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Originally Posted by accyman
hyndburn homes has a lot to answer for if you ask me, they took on houses from HBC and have done basicly sod all to improve areas and their properties
if you go up rothwell avenue hyndburn homes bought half the houses and saint vincents bought the other half
saint vincents houses have new secure fencing ,outside walls painted ,they were repaired before anyone was allowed to move in while its the total oppposite with Hynburn homes who rent out houses not fit to put a rat in yet alone a human
the only chance you stand of getting a decent home with Hyndburn homes is if you are lucky enough to get a house that has had good tennants in it previously and have carried out repairs themselves
hynburn homes dont do repairs they do temporary fixes and not only have i rented one of their cess pits but know people who have had to put up with walls black with damp , always going without hot water and having to put up with temporary fixes because they wont replace the boiler and have wall paper falling off the walls because roof repairs arnt carried out but rather a bit off goo in the hole to try and stop the leak
as of yet i dont think countour housing A.K.A hydburn homes have followed through on 1 single term of their contract which allowed them to buy these properties and if they have and actually done a good job of it then its a bloomin miracle but they need to do more
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I am in one of hyndburn homes properties and to be honest it isnt that bad. Yes it needed decorating etc when I moved in but soon after moving in they did the kitchen and bathroom (not all quite to my standards but that was the conractors not hyndburn homes themselves) Personally though I think that they should do something with the exteriors (gardens, fencing, general appearance etc) as this is all left to the tenants to do when they move in and can be very difficult and expensive - I am trying to get the garden done, new fencing etc but is proving hard work and havnt had the money to really do anything yet. I have no real problems with the interior but do agree with the "patch work" that has been done inside e.g small spots of filler on the walls that are an eysore if you dont wallpaper them (my interior is about 90% painted with only 1 bedroom wall having wallpaper on it) The rent is low and you do get a very small allowance to decorate when you move in, which i would say would need doing in most cases but think more care should be taken on the outsides of the properties to make them look more presentable.