The stark human cost of Britain’s decade-long austerity drive, welfare reforms and warped housing priorities can be glimpsed in 11 decaying flats carved from what was once a grand Victorian terrace home in Weston-super-Mare. These bay-fronted houses were most likely thrown up in the Somerset
My baby turned blue because the toxic mould in our house is so bad he can’t breathe – but housing association refused to fix it for a year. Mum-of-seven Amanda says baby Jenson has dangerous breathing problems caused by damp. Read more on: The Sun
The housing executive may have to allow half of its 86,500 homes to fall into disrepair from 2020 if it cannot secure additional funding, according to a senior civil servant. The suggestion is in a letter written by Department for Communities (DfC) permanent secretary Leo