How will you handle my complaint?
Stage 1
When we receive a complaint, we will:
Let you know within 2 working days that we have received it.
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Tell you the name of the person who is dealing with the matter.
Contact you to discuss your complaint within 3 working days of the complaint being received.
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Write to you within ten working days of the complaint being received to explain our findings. We will also tell you what action we will take if any.
Stage 2
Complaints Panel
If you are unhappy with the outcome of stage 1 you should let us know within twenty working days and your complaint will be dealt with by a Complaints Panel.
We will:
Set up a Complaints Panel meeting within twenty working days of your request to appeal the outcome of stage one. The Panel will consist of three customers that are members of the Customer Panel and normally the Director of Operations unless he or she has had any involvement in the matter in which case another member of the Executive Team will take his or her place.
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Advise you about the Complaints Panel. In some cases, we will ask complainants to submit a summary of their complaint.
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Give you the chance, at the Panel to present your case. You can bring an advocate, such as a relative along with you. We only ask that any advocate is not acting in a legal capacity. The Panel will hear the case and ask you questions.
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Advise you within 5 working days of the Panel of our decision, subject to any further investigation being required.
How can I take my complaint further?
If you remain dissatisfied following our internal two-stage process you can contact the Housing Ombudsman Service if you want to take your complaint further. The Ombudsman is an independent organisation that deals with disputes between tenants, service users and their landlords. They would expect you to have followed the two stages in our complaints procedure before contacting them.
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The Housing Ombudsman address is:
Housing Ombudsman Service
PO BOX 152
Liverpool L33 7WP
Telephone : 0300 111 3000
(lines are open Monday to Friday from 9:15 to 17:15)
Email: info@housing-ombudsman.org.uk
What will you do differently
because of my feedback?
We will consider all complaints and compliments and decide how we can improve our services. We will let you know what changes we are making through our “Feedback” newsletter and through our website.
Reports will also be made to the Manningham Board and to the Customer Panel with recommendations for any improvements.
…please share your view with us. We are committed to providing excellent services for all our customers and we like to hear from you how we are doing.
If you think we have got it right please tell us what we have done to make you a happy customer by sending us a compliment in the form below.
If we have failed to do something for you or correctly, have not been helpful and courteous to you, have given you wrong information or have treated you unfairly then you should contact us to let us know so we can put it right and ensure it doesn’t happen again.
A request for a service, such as a request for a repair is, however, not a complaint. This would only become a complaint if we failed to deal with it properly.
If you have a compliment or complaint, you can contact us via email, phone, social media, in writing, in person, or please fill in the form below.
Manningham Housing Association wants to provide our tenants with as much information as possible, so they are fully informed on how we operate and how we want to keep them safe in their homes and their homes in tip-top condition. The following links will provide our tenants with everything they need to know.
We want all our tenants and their families to enjoy living in their home and in neighbourhoods that are pleasant places to live. Unfortunately, sometimes people are not good neighbours.
ASB stands for ‘Anti-Social Behaviour’ and covers a range of actions that may cause distress, fear or upset other people.
The Government describe ASB as:
‘Any aggressive, intimidating or destructive activity that damages or destroys another person’s quality of life.’
This may include:
Noise nuisance – loud music, banging of doors or shouting
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Pets – Dogs barking or pets fouling
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Swearing or other offensive language. Threatening, intimidating or violent behaviour
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Racial or other forms of harassment, ie. homophobia and domestic violence
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Vandalism, graffiti or damage
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Drug dealing
How to report ASB
In the first instance talk to your Neighbourhood Officer or phone us on
01274 77 11 44
If you think you might be in danger, don’t call us first
call the police on 0845 606 0606 or dial 999!
Alternatively please complete the form below. Once we have received your email and it has been logged, it will be deleted from our inbox.
Calling all residents to get involved!
We value resident involvement in our service delivery and encourage you to get involved…
Our Customer Panel is made up of our customers and their role is to work with the Association to represent the views of our customers and other residents in their neighbourhoods.
The panel’s main role and responsibilities are:
To promote involvement and engagement to the Association’s customers and residents.
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Plan events and be involved in the running of these as appropriate.
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Oversee the communication with customers including editorial involvement in the Feedback magazine.
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Be the link with the Association’s Board through the customer representatives.
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Approve applications made for the Community Involvement Grant (CIG).
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Approve a learning and development plan for members.
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Act as a consultative body for the development of new and existing policies.
Who’s on
The Panel
Here are the members who are currently on the Panel…
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Here are the members who are currently on the Panel:
Cath Bacon (Chair)
Qualification: Elected Bradford District Cllr for Keighley West.
Occupation: Full-time trade union official and local organiser for Unison.
Other members:
Shanaz Gul
Amin Lakhi
Rohema Begum
Anthony Daniel
Mohammed Gulshazad
Abrar Malik
Nishad Khan
Craig Barron
Tausif Mohammed
Helen Flaherty
We are regularly recruiting for new members so if you are interested, please get in touch!
Complaints
Learning Forum
Manningham Housing Association’s Complaints Learning Forum runs twice per year and is an independent panel…
Manningham Housing Association’s Complaints Learning Forum runs twice per year and is an independent panel who have two main roles which are to:
1. Provide an avenue for complainants to escalate their complaint when they are not happy with how their complaint has been dealt with and would like to appeal it.
2. Provide a forum where customers and staff take a proactive approach to reviewing how complaints are dealt with in order to improve the Association’s complaints handling process.
Members are volunteers from the Customer Panel.
How do
I join?
If you are passionate about getting involved with the Association and want to work with us…
If you are passionate about getting involved with the Association and want to work with us to represent the views of our customers and other residents, please contact the Involvement & Engagement Team on 01274 771144