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We are LSE postgraduates students with hectic schedules and upcoming summative submissions and exams. We are paying market price at Sidney Webb House London but unfortunately we are not getting the service we are promised. First, with the heating situation and now with the lift in Block E. The last thing we need to worry about is the maintenance of our accommodation.
While we appreciate the fact that Unite Students have been "chasing" after the contractor to fix it, this situation is making our daily lives very difficult. We can't do our laundry or buy groceries because we will have to carry it on the stairs. The whole point in staying at LSE accommodation is the convenience of not to worry about chasing landlords to fix problems with the accommodation. And now we find ourselves in a situation where we are chasing them to fix the elevator instead of focusing on our studies.
This is a clear breach of our contract clause 1.1.1 that details LSE's responsibilities as follows: "1.1.1 maintain the structure of the Hall and keep the Hall and Communal Areas (including the lighting, heating and firefighting equipment within them) clean, tidy, in reasonable repair and fit for use by you and other occupiers;"
The lift in Block E has been out of order for over three weeks. The last update communicated was that it will be fixed on the 29 March, which didn't happen. This is not only an unreasonable amount of time but rather unacceptable.
Therefore, we demand the following:
1. The lift to be repaired ASAP (maximum this week).
2. We get a refund on our rent for the month of March.
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Updates
March 31, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. Management cannot ignore us for much longer.
19 Comments
The lift has been out of work for nearly one month, which is unacceptable. The committee of Sidney Webb House never takes the lesson, like what they do in previous years, and ignored what they should do for students. We just think that our accommodation fees are wasted, because their service does NOT worth it!
I live in Block E and the broken lift cost me a lot of inconvenience. Please fix it as soon as possible
It is absolutely unacceptable! Not only the elevator per se, other broken facilities (e.g. stove, cupboard, etc.) are left unfixed regardless of continually request for maintenance!
It's ridiculous the number of times we have had to climb up and down to the 5th floor because of the broken lift. Wish it was fixed earlier.
Unite Students is a terrible landlord and the student committee is unacceptable and not helping!
Fix the lifts, please!
Please get the lift fixed and working asap. It's too much of an inconvenience
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We are LSE postgraduates students with hectic schedules and upcoming summative submissions and exams. We are paying market price at Sidney Webb House London but unfortunately we are not getting the service we are promised. First, with the heating situation and now with the lift in Block E. The last thing we need to worry about is the maintenance of our accommodation.
While we appreciate the fact that Unite Students have been "chasing" after the contractor to fix it, this situation is making our daily lives very difficult. We can't do our laundry or buy groceries because we will have to carry it on the stairs. The whole point in staying at LSE accommodation is the convenience of not to worry about chasing landlords to fix problems with the accommodation. And now we find ourselves in a situation where we are chasing them to fix the elevator instead of focusing on our studies.
This is a clear breach of our contract clause 1.1.1 that details LSE's responsibilities as follows: "1.1.1 maintain the structure of the Hall and keep the Hall and Communal Areas (including the lighting, heating and firefighting equipment within them) clean, tidy, in reasonable repair and fit for use by you and other occupiers;"
The lift in Block E has been out of order for over three weeks. The last update communicated was that it will be fixed on the 29 March, which didn't happen. This is not only an unreasonable amount of time but rather unacceptable.
Therefore, we demand the following:
1. The lift to be repaired ASAP (maximum this week).
2. We get a refund on our rent for the month of March.
Updates
March 31, 2018
The momentum is undeniable now. Management cannot ignore us for much longer.
19 Comments
Very low efficiency. The stove in block C flat 406 has yet to be repaired (5 months).
The lift has been out of work for nearly one month, which is unacceptable. The committee of Sidney Webb House never takes the lesson, like what they do in previous years, and ignored what they should do for students. We just think that our accommodation fees are wasted, because their service does NOT worth it!
I live in Block E and the broken lift cost me a lot of inconvenience. Please fix it as soon as possible
It is absolutely unacceptable! Not only the elevator per se, other broken facilities (e.g. stove, cupboard, etc.) are left unfixed regardless of continually request for maintenance!
It's ridiculous the number of times we have had to climb up and down to the 5th floor because of the broken lift. Wish it was fixed earlier.
Unite Students is a terrible landlord and the student committee is unacceptable and not helping!
Fix the lifts, please!
Please get the lift fixed and working asap. It's too much of an inconvenience
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Very low efficiency. The stove in block C flat 406 has yet to be repaired (5 months).