Long-overdue improvements for 'neglected' council homes

I THINK THEY NEED KNOCKING DOWN AND REBUILDING, SAYS INDEPENDENT COUNCILLOR

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

NOTTINGHAM City Council has promised improvements will be made to a housing estate in Clifton where people have been living in “neglected” homes for years.

Back in January the Post visited the Eddleston Drive estate in Clifton, where some residents said their homes had been plagued by rotting window frames, peeling render, poor insulation and damp.

That month the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), the inde pendent body responsible for check ing council housing, said it had found serious quality and manage ment failings with the council's properties.

The authority was awarded the second-lowest standards rating pos sible as a result.

The Post revisited the estate again on Monday and was told by some residents little had changed since January.