One of the UK's top holiday destinations has some of the worst housing in the country, it has been revealed. Calls have been made to bring council properties in Cornwall back up the scratch, particularly in terms of the age of the buildings, with 'cold and damp' environments.
Cornwall Council owns around 10,300 homes which are managed by its own company Cornwall Housing Limited. Many of the homes are said to be in a poor state and one council officer admits the council has some of the worst housing stock in the country, CornwallLive reports.
Mike Owen, landlord services manager for Cornwall Council, laid bare the state of the homes at a recent meeting of the council’s economic growth and development overview and scrutiny committee. He said: “The housing stock is not in great shape, it is very damp, very cold and very old. Compared to many local authorities we are in the bottom quartile for the quality of our stock.”
