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                               “COMPLAINTS”

You can always tell how unscrupulous an Organisation is by how quickly it downgrades your “Complaint” to simply a “Query”.

(First noticed it with British Gas and more recently with Cornwall Council)

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Hi, I’m David Bennett, CEO of Sanctuary Housing Association. I’ve willfuly broken the law and I have continued to punish the victim of it since 2010.

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                                 “CEO”

From experience a CEO should be more appropriately referred to as a ‘Corrupt Executive Officer’, since the position can only be achieved in this day and age from being corrupt.

Aknowledgement goes to David Bennett, CEO of Sanctuary Housing, Michelle Reid, former CEO of TPAS, Jenny Topham, present CEO of TPAS, and Phillip Confue, CEO of the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Without your “help” this Blog could not have been possible.

CORNWALL HOMECHOICE DRINKING DEN.

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      CORNWALL HOMECHOICE DRINKING DEN.

The following is an up-date on the Homechoice Drinking Den. Cornwall Council is fully aware of my information and the CEO and Board members of Sanctuary Housing are kept fully informed via a weekly email.

During the evening of Friday 18 July 2014 two police cars were seen parked in Grove Road near the Timber Close Flats. Two Officers visited the much visited Homechoice Drinking Den, a flat, and one of the Officers was seen to be carrying a crow bar he had taken from one of the cars. After a discussion at a nearby flat the officers were seen running up Grove Road and one Officer later returned the crow bar to the car. An ambulance was also seen going up Grove Road. The amount of time the police cars were parked in Grove Road was in excess of two hours.

Due to fencing still being down in the flats communal area since the beginning of the year a group of kids had gathered to watch the spectacle through the exposed gap in the fencing.

The following evening a police van and a police car were seen parked in Grove Road near the Timber Close flats and five Officers attended. The Homechoice Drinking Den was again visited and individuals were removed.

On both evenings representatives of the local Neighbourhood Watch were in attendance in Grove Road.

A number of problem flats at Timber Close have been visited by the police in recent years and the most police cars observed at any one time was five. Only the other week two police cars, an ambulance and a fire engine were observed in the flats car park in response to fireworks being thrown into another flat and which was one of two separate attacks.

The big question for me, as a long term resident, is why the Timber Close flats have seemingly become a toxic waste dump in recent years and who is responsible for it.

As part of my “Cream Teas and Homechoice” expose, the next scandal to hit Cornwall since Cornwall County Council officially became a unitary authority on April Fool’s Day 2009, my personal research identifies Cornwall Council and my Landlord Sanctuary Housing as being the guilty partners for unlawfully creating this anti-social community.

Before the Homechoice Drinking Den became what it is today it was advertised through Cornwall Homechoice as Property Ref : 6690 between 11/02/2012 and 15/02/2012. Although there are only 16 flats at Timber Close I could not identify which 1st floor flat it was so I emailed the Council the day before bidding closed in an attempt to find out.

My quest was not helped by the fact the advertisement picture misleadingly showed a “Front view” of houses in Timber Close. Within hours of sending the email a couple of people turned up at Timber Close and spent half a day or more emptying a flat which was later identified as the advertised : 6690.

The Council’s ‘Recent Lets’ information appeared on it’s website on 21 March 2012 which indicated it went to someone in Band A, that a Preference/Eligibilities applied (though no Preference/Eligibility appeared in the advertisement) and that the property attracted 121 bids.

The thing to consider here is that while bids were being placed on this property, which was open to all Bands, the property was fully furnished. That the property was ‘ringfenced’ for someone who had little in the way of furniture and that 120 Homechoice bidders were willfuly misled and deceived by Cornwall Council and Sanctuary Housing.

For those who think it was a thoughtful thing for the Council and my Landlord to do I would only say NOT when you willfuly and unlawfully mislead and deceive others to do it.

