A Gateshead woman claims she has been unable to enter her flat for more than a year after the council boarded up her front door.
Tracy Naden, from Low Fell, said she was left with just the clothes on her back and had to spend 14 months living with friends after returning home to find that her front door had been sealed off. The 52-year-old told ChronicleLive that police had broken down the door of her council flat in November 2021 following a report of concern for someone who did not live at the property.
Tracy said she was staying with a friend at the time of the reported incident and was shocked to find that the front door of her flat had been boarded up when she returned home. Left with no access to her property, Tracy said she was "homeless" for more than a year as she repeatedly contacted Gateshead Council asking them to replace the door.
