenance issues. Actions in respect of the resident not having custody of his child. Response to the resident’s subject access request. Complaint handling.
This complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of disrepair to her property and a temporary decant to carry out the works. The landlord’s claim that the resident is liable for rent on the decant property.
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour. Complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of repairs following a leak from the neighbouring property. The Ombudsman is also considering the landlord’s complaints handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s reports of a rat infestation in her property. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord’s handling of the resident’s request for succession to his mother’s tenancy. The Ombudsman has also considered the associated complaint handling.
The complaint is about the landlord's handling of the resident's: request for information about electric vehicle charging bays. reports about a communal streetlight not working. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling and record keeping.
The complaint is about: The landlord’s handling of repairs at the resident’s property and repairs to communal areas of the building. The resident’s reports of antisocial behaviour (ASB) and noise nuisance. The landlord’s response to disrepair in the resident’s previous property. The landlord’s response to a tenancy succession/addition complaint. The landlord’s treatment of the resident with unfair council tax and rent arrears accumulated at the resident’s current property and previous 2 properties. The landlord’s handling of recent complaints of further noise nuisance and ASB caused by a new tenant(s) of the flat situated above the resident’s property. This Service has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
REPORT COMPLAINT 202213082 Lambeth Council 5 February 2024 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 […]