A Nottingham family say they were left without a working boiler for three weeks, leaving them in cold conditions in their council home in the run up to Christmas. James Wilkinson, his wife Michaela and son Jamie, 34, have been forced to cope with no heating or hot water at their Nottingham City Homes (NCH) property in Bilborough since the beginning of December.
NCH said its staff visited the home on Friday to fix a blockage in the system. Describing the last few weeks, James said: "We have been left like this through the cold weather, it’s not acceptable." The 56-year-old, who suffers with COPD, said he had been worried about how the cold would affect his health. The house is getting damp which won’t be good for me," he said.
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