The new tenant, accompanied by a Social Worker or Care Worker, took over the flat on 19 March 2012. The reason for the delay between the close of bidding and the new tenant taking over the flat was because Sanctuary had to prepare the flat for the new tenant. Something which would normally have been done before the property was advertised to avoid loss of income.

A brief summary of some other Timber Close Homechoice flats and properties is as follows :

One Homechoice flat was kept empty for some 6 months, throughout the entire winter period, until the present resident took it over.

Another flat was advertised through Homechoice and was awarded to a young woman out of care who had no need of the specially adapted bathroom which was not mentioned in the advertisement and which would have benefitted a disabled applicant (discrimination). An advertisement which contained other misleading information.

Another Homechoice flat which was awarded to a friend of the young woman within months and who was herself also out of care.

A recent Homechoice flat which attracted 160 bids but which then remained empty for in excess of 4 months.

A recent house which has been let but which excluded Homechoice applicants bidding for it and has resulted in Cornwall Council breaking it’s own complaints procedure in not answering my formal complaint about the Letting within the specified timescale.

My Landlord has also failed to explain why his property was not offered through Homechoice.

Interestingly Andrew Kerr, CEO of Cornwall Council, ‘Favourited’ one of my Tweets on Twitter on 14 July 2014. I refer to (Minute Blog. “Cream Teas And Homechoice”. Another Cornish Public Scandal. Further Evidence Accepted. bit.ly/!qV4Ign) Cornwall Homechoice, as easy as A.B.C. Abused, Broken and Corrupted.

Whilst I appreciate people with a drink, drugs and homeless problem are themselves vulnerable and in need of help, my grievance is that Cornwall Council and my Landlord have covertly and unlawfully placed so many problems within such a small community of mostly vulnerable residents anyway. Three single female residents live in very close proximity to the Homechoice Drinking Den.

So where is my Landlord when he should be dealing with his reponsibilities ? In Devon knowing the police will manage his affairs in Cornwall.

So what has the Council done about these problems since I began complaining about them ? Blamed my Landlord while also protecting my Landlord.

So what has the Local Government Ombudsman done to protect the public in all this ? Perversely nothing other than to lie, cheat and disregard critical evidence to protect only Cornwall Council, Sanctuary Housing and others.

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 CORNWALL HOMECHOICE ‘WILLFUL DECEPTION AWARD’ (2)

A new weekly feature which will consider the picture Cornwall Homechoice applicants come across when trying to view the property they are considering bidding on.

According to Cornwall Council it is the Landlord who is responsible for adding the picture to the advertisement.

Because the advertisement is on Cornwall Council’s website the ‘Willful Deception Award’ is therefore awarded to both the Council, for abdicating it’s responsibility to the public, and it’s worst 2 housing partners for that week.

In most cases the picture will be willfuly misleading because the Council/partners would have been aware of the problem previously.

Week (2) : 12/07/2014 to 16/07/2014.

1st place ‘Willful Deception Award’ goes to CORNWALL COUNCIL & OCEAN HOUSING, for using the “No Photo Available” caption for 5 different properties or locations.

2nd place ‘Willful Deception Award’ goes to CORNWALL COUNCIL & COASTLINE HOUSING, for using the above “Energy Performance Certificate” for 3 different properties or locations. (Values differed).

The serious side to this on-going problem is that when I have gathered enough evidence I will lodge a formal written complaint with Devon & Cornwall Constabulary.

But won’t D&CC just protect Cornwall Council and the Landlords I hear you say ? absolutely, but what D&CC won’t do is claim it never received it.

“The Worst Thing About Being Lied To Is Simply Knowing You Weren’t Worth The Truth”, unquote.

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              CREAM TEAS AND HOMECHOICE.

AS EASY AS A – B – C.

                     ABUSED

                       BROKEN

                         CORRUPTED

(Work in progress – additional evidence welcomed)

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                    “NO PHOTO AVAILABLE”

The above caption is something Cornwall Homechoice applicants will frequently come across when viewing properties to bid on every week.

