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When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall

A preventable death is a failure of duty — a child lost because warnings went unanswered. Aalim Ahmed’s fall from a 15th‑floor kitchen window was a preventable tragedy — a child lost in seconds, after months of warnings that went unanswered. Sahra Osman told the coroner she had repeatedly warned Newham Council about unsafe windowsContinue reading “When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall”

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National Sauna‑Tragedy

A recent study found that some social renters had been driven to sleeping on balconies and in gardens, or using makeshift solutions like taping damp sheets to windows. These flats are so bloody hot it’s basically a slow cooker with rent — and if the council thinks that’s acceptable, they can go round and sitContinue reading “National Sauna‑Tragedy”

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There Is A Massive Project Underway In The UK To Build A New Town

A huge new town is set to be built – featuring 20,000 homes as well as hotels, shops and schools as part of efforts to tackle Britain’s housing problem. The Barking Riverside project in east London has been given the green light, including 4,000 new properties earmarked for affordable housing, with 50,000 people potentially housed acrossContinue reading “There Is A Massive Project Underway In The UK To Build A New Town”

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RODENT RAMPAGE!

Horrific footage reveals how rats have invaded an entire block of flats in London and turned it into a ‘Victorian Britain hellhole slum’. Frightened residents are fleeing the block and moving out after feeling neglected and abandoned by the housing association responsible. The footage shows dozens of rats scurrying across the walls and fixtures of a binContinue reading “RODENT RAMPAGE!”

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Ensure Accessible Housing For Disabled Individuals Above Ground Floor

Frustration and despair, are the feelings that are shared by numerous disabled people. These are not born out of inevitable circumstances but from inadequate and inappropriate housing conditions. There are a vast number of disabled people who are struggling, living in flats above the ground floor. Constantly finding themselves trapped, unable to leave the buildingContinue reading “Ensure Accessible Housing For Disabled Individuals Above Ground Floor”

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England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under ministers’ revived plans to phase out the ‘feudal leasehold system’. Next month’s King’s Speech, when the Government will set out its fresh legislative agenda, will include proposals to ‘restore true home ownership’ to buyers. Promised new laws will ensureContinue reading “England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold”

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World’s End Estate

A video shows children’s toys and family possessions have been discovered untouched and rotting on an abandoned housing estate by an urban explorer. Sean Piper, from Kent, England, stunned TikTok users after he found the Mayron Grove estate in Woolwich, London, and posted the footage to the social media site saying it looked like ‘theContinue reading “World’s End Estate”