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supply affecting 109,113 and 117, I visited the
block on Monday 8th May 2017 at 11am with
Steve Stirk, surveyor, and .an MCP locksmith.
The purpose of this visit was to gain access to 113
Bumcroft Avene so to assess the water
pressure/supply to this property. Several attempts
had been made previously to do this but the tenant
was not there to give access so a 'forced' entry was
made and the locks subsequently changed (the
tenant had been notified previously that we would
be taking this action if he did not provide access).
We entered the property so that Steve Stirk could
test the water taps in the kitchen and bathroom.
There was no flooring laid except for a rug in the
living room (the kitchen was accessed through
here) and the floorboards made a significant
amount of noise as we stepped on them.
The resident from the property underneath, Mr
Simon Cordell, heard us in the property and came
upstairs. Steve Stirk and I were outside the
property at this point as the locksmith started to
undertake the work to install new locks on to the
door (he was inside the hallway).
Mr Cordell proceeded to ’rant’ at Steve Stirk and
me about his perceived victimisation by his
neighbours. He was very agitated and loud -
recounting his experience with the police,
previous housing management, a previous partner,
a previous neighbour and allegations of anti-social
behaviour made against him-
Steve Stirk tried to explain that we were there to
deal with a specific issue and that this was not the
time or place to address these concerns. Mr
Cordell did not want to listen and became fixated
on Steve Stirk being ‘dismissive’ towards him (Mr
Cordell’s words). He went on at length about his
upstairs neighbours, both past and present on first
and second floors, ‘banging’ hammers deliberately
above his head.
He continued to go on, in his agitated state, about
how he had been treated by the police and
previous housing managers who had promised
him that they would re-lay the floor of flat 113 but
had not done so. At this point the resident from
117, Mr Mathiyalakan Markandu, came down the
stairs on his way out of the building. As he came
down past us Mr Cordell focussed his attention on
him and said to him: ‘I’m going to the police
station now with my evidence about you and I’m
going to ruin your life’. Mr Mathiyalakan