A Gateshead man says he has spent months sleeping on his sofa while he waits for the council to fix a severe leak in his bedroom roof.
James Watson has lived in a one-bedroom flat at Greenfields in Ryton since August last year but by Christmas water started dripping from the ceiling. The 55-year-old claims he contacted Gateshead Council straight away and an electrician was sent out to make the property safe.
However, James says no one had been out to fix the leak which has only got worse with the recent spells of snow and ice. The dad-of-two told Chronicle Live the leak has been so severe that his mattress has been left soaking on a number of occasions - forcing him to sleep on the sofa for weeks at a time.
