A Nottinghamshire council has dismissed criticism on proposed new rules for housing tenants after the local MP said that residents felt as though they were living in North Korea. Ashfield District Council is consulting on changes to its tenancy agreement that is signed by all those living in its council housing.
The agreement was last updated in 2015 and the majority of it is staying the same, but some changes are being proposed. The consultation on the new agreement will close on November 14, but the Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has already highlighted particular changes which he says are concerning.
One of the clauses in the agreement states that: "You, people living with you and any visitors to the property must not use social media or any other form of communication to make false statements, abuse, threaten, harass or be derogatory towards council employees, contractors, agents or councillors. Communication includes telephone calls, text messages, e-mails or posting comments on social media. This condition applies wherever the communication takes place."
