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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Council told saying ‘we are sorry you felt the need to complain’ to tenants is insincere

Camden Council has changed the way it apologises to social housing tenants - (Google Maps)

A London council has changed the way it apologises to residents, after the housing ombudsman accused them of shifting blame by saying: “We are sorry you felt the need to complain.”

The watchdog found that the wording and tone of Camden Council’s apology “put the responsibility on residents for taking action, instead of the council”.

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