Residents of council properties in Gateshead wait an average of 29 days for housing repairs, while one house repair took more than three years to and numerous visits to complete, according to a new report.
A report into the efficacy of housing repairs delivered to Gateshead Council's Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities Overview and Scrutiny committee revealed council tenants' wait times.
From data collated over four years, including during the pandemic, it was discovered the average waiting time for repairs was 29 days from end to end. However, according to Mark Smith, director of public service reform, waiting times "varies enormously."
