Hackney family wait for new home as estate is torn down around them
Mother and four children offered flat by council but pictures show state of serious disrepair
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marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I have dealt with this sort of case a few times over the decades, very difficult moving people from blocks about to be demolished (surprisingly) . Don't know the full facts but I'm surprised Hackney have started work with her & her family in the opposite block.
I was involved in moving a set of residents from a high rise estate in Tower Hamlets many years ago. A work mate was checking all the flats in a supposedly empty block and found a couple living there. They had been leaseholders, they had sold the flat back to Tower Hamlets and no one came to check it or collect the keys (arguably the couple could have just dropped them off) . They'd been living there for about 3 years , rent-free. They told my work mate they had been saving up to buy a place on the coast .
I was involved in moving a set of residents from a high rise estate in Tower Hamlets many years ago. A work mate was checking all the flats in a supposedly empty block and found a couple living there. They had been leaseholders, they had sold the flat back to Tower Hamlets and no one came to check it or collect the keys (arguably the couple could have just dropped them off) . They'd been living there for about 3 years , rent-free. They told my work mate they had been saving up to buy a place on the coast .
klang
klang
ah, that's why everybody looked so joylessly depressed when I poked my head in at the Hart the other day.I am currently self isolating from Hackney....in Suffolk for the week
A family with four kids.
Sounds the place they were offered is in a very poor state so can't blame them for staying put in the hope it forces Hackney to sort things out.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Haven't been in the Hart for ages , went once over lockdown, last Summer , they had a pretty chaotic system so didn't bother again. The Billet is my favoured place after several years of alternating between the two, The Billet was more local-y .
klang
klang
was meant to say Billet but mucked that one up
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Yep, they are in a strong position and there will be properties for them to move to. Hackney need to pull their fingers out , the press attention should see a suitable property offered soon.A family with four kids.
andysays
Love and solidarity
I don't anything about this Marian Court case, but part of Woodberry Down estate is currently being demolished with other blocks still in normal occupation just a few yards away.
The residents there have the prospect of living next door to a demolition/building site for years to come.
It's a shitty situation, and it's far from unusual, unfortunately.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
one thing which surprises me is that i know there was asbestos in the tower block i used to live in and i wouldn't be surprised if there was in marian court and surrounding (now demolished) blocks. so by demolishing while she and family in situ i wonder what they've been exposed to.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
Ah !was meant to say Billet but mucked that one up
might pop in tonight , but tempted to try the Hackney Tap.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
why not have a small pub crawl?Ah !
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I was involved in Woodberry Down in the early years (2003/4) the whole redevelopment had been going for several years before that !
andysays
Love and solidarity
From what I hear, it will being going on for a few years yet. Wouldn't be surprised if I retire before it's completed
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I think it is , my lockdown walks have often taken me past them. I thought both blocks were empty tbh, amazed that someone was living there.
klang
klang
fuck yeah. I'm around there quite a lot, and it always amazes me how disrespectful the whole project is. Not only is a community being destroyed, but the remaining residents have to put up with all the noise and distraction for years to come, just to see their neighbours being replaced with the better-off. Disgusting.
blossie33
trailer trash
Yes, that's going to take a long time before it's all finished, I often walk by the reservoirs, they've almost finished demolishing the two big white blocks now - interesting to watch!
blossie33
trailer trash
Not only the old residents but it's right next to some of the new blocks too!
klang
klang
no idea what it must be like living in one of the neighbouring flats, but the entire estate must be shaking and trembling. the noise and dust must be maddening, it surely can't be healthy!
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
It might have asbestos , but they are supposed to remove it prior to demolition AFAIK.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
this is hackney and anything is possible
blossie33
trailer trash
I know what you mean, I do wonder what these new high rise estates are going to be like years down the line.
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Starry Wisdom
rotten
Well there's a load of scaffolding up on the (very expensive) high rise blocks at Dalston Junction. Not sure what for but they're not exactly old.
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