http://www.london-e11.co.uk/2009/10/14/roof-trees/ Leytonstone, Snaresbrook and Wanstead Community Website Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.london-e11.co.uk/2009/10/14/roof-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-322 carlmoss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:46:20 +0000 http://www.london-e11.co.uk/?p=96#comment-322 You're probably right - unless the tenant complains and they're in danger of serious harm, the council wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. Having said that, I assume that there are quite a few empty flats down there given the current climate - there does seem to be <a href="http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/housing/privatehousing/business-empty-properties.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">a fair bit of support</a> for landlords in this situation. Maybe our councillors should seek them out and talk about the best way forward for all concerned. I won't hold my breath. You’re probably right – unless the tenant complains and they’re in danger of serious harm, the council wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole. Having said that, I assume that there are quite a few empty flats down there given the current climate – there does seem to be a fair bit of support for landlords in this situation. Maybe our councillors should seek them out and talk about the best way forward for all concerned. I won’t hold my breath.

]]> http://www.london-e11.co.uk/2009/10/14/roof-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Ten Inch Wheeler Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:05:37 +0000 http://www.london-e11.co.uk/?p=96#comment-320 Makes me wince too, not to mention embarrassed when we have friends down visiting. The stretch from Harrow Green to Thatched House (and beyond) is dismal. A lot of those properties seem to be rented. If I was only staying for a year or so, I wouldn't be getting the ladders out either. The council should track down the landlords and have a word - although I suspect that that unless the building is dangerous their powers are nil. Makes me wince too, not to mention embarrassed when we have friends down visiting. The stretch from Harrow Green to Thatched House (and beyond) is dismal. A lot of those properties seem to be rented. If I was only staying for a year or so, I wouldn’t be getting the ladders out either. The council should track down the landlords and have a word – although I suspect that that unless the building is dangerous their powers are nil.

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