I'd like to say I'm surprised and shocked but unfortunately I'm not. From the observations that I was able to make when Hopeless Homes worked on some of the neighbouring properties they still have responsibility for where I live, it was obvious things were in the most appalling state. Work took forever when it was pretty basic, no-one worked a full day let alone a full week, it was like watching an old Laurel and Hardy film at times, and in spite of reporting these shenanigans to local councillors, nothing ever happened. Properties desperately needed were left empty for ever, one for over a year, and no-one seemed to worry about this. The saga of the gate that HH insisted we needed at the entrance to our rear access road was a prime example of their incompetence, when we first got wind it took me a lot of correspondence to figure out what the hell HH were on about - surprise, surprise, the site map they were using was for an estate in Cranford! Once we'd finally got through to them they were talking nonsense we found out they'd only consulted tenants, owner occupiers were left out completely. Everyone you spoke to said they didn't want the gate but hey ho! the consultation came back as the majority in favour, didn't believe a word of it. So there it has sat, £5000 of wasted money, which has led to more low level dumping than we have ever experienced in over 30 years living here because it has drawn attention to the fact that the access is actually there. All this would be bad enough but also some very courageous leaseholder has fought Hounslow over their outrageous charges for works to her property, so they now may face paying leaseholders back, and quite right to. How can a council not use its purchasing power to get a good deal for its leaseholders and tenants? Damned ridiculous and frankly unbelievable.
Vanessa Smith ● 3790d