Complaints Data The Complaints Process The complaints process can be used by tenants who live in an accredited property and believe the landlord is breaching the Unipol Code of Standards. Firstly, we will make sure that the complainant has raised the issues in writing with the landlord and has given them chance to respond. Next, with permission from the tenant, the Code and Complaints Investigator will write to notify the Landlord that there has been a Formal Complaint and they have 7 days to respond. If we’re concerned about the standards of the property itself, we’ll carry out an inspection. We will work with both parties to try resolve the complaint and any breaches of the Code. If this is not possible, then the complaint may be referred to a Code Tribunal. 2022/2023 Complaints Data From 1st September 2022 to 31st January 2022 the National Code received 185 complaints (compared with 70 at the same time in 2021/22) and the top 5 causes of complaint were: Repairs / Condition of building 52 Delays ( admin / refunds / deposit) 26 Gas / Electrical / Fire / HHSRS / Compliance / Licensing 15 Lift out of order 14 Seeks release / Refund 14 146 complaints have been resolved (101 by the supplier and 45 by the Investigator), and 39 cases remain open. Complaints by Month 2022-2023 Month Number of Complaints September 36 October 50 November 34 December 22 January 43 February March April May June July August Total 185 2021/2022 Complaints Data From 1st September 2021 to 31st August 2022 the National Code Complaints and Enquiries received 161 complaints (compared with 320 at the same time in 2021) and the top 5 causes of complaint were: Seeks release/refund 40 Repairs 22 Contract/rent 18 Condition upon arrival 14 Unprofessional behaviour 6 Complaints by Month 2021-2022 Number of Complaints September 15 October 17 November 15 December 12 January 11 February 18 March 14 April 11 May 10 June 6 July 18 August 14 Total 161 Complaints about Coronavirus On top of the normal code complaints, in 2020 the Code received approximately 120 additional contacts relating to coronavirus across all the Codes. The vast majority of these were from National Code tenants and concerned rent refunds. The Codes don’t include any specific requirements pertaining to the contractual relationships between members and tenants, as these are governed by contract law. Nor do the Codes cover the handling of the pandemic. However, the guidance was issued to enable Unipol to investigate complaints relating to Coronavirus if a Provider seemed to be acting unfairly or if an individual had exceptional circumstances that hadn’t been taken into account when providers were managing schemes for refunding rents or releasing tenants.