Building control archive 2019-2020


Archive has 68 results

  • Royal Borough of Greenwich (19 015 377)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 10-Feb-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council wrongly issued a completion certificate for substandard work carried out on a property he has since purchased. This is because we cannot achieve any worthwhile outcome for Mr X.

  • Durham County Council (19 012 331)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 04-Feb-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s issue of a completion certificate for works carried out on a property she has now decided not to buy. This is because Ms X’s claimed injustice is not the result of any fault by the Council and we cannot therefore achieve the outcome she wants.

  • London Borough of Hounslow (19 009 934)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 03-Feb-2020

    Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s failure to issue a building regulations completion certificate for work which she had carried out to her home. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

  • London Borough of Harrow (19 012 249)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 30-Jan-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint that the Council wrongly issued a completion certificate for her neighbour’s building work and will not now take action against them for damaging her property. This is because it is unlikely we could achieve any worthwhile outcome for her.

  • Chorley Borough Council (19 015 364)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 30-Jan-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council wrongly issued a completion certificate for substandard work carried out on a property he has since purchased. This is because he has taken action against the Council through the courts.

  • Sheffield City Council (18 019 532)

    Statement Not upheld Building control 28-Jan-2020

    Summary: Mr X complains the Council issued a building control completion certificate in 2003 for an industrial unit his company bought shortly after. He says the building had a flaw that led to cracking after a storm in 2017, for which the company has been refused an insurance claim. We cannot achieve the outcome Mr X wants.

  • London Borough of Hounslow (19 006 952)

    Statement Upheld Building control 28-Jan-2020

    Summary: Mr X complains about unreasonable delay before the Council issued a regularisation certificate for building works at his home. There was unreasonable delay by the Council. The Council agreed a financial remedy to account for the unnecessary time and trouble Mr X was put to in pursuing matters with the Council.

  • Cheshire East Council (19 006 894)

    Statement Not upheld Building control 21-Jan-2020

    Summary: There was no fault in how the Council concluded that an extension to Mr C’s property, was not exempt from fees to certify compliance with the Building Regulations.

  • London Borough of Harrow (19 013 774)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 20-Jan-2020

    Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s alleged failure to take enforcement action against a property he says was built without planning permission. The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint. This is because the complaint is late and there is no reason Mr X could not have complained to the Ombudsman much earlier.

  • North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (19 013 310)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Building control 14-Jan-2020

    Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council wrongly signed off building work to his property as complaint with the Building Regulations. This is because the Council is not responsible for substandard work carried out by the builder and we cannot therefore say it must pay for repairs.

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