Unbelievable in 2024

Has anyone come across a situation like this before?

My current landlord sent a workman to rectify an issue with the shower unit inside the shower cubicle. It was only an issue to do with the water pressure being low so I was given to believe was a boiler issue.

The workman declared the unit was corroded with limescale, removed it, and replaced it with a cheap inferior Joe Bloggs version stressing it was valued so high i.e. around ￡200 for that. He removed one valued just under ￡500 which had facilities to assist with a disability. It had been installed for that purpose by the Landlord. In short, it is theft. I asked if he would be replacing it with the same model shower to which he told me 'they do not make them any more'. Like a fool I trusted him, but checked with the papers I had from when it was installed and sure enough they still make the shower unit and it is RNIB recommended too for the great facilities.

The Landlord has been informed by my Solicitor but has ignored the issue. The Police say it is a civil matter. I do have a Judge's Consent Order in my favour, but apparently to take numerous breaches to Court costs a fortune !! The local Environmental Health Office just accept whatever the Landlord and/or workman say about everything. I do not think a reason was given for removing the Unit, formally, nor does anyone care. When I checked today with the Environmental Health Office why an earlier report had not been responded to (and I said bearing in mind the Easter break) I was told it had been Easter (!!!) and to allow 5 working days, not Easter days, and then there were many urgent requests. I asked them if they did not consider the issue urgent given the circumstances.

Also, I reported a damp patch in the kitchen years ago, and recently given the wallpaper is off the ceiling and side of wall with damp, and water coming from the ceiling and flooding the kitchen. Once again, nobody thought it to be of any significance, and the Environmental Health Officer blamed it on condensation because I had a small blind drawn down in the kitchen. I did not know a kitchen can sweat to that extent !

Obviously, I recently discovered the problem was that the kitchen flooded every time I took a shower so now I have to open the back door, put a dustbin half in the kitchen to catch the water. Then if it is a wet and windy day, it comes in from the other side of the door, so I have had to resort to bricks etc to try and prevent that, without breaking my neck going back and forth. Then there is some leak from the roof into the kitchen so there are three avenues at fault.

Does anyone know if a retired Police Officer who would consider, for a short fee, being present in future when any significant work is done on the property and be willing to be a witness if required, as I have no proof or corroborating evidence when I am being ripped off in this way. I would have posted the video of the water and bucket in action but the MB is too high for the site.

2024 !!! Space Age - but buckets in the kitchen.

Carry On Corruption......