By Irene1953
Aberdeenshire,
United Kingdom 
Hi there
I don't know if I should have posted this on here or on garden blogs but here goes
We live in council property and had work done on exterior of house and the contractors damaged the garden and no -one will take responsibility for the damage I have posted a before & after can anyone help
29 May, 2012
Answers
Thanks very much for advice I will try our councillor again but so far she has been pretty hopeless
29 May, 2012
Speaking as an ex-councillor myself for 12 years, she should be able to get action, and if she can't she must be pretty ineffectual. You could always try a councillor from some neighbouring ward who has a good record for getting things done.
29 May, 2012
Irene I totaly agree with Bertie .
What a shame ,this should never have happened and the contractors should have been more careful.
Hope you get it all sorted out.
29 May, 2012
Do contact as many of your local councillors as you can and complain long and hard Irene and contact the local newspaper the Press & Journal and try to get them to write a feature... that will put the wind up the council!
29 May, 2012
Even your local MP, they have 'surgeries' house of commons notepaper and copied to the local paper may get them moving.
29 May, 2012
Is your house being sandblasted and repointed ?
29 May, 2012
The house has had its outer coating of concrete removed and is being prepared for new roughcasting on outer walls
30 May, 2012
When this is done here the contractors are required to put sheeting over the scaffold so that this contamination does not happen or is at best kept to a minimum. This is such bad practice. You should all petition the housing/council and the contractors...if this is happening on all of the estate it needs sorting before they move to the as yet unaffected gardens.
30 May, 2012
I agree with Pimpernel make a huge fuss!
30 May, 2012
If you are a council tenant, (or is it a housing society?), then the council or housing society has the responsibility and you should insist they replace the plants lost and make good the beds. If they are awkward, get a list of your local councillors and contact the one for your ward to ask for their help. That should get some action.
In any case, unless you have in some way signed away your rights or agreed to the work causing the damage shown, there is a basic legal right for damage caused to be put right.
Don't let them put you off! I would be furious in your situation.
Getting your councillor involved is by far the best solution, and failing that, the Citizens' Advice Bureau, though the latter is probably very busy nowadays helping those in difficulties with the recession.
29 May, 2012