The Guinness Partnership Limited (202014482)
The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Repairs at the property. Alleged damage to his vehicle. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
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The complaint is about the landlord’s response to the resident’s reports about: Repairs at the property. Alleged damage to his vehicle. The landlord’s complaints handling has also been investigated.
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The complaint concerns the landlord’s response to: The applicant’s request to succeed the tenancy. The applicant’s reports of poor staff conduct. The time given to collect possessions from the property.
The complaint is about the: reasonableness of the service charge for the year 2019-2020. information provided about the service charge, specifically the administration of the resident’s service charges and the timeliness of the information provided by the landlord.
The complaint concerns how the landlord administered the resident’s rent account.
The complaint concerns the following: Liability for rent arrears relating to an overpayment of Housing Benefit. Repair to a radiator in the bedroom of the property.
The resident brought several complaints concerning the provision, condition and management of temporary accommodation offered by the council. The resident raised issues relating to: The condition of properties offered to them. The suitability of properties offered to them. The council’s handling of repairs at these properties. Damage caused to the resident’s belongings that they state was caused by damp and mould. The overall service provided by the council and the conduct of its contractors.
The resident’s complaint is about the landlord’s response to a water leak. The Ombudsman has also considered the landlord’s complaint handling.
The complaint concerns several issues relating to the provision and management of temporary accommodation provided by the local authority. Specifically, that The property was in a poor condition when allocated to the resident and required significant repairs, which the resident states rendered it uninhabitable. That the resident’s housing requests have been handled poorly. That the condition of the property and handling of the resident’s housing requests has had an adverse affect on their health and the health of their family.
The complaint concerns the landlord's response to reports of: rubbish being left in communal areas and fly tipping. a mice infestation in the block.