We live in a council house and the councils repairs people are causing more damage - council aren't listening!

Question:

We live in a council property and they took on a new repairs contractor, Inspace Partnerships in November 2006, 5 year contract. Since then, the work that has needed to be done has been a nightmare. To cut a long and painful story short, today when they reattached the radiator in the bathroom, they screwed straight through the wall, directly next to my 1 year olds cot, level with her head - SHE WAS IN THERE TRYING TO HAVE A NAP! The holes are 4 inch in diameter, they've left rubble everywhere. It was lucky that the screwdriver didn't kill or hurt her.
These contractors have proven they are consistantly incompetent, the only few decent workers being agency and I have very good reasons not to want them in my house. They cause more damage than they correct and the council aren't interested. "Teething problems" apparently. The management at Inspace only seem to be interested in brushing stuff under the carpet too. Is there anything I can legally do about it?

Answer:
photgraph the work then send the photos to your county councilor and tell them they are paying for rubbish work.

Find your local councilor and maybe involve the health and safty people local papers new desks will always be interested in this stuff.

I'd put my concerns in writing to the Council - they'll then have to reply in writing, which sometimes shaprens the mind.

Your local paper may also be interested...?

Don't do the British thing of nodding and saying OK when they ask 'Is everything OK', don't let them leave till they do a decent job and don't sign anything!

If you feel that bad about them don't let them into your house until you get some form of guarantee that the work will be done properly,your paying the rent on the house so with hold it until you get an answer from the council,Then sue the company for bad workman ship.

ask your local MP to come and inspect it all councils do not like them interfering in their affairs also let thecouncil know in advance what you intend doing you will be suprised at the rapid responce you will get

Your personal property has been damaged. Sue them for that, as long as you can prove it. Refuse to sign until YOU are satisfied that the job, and clearing up is done. The individual workers work on a job list that needs to be signed.
Contacts with other people who have had shoddy work and or damage caused to their personal property. 1 person doesn't make a difference, the more people the louder the noise. The chances are eventually with luck they will lose the contract.

Contact watchdog, and rouge traders. If lucky the y may take an interest. But you'll need a lot of complaints for this.

We live in a council house and the councils repairs people are causing more damage - council aren't listening!

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