Fair Housing is not an option
It is the law!
Question
Are the people you arrange to carry out works in my home on your behalf of good character?
Answer Darren Goodsell... No Comment. Steven Walker... No Comment. Michael Foster...? John Head... Yes... (I was hoping he would say that)
Feelin Blue cos I ain`t got no bedroom cos my landlord Amicus Horizon are real bad guys who don`t care enough about their tenants to do repairs. I`ll put words to this later to better express how I feel but the thrill is gone and so is my bedroom.
Question
Is it true that David Chidwick from Amicus Horizon ordered The Bridge community centre to close without warning which resulted in over thirty young children being left unattended on the dark wet streets of Halton?
Answer Amicus Horizon... No!
Answer Churchillunited.... Yes.
Answer Tania Eaglen
Manager of The Bridge
Halton.................................... Yes.
Question
When did you last paint and carry out routine maintenance on the properties in Churchill Avenue?
Answer Amicus Horizon Ron Grimmer... Four years ago.
Answer G.M tenant. I have lived here for five years and it has not been done.
Answer A.D I have lived here for over 20 years and to my knowledge it has never been done under Amicus Horizon or 1066 housing.
Answer S.L I have lived here for 9 years and it has not been done once.
Question
Are you responsible for providing a suitable area for waste/wheelie bins?
Answer Amicus Horizon... No.
Answer Tenancy Agreement... Yes!
Answer Hastings Borough Council... Yes Amicus Horizon are responsible for waste collection areas.
Question
Did you promise the local children and teenagers of this area a football kit in return for all of the good work they did?
Answer Amicus Horizon... Yes
Question
Did you keep that promise?
Answer Amicus Horizon... We made no such promise.
Question
If you are late or fail to carry out repairs within the period specified on your website (4 days urgent repairs- 10 days non urgent repairs) do you pay compensation to your tenants?
Answer Darren Goodsell. Amicus Horizon... We pay £10 for the first day and then a further £2 per day for each repair until the repair is completed.
How long did it take you to repair our walls which we first reported to you in November 2004?
Amicus Horizon Ron Grimmer... It will be done very soon. 16th February 2010. Job nearly done 26th,March 2010.
Our burst pipe?
Answer 10 days.
Gas?
Answer 30 days.
Our steps and pathways reported November 2004?
Answer. Amicus Horizon... Darren Goodsell is very keen that this is done quickly, it will be done soon.
Answer. Amicus Horizon... Ron Grimmer, I will put this order through today. 16/02/2010. 26th/03/2010 Still waiting.
Question
G.M Why did you threaten us with eviction for rent arrears of £712 when the truth was we were not in arrears at all?
Answer Amicus Horizon. Robin Deane; It was a mistake we had mistakenly applied your payments to another property.
Question
Why did you issue a notice of eviction against us when Booker and Best mistakenly claimed that we had denied them access to carry out maintenance work.
Answer. Amicus Horizon: That was an error. Booker and Best delivered the notice in our name but without our knowledge. They are authorised to issue such notices on our behalf without prior consultation.
Question
Amicus Horizon ordered us to make holes in our ceilings to allow water to run off following a burst pipe why won`t you repair the ceilings?
Answer Darren Goodsell Amicus Horizon. The interior decorations is your responsibility not Amicus Horizons. We told you to make holes to prevent damage to the property.
Answer Booker and Best. We would never advise anyone to make holes in the ceilings.
Question
Will you pay compensation for all of this damage?
Answer Darren Goodsell Amicus Horizon... Yes if you supply me with the receipts for the items that are damaged but I doubt that you will get what you deserve, it`s not this company`s policy to pay compensation.
Do you have a question for Amicus Horizon?
We are going to build this page up from the emails/letters and recorded conversations with/from them feel free to add yours. Some of these questions have also been asked by Michael Foster MP. He is going to let us know when/if he gets a reply.
Question
What do you want me to do with the 28,000 bank details of the tenants that you sent to me?
Answer Amicus Horizon... We don`t care what you do with them?
Answer Allpay.net... Please send them to us we are extremely sorry about this serious error and we are very grateful to you for bringing the matter to our attention.
