An apartment block has had a partially collapsed roof for nearly nine months - and residents face a £300,000 bill to fix it after being told they're not insured.
Residents of 24 flats at the Orban apartments in Whalley Range have lived with the damage covered by tarp and plastic since February 19, when storm Eunice ‘ripped off’ sections of the roof. The damage left two flats uninhabitable and exposed a number of others to water damage.
Elizabeth Winstantley bought her flat in 2018 and spent thousands renovating it. She was left homeless because her top floor flat was so badly damaged by the roof’s collapse. She is desperate to return home, but nearly nine months after the storm remains in temporary accommodation because work on permanent repairs to the roof has not begun.
