Wednesday 28 May 2014

Landlord neglect creates local health hazard


Electrical box near damp, condensated walls.

These images are taken from one of many Council let, private landlord properties within our borough.  This property on Gordon road is habited by a single mother and her infant child and is covered in damp and infested with mice.  The landlord has not responded to requests for a repair and has allowed his son and friends to congregate in the communal garden for the property in the evenings, during which much anti-social behaviour has left the tenant extremely frightened.  The victim has informed her social worker of the concerns, but no real action has yet come to fruition.  Toady Wilson Chowdhry has informed Redbridge Councils Private Sector Housing Department of the concerns.  They have placed this on their action sheet.  We have also informed local Police, Redbridge ASB team and Redbridge Public protection who deal with the control of pests.Wilson Chowdhry said;

"Residents habiting council let properties should expect much higher standards.  The council is clearly failing in it's responsibility to vett private landlords on their existing housing scheme.  A leaf could be taken out of Brighton' Council's book, their much vaunted Accredited Landlord Scheme" devised by the Green Party has become a paradigm for other councils."  



Rising damp



Damp seeping.



Damp on walls



Damp from ceilings.


Damp in one bedroom.


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