Lambeth Council has 2,376 homeless households in temporary housing, including 156 in what it calls “regeneration estates". Among them is Danielle Montrose-Francis and her 10-year-old son, who moved into the Central Hill estate in March. By this point, they had been homeless for four years after the landlord of their private rented home evicted them under Section 21, which allows a landlord to evict a tenant without giving reasons. The family could not afford to rent private housing in the area and became homeless, sleeping on other people's sofas and in B&Bs.
Since they moved to the central Hill estate, they have faced severe mouse infestations, antisocial behavior from neighbors, and holes in the door and walls. The cramped conditions and rodents mean that Montrose-Francis shared her bed with her son, who was so stressed at one point that his hair was falling out.
“Ever since we were evicted, it's been like a nightmare that we haven't woken up from yet,” says Montrose-Francis, who works part-time at a church while she starts her own business without dry cleaning. “This is a kind of discrimination. One group gets help with housing, and their needs are recognized, but when you're in temporary housing, you feel like you're being punished for being poor.”
Lambeth Council says any damage to these estates is unrelated to their use as temporary housing. A spokesperson said: "These properties provide low-cost local housing for homeless households who might otherwise be housed in more expensive premises further away. They are entitled to the same services as council-provided tenants in homesteads in relation to issues such as repairs and complaints of antisocial behavior.”
The Green Party calls for the repair and reconstruction of municipal estates, rather than selling land to private developers for the construction of private housing. When a building collapses, energy is used to deconstruct it and remove, treat, and dispose of waste. Building a replacement requires additional energy and materials.
”Councils should support existing estates as municipal apartments, which reduces pressure on the housing list," says Sian Berry, co-chairman of the Green Party. She wants the demands for the restoration of these estates to be permanently stopped. "Residents are moving into private rented houses or other municipal apartments, and temporary residents are relocating, sometimes for up to ten years, so the whole system just keeps getting worse.”
Morrison is the co-chairman of a tenant group called the Temporary Accommodation Group, which is campaigning for 189 families in temporary housing on Lyubov Lane to be provided with permanent social rent homes in Haringey. “I'm not against regeneration, but people shouldn't be placed at the demolition site on purpose."&"," she says. The 1xBet welcome offer is one of the most competitive sports welcome bonuses today. The promo code for 1xbet registration form and claim exclusive bonuses for casino €1950 and sports bet bonus up to $130. To claim the Friday bonus 1xbet, players need to log in to their accounts on Friday and make a qualifying deposit. Once the deposit is made, the bonus will be credited automatically.