please help...my girlfriend has a council house and it only has 1 base unit which is the sink unit..is there a law that states she should have some worktop to prepair food on...i personally think shee needs more cupboards and worktops also wall units..its a massive kitchen that needs more units...the council are not interested in helping her out..is there anything we can do to get more from the council.
2006-08-15 23:04:36 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Local Businesses ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Sheffield
Try complaining to the Local Government Ombudsman. Their site is at http://www.lgo.org.uk/
2006-08-15 23:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find that under the new government decent homes standard the council has to update all of it's properties by the year 2010. This means all general repairs to the outside and inside of the properties. It also includes new kitchens and bathrooms if theya re needed. and by the sound of it she needs it! Below is a link to the government web site for the decent homes standard. I would suggest contacting the council and asking them what they are doing to work towards this standard, what the timescales are etc... If they still refuse to talk to you go to your local MP and CAB office. The council is your girlfriends landlord and is responsible for a lot more than they freely admit to!
2006-08-16 06:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by Tuppence 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend used to live in a council house and the kitchen was i a state of disrepair (broken cupboards, sink practically useless). I don't know what borough you're in, but here in Lewes District she went to the offices, filled in a request form and workmen were round within a week or so to repair.
Also, check if you have a shop in your area (ours is a Christian Outreach thing) where you can put notices up asking for free stuff - it does work, amazingly.
Alternatively, try your local MP - www.writetothem.com will freely send email or a fax to your MP. Use fax, it tends to get more attention.
2006-08-16 06:11:32 · answer #3 · answered by nert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly in sheffield it's one base unit including sink one doyble base unit and one double wall unit with 1 metre of worktop providing there is enough room
2006-08-16 06:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depend on yourself and be pro active, why hang about expecting some one else to do everything for you? She is lucky to have somewhere to live. I am a so called professional and can only find a room in someone else's house to live in. Because I am single and male there is no point on being on a council waiting list. So get your a*se in gear, go out and become a free thinking, self dependent adult and stop hanging about waiting for council hand outs.
2006-08-16 06:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by keefer 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think she should complain me like, the council are shocking for leaving you in the lurch
2006-08-16 06:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend has been waiting 5 yrs!!!!
Might as well do it yourself
2006-08-16 06:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