Residents tell of anger over 'squalor' at posh flats

DOZENS SIGN PETITON CALLING FOR IMPROVEMENTS

- RAMAZANI MWAMBA

RESIDENTS of apartments where rents are up to £970 a month say they are living in 'squalor!

Tenants in the Richmond Hill apartments in Salford say the building has become rat-infested, unsafe and unkempt.

Now, 'frustrated and fed up, residents have hit out at landlord Irwell Valley Homes for failing to address their concerns about the state of the building over the past few years.

The housing firm says it is working on an 'improvement plan' in a bid to make Richmond Hill a 'decent place' to live.

The M.E.N. visited the block on St Stephen Street, near busy Chapel Street which links Salford to Manchester city centre.

Residents told us of a large number of problems they have encountered including a 'disgusting' bin room which they say has created a vermin issue and a lack of security which has seen theft, trespassing and tenants having their car windows smashed.

They also raised concerns regarding the general upkeep and cleanliness of the building which has seen some people come home to mouldy corridors, leaky roofs, graffiti, 'filthy' windows, carcasses of dead animals left for weeks and damaged flag paving.

Robyn Khan, a solicitor, has lived in Richmond Hill for two years. The 30-year-old, who lives on a top-floor flat, says she feels doesn't feel safe due to the lack of security.