Poor housing will cost over £135.5 billion over the next 30 years without urgent action
Posted 04.07.23
Building Research Establishment (BRE): Further reading
A new cost-benefit analysis published today by the BRE has revealed that remedial work to England's poorest housing could provide billions in societal benefits over the next 30 years.
For the 2.4 million homes in England identified as having one of the most serious health and safety hazards, remedial works would cost £9 billion.
If all this work could be undertaken immediately, there would be accrued benefits of £135.5 billion over the next 30 years. These include savings to the NHS, lower energy bills and carbon emissions, higher asset values and improved economic opportunities as a result of better health.
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Severe record failings left resident in damp home for four years
Posted 18.07.23
Housing Ombudsman: Further reading
The Ombudsman has ordered Livv Housing Group to pay a resident nearly £3,000 in compensation after its delayed repairs and inability to inspect the source of the issue left him in a damp and leaky home for four years.
When the resident first raised the damp, the landlord's records show the job was cancelled the next day - saying it was raised in error.
Two months later, another report of damp was made at the home but a month later the job was cancelled due to it "no longer being needed".
The Ombudsman found that there are multiple instances where the landlord's repairs and the repairs log seem to not align, with one repair to the ceiling not appearing to be backed up by inspections or reports, meaning it is unclear how the works were decided.
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