According to Cornwall Council it is the Landlord who is responsible for entering this caption into the advertisement.

Likely reasons for using this caption are as follows :

(a) That the Landlord, usually a Charity, is too rich and arrogant to be bothered.

(b) That no picture is an improvement on the actual property.

(c) That the would be tenant is so desperate for a home – WTF.

(d) That the Council and landlord are knowingly up to no good. (Common).

(e) That Staff are incapable of photographing a property – only selfies.

(f) What is a digital image.

(I will add others in time)

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The thing about Oonah Lacey of TPAS is neither the 4 corrupt Police Devon & Cornwall Police Officers or the IPCC liked me referring to her as a “Fraudster” and a “Rogue”.

Had the 4 corrupt Devon & Cornwall Police Officers and the IPCC properly investigated my allegations they would have come to the same conclusion that Oonah Lacey was indeed a “Fraudster” and a “Rogue”.

The reason why the 4 corrupt Devon & Cornwall Police Officers and the IPCC did not properly investigate my allegations was to protect the Organisations with links to Government who paid  Oonah Lacey to be a “Fraudster” and a “Rogue”.

The reason why the 4 corrupt Devon & Cornwall Police Officers were reprimanded was because they were all bent but also protected.

THE 3 BEDROOM GUINNESS HERMITAGE HOUSE DISCOVERED IN A BLOCK OF FLATS. (PART 2)

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THE 3 BEDROOM GUINNESS HERMITAGE HOUSE DISCOVERED IN A BLOCK OF FLATS. (PART 2)

This Cornwall Homechoice Property Ref : 15056 was advertised between 17 to 21 May 2014, and stated the picture was a “Front view” of a “3 Bed House In St Austell”.

In reality it shows a Block of Flats owned by Guinness Hermitage at Barkers Green in St Austell.

The same “3 Bed House in St Austell” was re-advertised between 14 to 18 June 2014, as Cornwall Homechoice Property Ref : 15404, and again showed the same “Front view” of the Block of Flats owned by Guinness Hermitage.

Guinness Hermitage is another one of Cornwall Council’s housing partners, like Sanctuary Housing, who can wilfully mislead Homechoice applicants with Council approval. This because the original advertisement was reported to both Cornwall Council and Guinness Hermitage as being “misleading”.

The only differences between the 2 advertisements is Ref : 15056 only mentioned “Suitable for persons with a disability”.

Ref : 15404 stated “Full wheelchair standard, through floor vertical lift, Wet floor shower (wet room), Wheel chair access inside, Wheelchair access outside. “Preference given to wheelchair users needing adaptions” and “Through floor lift”. Also “Energy Rating : B ( 81 – 91 )”.

So why can’t this property be a different “3 Bed House In St Austell” owned by Guinness Hermitage ?

Firstly the use of the same wilfully misleading picture and secondly because the Council’s “Recent Lets” information on it’s website shows no outcome for property Ref : 15056.

So if Property Ref : 15056 was withdrawn – why was it withdrawn ?

Most probably because it wilfully downplayed any “Preference” to someone with a disability to make the property more attractive and winnable for a couple with 1 or 2 children, without blatantly discriminating against the disabled.

Discrimination is nothing new to Cornwall Council and on issues relating to it not knowing Homechoice Properties had Special Adaptions for the disabled, or that it was not responsible for the continued use of Misleading Homechoice Advertisement Pictures and descriptions, or that it was not responsible for it’s ‘Website (CBL) Recent Lets information being incomplete and not fit for purpose in helping Homechoice applicants make the right decisions, the Council’s only response over the years has been to continue blaming it’s Housing Partners.

The truth is the latter has more to do with Cornwall Council’s wilfull blindness to meet it’s responsibilities unlawfully, and with the help of it’s Housing Partners in crime.