Myth Busters Challenge Panel findings - Housing
- Case 383 - Odd job person in managed block of flats not allowed to change light bulbs
- Case 357 - Some consultants & letting agents misinterpreting landlords responsibilities regarding legionella risks to their tenants
- Case 345 - Council erect barrier on sloping grass bank to prevent falls onto concrete path below
- Case 333 - Managing Agent says a garden pond has to be fenced in
- Case 324 - TV satellite engineers will not install equipment after 5pm
- Case 318 - Apartment balconies not to be used for washing and storage
- Case 296 - Engineer not allowed to climb a stepladder to replace a meter
- Case 279 - Housing estate custodian refusing to move a refrigerator
- Case 259 - Gate not allowed at the end of a ramp
- Case 249 - Housing Management informs elderly residents that site managers are no longer allowed to move furniture for social events
- Case 207 - Securing windows in ground floor rented accommodation
- Case 183 - Award winning floral displays to be removed on health & safety grounds
- Case 173 - Residents have to purchase a plastic utility barrier for maintenance on their lift
- Case 156 - Residents being charged for annual assessment of communal areas around residential housing
- Case 133 - Housing company stops residents from hanging pictures and placing ornaments in the corridors
- Case 126 - Dying man's shed to be removed due to health and safety
- Case 87 - Magazine cited health and safety regulations as the reason landlord received 32 recommendations to improve property
- Case 83 - Housing association residents told that bollards in car park are necessary because of health and safety
- Case 82 - Housing association removed wheelchair from sheltered housing complex because of health and safety
- Case 31 - Housing Association removed garden furniture for safety reasons
- Case 30 - Housing association removed fire extinguishers, door mats and wall signs for health and safety reasons
- Case 29 - Housing Association advised tenants that letter boxes need to be sealed for health and safety reasons
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