PETITION: NO MORE MOULD IN BLACKPOOL’S HOMES.
Blackpool’s privately rented homes are falling apart.
Michelle Bromley ended up in hospital due to the state of her house. Jade, Angela and their family of five are confined to living in one room, battling with rampant black mould and collapsing stairs.
And it’s not just them.
Many of Blackpool’s 18,000 privately rented houses face problems with mould and damp.
One in four of these homes are classed as a serious threat to health and safety.
Blackpool Council have themselves acknowledged that failed private rented housing creates the conditions for the town having the lowest life expectancy in England.
Why is more not being done?
We are calling on the Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Street Scene and Neighbourhoods at Blackpool Council, councillor Paula Burdess, to examine the state of Blackpool's private rental sector and ensure people like Michelle, Jade and Angela are getting the support and protection they need and have homes fit to live in.
Blackpool deserves better.
Sign our petition for Better Homes for Blackpool and back our campaign for the cabinet member to explain how she will lift the quality of private sector rental properties in the town.
Blackpool’s privately rented homes are falling apart.
Michelle Bromley ended up in hospital due to the state of her house. Jade, Angela and their family of five are confined to living in one room, battling with rampant black mould and collapsing stairs.
And it’s not just them.
Many of Blackpool’s 18,000 privately rented houses face problems with mould and damp.
One in four of these homes are classed as a serious threat to health and safety.
Blackpool Council have themselves acknowledged that failed private rented housing creates the conditions for the town having the lowest life expectancy in England.
Why is more not being done?
We are calling on the Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Street Scene and Neighbourhoods at Blackpool Council, councillor Paula Burdess, to examine the state of Blackpool's private rental sector and ensure people like Michelle, Jade and Angela are getting the support and protection they need and have homes fit to live in.
Blackpool deserves better.
Sign our petition for Better Homes for Blackpool and back our campaign for the cabinet member to explain how she will lift the quality of private sector rental properties in the town.
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