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‘This is not a life’: The tower block where they put foil behind the radiators and wear dressing gowns all day to keep warm

“I sit at night, scared, wondering where I am going to get the money from” Sam is 10 months old. He spends most of his days wrapped up in mittens and a woolly hat. He’s at home all day. His older sister, Natasha, is three years old. She’s in a dressing gown. So is their…

Tenants claim they are becoming ill in ‘unliveable’ mould-infested Cornwall homes

Two neighbours have said that they are growing increasingly frustrated with a housing association after ongoing issues with mould and damp have caused their families to fall ill. Jemma Wildman and Miss Greenaway live one door apart from each other on a street in Helston and have both said that their properties, provided by Sanctuary…

Bristol man left living in damp and mouldy home for four years

A social housing provider has apologised to one of its tenants who says he spent years complaining about damp and mould in one of their Bristol properties. Shay Flower claims his living conditions became so bad he developed severe asthma. Sovereign Housing Association has now promised to move Mr Flower within a few days after…

Freezing residents caught up in cladding crisis in Salford feel ‘invisible’ after rent hike

Residents living in “freezing” flats after flammable cladding was removed from their blocks say they feel “invisible” after they received confirmation that their rent is being increased. The nine apartment blocks in Pendleton, Salford, have been plagued with problems for years. All towers – Beech Court, Holm Court, Hornbeam Court, Malus Court, Plane Court, Salix Court, Spruce…

Cold comfort for Salford residents struggling to stay warm after unsafe cladding was removed

Families are facing skyrocketing heating bills and struggling to stay warm after unsafe cladding was removed from a tower block and has not yet been replaced. Residents at Salix Court and Holme Court in Salford had their buildings stripped fourteen months ago. But the cladding had acted to retain the heat in the building and now it…

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Collapsed ceilings, mice and mould: Appalling conditions uncovered on housing estate of 500 homes

The UK’s biggest housing association has admitted it has failed tenants after an ITV News investigation found widespread disrepair and squalid conditions across an entire housing estate of nearly 500 homes. Clarion Housing issued an apology to all its residents of Eastfields Estate in Mitcham, south London, admitting that they “had not had the service…