Today the Government has announced that it will change the law to make it compulsory for Social Housing Managers to hold formal qualifications in a similar way to social workers and teachers. The reasons given were “both Grenfell and the death of Awaab…Read more…
“Military housing: Families say they’re living in damp, mouldy conditions” Will Gove tell Wallace to Resign?
Check out on this daming BBC report and pictures on the dreadful conditions that so many of our military families live in. While I am broadly supportive of the often justifiable criticisms that Secretary State, Michael Gove has made of socia…Read more…
“An Avoidable Death”
The death of this tiny toddler is shocking but this account by housing lawyer, Giles Peaker, should make very uncomfortable reading for all housing staff and Councillors. “Every death was avoidable” said Richard Millett KC at the closi…Read more…
Damp and Mould – It’s not lifestyle.
This is spot on. As a Housing officer and a Councillor, I have been arguing this point as long as I can remember. The stock response of telling all residents it is always their “fault” for damp and mould due to their “lifestyle” is simply w…Read more…
Damp or Condensation? is it caused by “lifestyle” or is it actually overcrowding?
Yesterday evening I went on an inspection of 8 flats with Newham London Housing management and technical officers to this block in Plaistow following some horrendous reports of disrepair & damp in the block.
A list of repair action…Read more…