Property News · January 18, 2018

I've fought hard to make homes fit for habitation. Here's why | Karen Buck


A pensioner suffering hypothermia because of a cold home, is just one example of why we need support for the bill on 19 JanuaryIf you’re an MP, most weeks bring new examples of why we need a fitness for habitation bill. Only last week, an elderly lady told me about her two spells in hospital for hypothermia after taping up the windows in her council flat to keep out the cold didn’t work. Another family had to close off two rooms, living and sleeping in their living room because it was dangerously cold. A couple with young children showed me around their private flat where a shower and toilet were just plywood cubicles in the kitchen. Black mould coated the walls of another badly converted basement flat. I’ve walked into a property where the damp was so bad it hit you like a punch in the chest, and listened to a young mum, frantic about the health of her children. They had been born premature and were already dealing with breathing difficulties. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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