Veronica and I were out on the Champion Hill Estate at the weekend for our latest mobile surgery. A water main burst on the estate before Christmas and a temporary water pipe system is still operating at the bottom of the estate. I will be pursuing this today as it seems an incredibly long time for any 'temporary' solution to a major problem.
I was struck at the number of properties where the residents complained about real damp problems. From what I saw this is not a question of simply improving ventilation, but some structural issues which need fundamental resolution. It is so dispiriting to see residents having to live with dark mould growing on bedroom and living room walls. Again Veronica and I will be looking to see what can be done - but these kinds of issues should be tackled by our administration's commitment to make every home warm, dry and safe.
Some of these same issues of damp were also found on the East Dulwich Estate yesterday - which was disappointing given the fact that we are coming to the end of major regeneration works there. So the work goes on!
Elected as a Labour Councillor for South Camberwell in 2002, I have been the Leader of Southwark Council since May 2010.
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Together with Cllr Veronica Ward, I represent an area extending from Camberwell Grove to East Dulwich Grove to Goose Green and Denmark Hill including the East Dulwich and Champion Hill Estates.Contact me via e-mail above; phone me at Southwark Town Hall on 020 7525 0694
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Are there any plans for landscaping around the East Dulwich estate?
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