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,…

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…