My life turned upside down in 2013 when I made the worst decision of my life - to buy a #leasehold home in #SouthKilburn regeneration trusting propaganda by @Brent_Council about affordable, high quality, energy efficient home.
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Over the years it has become clear that this home is badly constructed from the core. There are construction defects with balconies, leaking windows and faulty communal boiler system. I have had to endure 7 winters of intermittent or no hot water.
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The estate is not maintained by @Brent_Council’s partner @LQHomesMatter. Dead landscaping. Dirty grounds and interiors. Failing heating system. Breaking communal doors.
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Despite all this atrocious ‘management’ by social landlord @LQHomesMatter, they levy now over £4,000 a year in service charges alone even for 1-bedroom flat. Despite 1000s of hours spent early on scrutinising the bills, the charges rise and rise to no end for no service.
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To top this misery, we are now affected by the #claddingscandal and live in potentially unsafe homes. We have no answers. @LQHomesMatter refuse to survey the building. We cannot sell the flats, remortgage even, leaving us on expensive variable rate.
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@Brent_Council who collected millions from GLA for this regeneration scheme (& misplaced £50mil in the process) wash their hands off any responsibility for the poorly constructed homes in South Kilburn & for selecting near to insolvent builder & exploitative HA @LQHomesMatter
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Despite @Brent_Council hold the land and still collect £18k in ground rent from #leaseholders a year, @MAsgharButt2 says #cladding situation/ poorly constructed homes in #SouthKilburn has nothing to do with the council (!) He is however happy to display his name on our wall.
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