Residents of a 'dangerous' town centre apartment block, including health professionals, have spoken of their distress after effectively being made homeless for over two years. They say they have reached ‘the end of their tether’ after paying thousands of pounds in management fees for properties they cannot live in.
Occupants were served with a prohibition notice which meant they left their properties on November 2, 2020. The fire service acted following numerous calls to the building caused by a faulty fire alarm system, which caused the residents to stop responding to it.
At the time, fire extinguishers were missing from points on landings, smoke alarms appeared to be broken, a skylight roof was gaping open to the elements, pieces of carpet were missing from stairways. Doors that should have been secure protecting utilities were also swinging open, reports Manchester Evening News.
