they are meant to be doing them soon but so far ive been told so many different dates i was going to pester them again tomorow an if nothing put a complaint in
they dont seem bothered i got behind in rent because having large gas bills aswell as trying to decorate house to make it safe an council was straight on my back about rent, i said i was paying large bills on gas due there lack of help with windows etc an basically got told well you can go without the rest (gas a safe house) why do that whn u will lose ur house if carry on

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surely the lease you sign with the council states that you are renting a property that is in a livable condition?? that window shows a lot of damp and that can get on your chest making you ill, you said that jack has a couple of chest infections a month and this could be why as bacteria can be building up in the wet rotten wood and one of the windows is broken isnt it? i would suggest as lea says and phone the environmental health as the council are having a laugh not fixing this, never mind putting double glazing in i thought all council houses had that done a lot of years ago they are on the new kitchens and bathrooms in last few years up here think your council need a kick up the butt.
corinne

How long has it been like this?

(02-28-2010 02:08 PM)xbeckyx Wrote:  they are meant to be doing them soon but so far ive been told so many different dates i was going to pester them again tomorow an if nothing put a complaint in
they dont seem bothered i got behind in rent because having large gas bills aswell as trying to decorate house to make it safe an council was straight on my back about rent, i said i was paying large bills on gas due there lack of help with windows etc an basically got told well you can go without the rest (gas a safe house) why do that whn u will lose ur house if carry on

I had issues with a old house i lived in, 1 of the stairs had fell through and thehouse was riddled with damp. I contacted Citizens Advice and she told me to go to Environmental health who would hurry up the process of having these repairs made. (She also told me, i wasnt eligable to pay my rent with the state the property was in as the landlord was breaching hes tenancy agreement).
I still continued to pay my rent, and give the Landlord the benifit of the doubt and just made environmental health deal with him. (The landlord was given the lost of all jobs what needed doing and then gave him so long to do it, if he hadnt of done it he would have been took to court and been fined).

If i was in your shoes, i would still continue to pay ur rent and contact environmental health first thing in the morning, tell them how the housing association has told you they are going to replace the windows but never been out to complete the job, and when you ring you get pushed from pilow to post and still dont get the job done. They will then come out to asses your home and write to ur local housing. (This will push ur local housing to come and complete the job quicker)

i have been here a year on 23rd march
il definately ring enviromental health as im so fed up with the council so many thinks ive had to have replaced
when moved in the whole kitchen plumbing had to be redone as last tenant botched it
they wont give me a new kitchen the one i have is a nightmare, fair enough oak units but i have a tiny amount of useable work surfaces, 2 tiny round sinks, the washing machine has to be squeezed next to cooker an fridge otherside with big boiler above fridge.
i called them out last year as the pipe from boiler was going out a little whole they had borded up near window not sealed or anything the guy said that the fumes were comming back in when windy etc
they never plastered house so i had to get it all done myself as there way to solve massive holes the previous tenant left was to cut big chunks out plaster board an stick cement in after 3 months waiting for them come back sorted it myself

god i sound so moany i should be happy to have a house