Cllr Robert Alden, Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, recently wrote for ConHome on the state of Birmingham's social housing.
"There have been over 15,000 complaints of damp in just the last five years, with numerous stories of people’s health, including young children’s, being badly affected. The Council’s response to this at times has appeared to be little more than telling them to open a window.
In just the last 12 months there have been at least five findings of severe maladministration against the Council by the Housing Ombudsman, who have named and shamed Birmingham as one of the 32 (out of 1500) worst landlords in the country for the way it handles complaints. They have also recently published a special report into systemic failings due to the number of similar concerns and repeated failings by the Labour-run Council."
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