{"id":121711,"date":"2021-08-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-tenants-cry-for-help-get-me-out-of-this-hellhole-flat\/"},"modified":"2021-08-29T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T09:07:36","slug":"social-housing-tenants-cry-for-help-get-me-out-of-this-hellhole-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/social-housing-tenants-cry-for-help-get-me-out-of-this-hellhole-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Social housing tenant\u2019s cry for help: Get me out of this \u2018hellhole\u2019 flat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter three years of water leaks, mould has permeated a resident\u2019s home. And other London & Quadrant tenants are also living in appalling conditionsConstance Baker* feels she takes her life into her hands when she uses her bathroom. In June, following three years\u2019 of leaks, the ceiling collapsed, showering the units with debris. Now, when she uses the lavatory, or takes a bath, she has to protect herself from water drizzling from the flat above.The Kent flat is owned and managed by London & Quadrant (L&Q), one of the UK\u2019s largest housing associations, and she says that years of unresolved damp and defects have led her to contemplate suicide. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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After three years of water leaks, mould has permeated a resident\u2019s home. 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