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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sammy Gecsoyler

‘We’re trapped’: developer’s unpaid debt leaves London flat owners unable to sell

Leaseholders at 43 Upper Clapton Road in Hackney
From left to right: leaseholders at 43 Upper Clapton Road, London, Chelsea Jacob, Rich Bell, Benjamin Chan and Inguna Ziemele with puppy Rico. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

Leaseholders in east London have said they are “trapped in unsellable homes” because of an £850,000 debt owed by the building’s developer to Hackney council, who have let it go unpaid for eight years.

The 17 leaseholders, who live in a block of flats in Upper Clapton, have appealed to the council for help but their pleas, including requests for a meeting, have been ignored.

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