Full Article – Social housing complaints soar and watchdog warns of ‘simmering anger’ – BBC News Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway said there was an “imbalance of power” in the tenant-landlord relationship and poor housing conditions risks “simmering anger” turning into “social disquiet”. He warned without change, England risked the “managed decline” of social housing.…
Full article – https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/council-housing-south-london-damp-mould_uk_6058d87fc5b66a80f4e9a0be This Council Housing Has Mould So Severe It Looks Like Fire Damage ITV News exposes the horrific living conditions in a south London tower block that are branded the worst experts have seen A block of council flats in south London that is covered in thick layers of black mould, suffers from…
Full article – https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/pendleton-cladding-freezing-flats-grenfell-19816840 Matthew Condrad is the director of Tenant Assist which is representing the residents in their legal action against Pendleton Together and the council. “The flammable cladding exposed tenants to an intolerable risk, and fire hazards remain in existence,” he said. “Removal of the cladding also has also caused extreme cold as it…
PENDLETON FLATS ‘UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION’ CLAIM 127 Pendleton tenants have joined in the commencement of litigation against Pendleton Together and Salford City Council, claiming that their properties are ‘unfit for human habitation’. “Fitness for human habitation is assessed with reference to 29 hazards, which include extreme cold, fire risks and electrical safety” says Matthew…
PENDLETON FLATS ‘UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION’ CLAIM 127 Pendleton tenants have joined in the commencement of litigation against Pendleton Together and Salford City Council, claiming that their properties are ‘unfit for human habitation’. “Fitness for human habitation is assessed with reference to 29 hazards, which include extreme cold, fire risks and electrical safety” says Matthew…
Landlords in England are to be held more accountable, the government has said, as part of social housing reforms three years after the Grenfell fire. They include a charter setting out what tenants can expect from a landlord, including to be safe in their home and to know how the landlord is performing in areas…
What began in the stunned aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 continues at the public inquiry. Establishing, through an examination of the facts, who was responsible for the deaths of 72 people and the loss of hundreds of homes is the first step towards holding those people or organisations accountable. Nicholas Holgate, chief executive…
Millions of tenants could be offered greater protection from wrongdoing by landlords in long-awaited social housing reforms to be announced this week, more than three years after the Grenfell Tower disaster. The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is preparing to unveil new policies for England, which are expected to include a strengthened regulator with a mandate…
There are some events so huge they have a profound impact on the nation. The fire at Grenfell Tower a year ago is one of those rare events. The scale of the tragedy was so vast, and the human pain we felt so raw and immediate, that we all, in our anger, knew things had to change.…
A new crackdown on slum housing used to accommodate vulnerable people is set to be rolled out across Hull. Around 600 properties owned and run by a variety of landlords and organisations currently operate outside of existing contracts between Hull City Council and other housing providers. They provide accommodation for roughly 1,400 people who have typically previously…