Report following Hastings Observer publication stated that the files had been an internal email error by Amicus Horizon.
Question
We have water dripping from our light fittings in our childrens bedroom why hav`nt you been out to repair this as requested?
Answer Ron Grimmer Amicus Horizon... It`s not dangerous your electricity trip switch will cut off if it becomes a problem.
Question
You state that you do urgent repairs within four days, why did it take you Eight months to repair our smoke alarms?
Answer Booker and Best... We had no requests from Amicus Horizon to carry out that repair.
Answer Amicus Horizon... No Comment.
The reason I look so miserable is because we have two empty bedrooms upstairs that can`t be used and I have to share with my sister.
From: robert poile <xxxxxxxxxx2009@hotmail.co.uk> Sent: Wed 10/03/10 7:54 PM To: <glm@1066ha.co.uk> Priority: Normal Subject: RE: helo
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hi graeme & lisawe went to court on monday WE HAVE A COURT ORDER IT READS.
[1]ROBERT POILE[2] RACHEL TOLE
AND
AMICUS HORIZON LIMITED [FORMERLY ROTHER HOMES LIMITED]
--------------------ORDER--------------------
UPON hearing solicitors for the claimants and council for the defendantUPON the parties having agreed terms as set out belowAND UPON the defendant agreeing to carry out works at 16 Hobbs close,Beckley,East Sussex TN31 6TP ("the property") in accordance with the Expert Report of Lars E Tonkin dated 31 October 2008 and 27 October 2009 ("the Works")AND UPON the areement and understanding between the parties that the claimants willhave no rental liability or other liabilitys as to council tax in connection with theiroccupation of 10 xxxxxxxxx, Eastbourne, East Sussex BNxx xxX, untill 14 days afterthe claimants have received notice from the Defendant that the works to the propertyhave been signed off by Lars E Tonkin and that the Property is ready for occupation by the Claimants
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AND UPON the defendant applying to amend its application for commital dated 1st of march 2010( as served upon the first claimants today) in the form of the amended application notice initalledby the defendants representatives AND UPON the first claimant agreeing to enter into an undertakingin the terms set out in the General From Of Undertaking dated 8th March 2010AND UPON the Defendant (AMICUS HORIZON LIMITED) having offered no evidence in relation to thecommittal applications made against the first Claimant (robert Poile) dated 27th august 2009 6thDecember 2009 and the 1st march2010 and the Defendant having invited the court to make no order on the committalUnder Cliam Number 6CL 09443
--------------------------------BY CONSENT IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. All further proceedings in claim NO. 6CL09443 be stayed upon terms set outbelow save for the purpose of carrying such terms into effect and for that purposethe parties have permission to apply.2. The Defendant shall pay the Claimants the sum of £41,000 as agreed damages on or before 22 march 2010.3. The said sum shall be paid in full and final settlement of the Claimants' claim againstthe Defendant.4. The Defendant shall carry out and complete the works in accordance with the direction of Mr Tonkin who shall oversee and approve the works.5. In the event of any dispute between the Claimants and the Defendant as to the Works, Mr Tonkinshall decide the dispute acting as expert and his decision shall be final.
6. Upon Mr Tonkin approving the Works, the Claimants shall return to 16 xxxxxxxxxx, Beckley, EastSussex TNxx xxP within 14 days of being given notice by the Defendant that the Works have been signedoff.
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7. The Defendant shall pay the Claimants' reasonable costs of the proceedings, to be subject to detailed assessment if not agreed.8. There be a detailed assessment of the Claimants' publicly funded costs.
Under Claim Number 9HS01077-----------------------------
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
9. The committal applications made by the Claimant (Amicus Horizon Limited)against the Defendant (Robert Poile) dated 27th August 2009, 6th December 2009 and 1st March 2010 are Dissmissed.10. There be no order as to costs save that there be a detailed assessment of the Defendant's publicly funded costs.SIGNED BY THE PARTIESFirst Claimant Robert Poile, Second Claimant Rachel Tole.On behalf of the Defendant, Jane Porter.
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Please feel free to post this on any website, kind regards Rachel Tole
Amicus Horizon Housing Corporation Social housing landlord accept that they are liars