steve king
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Comment on: Opening up
congratulations to Viridian, openess and transparency is comforting for tenants to see and shows not all HAs are the same ! NIGEL its nice for tenants to see whats going on inside their HAs - the good and the bad - and of course with modern technology its really very easy and cheap to place documents on the FOI section of the HAs website and just a few seconds to print off information if tenants dont have access to the internet. After all if im spending about £100 a week with an organisation, I expect some information if I ask for it - its about developing a more open and transparent society to replace the many secret societies that have controlled people for too many years.
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Comment on: Unfair blame
Anyone know of any senior housing professionals that are kept awake at night worrying about the lack of standards and housing in their area ?
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Comment on: Unfair blame
Anyone know of any senior housing professionals that are kept awake at night worrying about the lack of standards and housing in their area ?
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Comment on: A burning issue
There was a time when people used to say ' the truth will come out in the end ', but of course where these immensly rich and powerful housing associations do everything in their immense powers to protect their reputations, the truth now rarely comes to light. ( we even see this now in Levison ! ). Some housing associations do not carry out proper risk assessments ( some carry them out after the incident to cover their backs I would think ), most wouldnt know the state of the mental health of a tenant they are about to evict - hence what happened here. Following the changes in availability of Legal Aid, was this tenant left without any support or representation, and is it PREDICTABLE some vulnerable tenants facing eviction might adopt a similar course of action with sinilar consequences ???
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Comment on: Wrong move
Its nice to see Solicitors writing articles for IH, but it would also be nice if Solicitors working in the area of social housing were to take on maybe one in ten of their cases on a ' pro bono ' basis , where the cases could establish case law that would benefit vulnerable tenants and communities? Solicitors now doubt have built a successful career based on Legal Aid in many cases - giving something back to the most vulnerable communities during difficult times would be nice to see ?
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Posted in: My Housing Officer is very unhelpful
Sorry to seem unhelpful, but have you REALLY got a housing officer that will actually talk to you ?? My housing officers dont know anything useful either, so Im not really that disappointed when they dont respond to phone calls, dont reply to letters, and ignore written complaints. The only way ive found to get a quick response is not to pay the rent !
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Posted in: Equality and Diversity and Human Right Legislation
Hi Sam, Blair is clearly the expert here but your question can be answered by simply saying only an Act of Parliament that is fully upheld in accordance with the rights it contains will have any impact. It appears from my experiences dating back over 10 years now, many public bodies simply ignore the Acts and do precisely how little they think they will, regardless of your rights. And as for trying to locate a PROPER solicitor who is prepared to act against one of his local public bodies ......thats another story !
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Posted in: Feel failed by Housing Association
If youve had depression for more than 6 months, and if your son isclassed as disabled surely one of you can ask for assistance under disability laws aswell, and ask your housing provider for mediation with the troublemakers as I believe that strengthens your position. As an earlier poster indicated, shelter are good and if you get qualifying benefits a GOOD solicictor may be able to offer you legal aid to get a move. In reality the housing provider will not act against the offenders, because it costs more than moving you! Local papers might publish your story and shame the authorities into doing their jobs ! Its a ridiculous situation really, because when you move out, the next tenant comes in and suffers the same hell - thats social housing for you !
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Posted in: Refused domestic violence management transfer?
Emma, if you receive income support or other qualifying benefits go to a GOOD local solicicitor who will offer legal aid. Ive found CAB and advocates etc are overwhelmed at present and it takes weeks to see them, Solicitors are much quicker and often better. Wishing you good luck
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Posted in: Information on damp
With respect Sam, how accurate do you think 'statistics' are likely to be, as HAs tend to record damp as condensation and blame the tenants lifestyle for the problem.