'We're living in a raw sewage and rat-infested hell - we fear for our kids' Worried housing association tenants have made more than 15,000 complaints in the last three years Manchester Evening News · Mar 12, 2023
Giant rats and raw sewage 'hell' spark fear for kids' health due to mould and damp A Sunday Mirror investigation has revealed there were 15,000 complaints about disrepair with tenants worried about rat infestations, raw sewage and health problems caused by mould Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023
Rats, mould, damp: one woman’s story reveals the ugly truth about the UK’s biggest housing association A mother of three’s struggle with Clarion over her squalid home reflects a system rigged to favour asset-owners while renters are abandoned, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
Mother and daughter driven from mouldy home for three years back in temporary housing days after return Sabrena Rahman, 40, and her 13-year-old daughter were told their flat had been fully refurbished - but within days they were forced to leave again The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Heavily pregnant mum told to ‘wash from a kettle’ in home left without heating for days The Bristol mum is just days away from giving birth to her third child Bristol Post · Feb 4, 2023
Block of flats teetering on edge of river bank after huge landslip underneath building Pictures taken on Wednesday morning show the landslip on the south bank of the River Avon in Bristol, which pushed small trees and bushes down towards the river and exposed cables at the new flat block Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023
Mould complaints in England’s social housing double over two years Ombudsman criticises ‘disappointing’ response by landlords in wake of Awaab Ishak’s death from respiratory illness in 2020 The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Developers reassure residents South Bristol tower block 'not affected' by river bank erosion Part of the bank beneath the huge Boat Yard development has fallen into the river Bristol Post · Feb 2, 2023
Mum and autistic daughter forced to live in a home with mould so bad she 'can taste it' A mum says she and her disabled daughter have been forced to live with the stench of sewage and mould, after her housing association failed to conduct adequate repairs Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023
Woman facing Christmas in mouldy flat that feels like it's 'raining constantly' Ellie Rice says her flat is covered in mould and damp that isn't being sorted out Wales Online · Dec 23, 2022
Woman's flat feels like it's 'constantly raining' as she fears wet walls making her ill The dampness has caused mould to spread throughout Ellie Rice's property in South London, as she's been forced to get rid of her curtains because she fears for her health Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022
'They should be treated like human beings,' says British activist campaigning for tenants Our Observer, Kwajo Tweneboa, lived in appalling conditions in a London council house for years, along with his dying father and two sisters. But he has turned this difficult experience into a powerful drive for change. Today, he travels up and down the UK visiting substandard homes and documenting the… France 24 · Dec 15, 2022
England’s largest housing association accused by Gove of failing tenants Michael Gove said Clarion Housing Group had ‘failed its tenants and refused to treat people with respect’. The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
Mum's despair as doctor raises concerns for her children's health in mould-infested home Kym Austin has watched in horror as the health of her three children has deteriorated, trapped in a mould infested home that has left them returning again and again to the doctors Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Nov 30, 2022 'The kids' coughs aren't going away and I'm panicking': Mum's despair as doctor raises concerns over mould-infested home 'When I read the article about Awaab Ishak I had goose bumps'
Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022 Couple spend TWO YEARS bailing out floods from leaking flat and five months in the dark Two vulnerable pensioners have been battling leaks in their flat for two years and had to go without lighting for five months after water penetrated electrics
Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022 'A stranger took over my house when I was abroad, now I'm forced to live two hours away' Filippe Scalora claims he now has to take a bus and several trains just to make vital hospital appointments after the horrific ordeal
Bristol Post · Oct 6, 2022 Huge 'Boat Yard' development on Bath Road won't be finished until end of next year There's a new contractor trying to finish the project
Bristol Post · Sep 30, 2022 The Boat Yard - Bristol's unfinished landmark tower block - finally has new contractor The Boat Yard is 17 storeys up from the banks of the River Avon
Daily Record · Sep 1, 2022 Volunteers who helped helped secure world-class cycling facility for West Lothian celebrate their achievement New £1.25 West Lothian Cycle Circuit at Linlithgow Leisure Centre will be completed next year
Bristol Post · Jul 28, 2022 Work stops at landmark Bristol tower block development as builders go bust The future of 'the Boat Yard' is uncertain
Daily Record · Jul 5, 2022 Man finds stranger living in flat and running up £8k bill but can't kick him out Filippe Scalora had travelled to Australia to visit his parents in December 2019 when lockdown hit, leaving him stranded halfway across the globe.
Manchester Evening News · Jul 5, 2022 Man finds stranger living in his home running up £8,000 utility bill Filippe Scalora was kicked out of his flat while he was stuck abroad during the pandemic
Wales Online · Jul 5, 2022 Man finds stranger living in his home running up £8k bill and can't kick him out Filippe returned from a trip to Australia to find his flat had been taken over, an investigation is now under way
Zenger · May 2, 2022 Creepy Crawlies: Chef Bitten Over 100 Times By False Widow Spiders Russell Davies, 55, was left covered in nasty bites all over his torso, caused by the arachnids that have infested his home.