New Housing Report Shows One Million Children Now Live in Hazardous Properties

New housing report shows one million children now live in hazardous properties

A shocking new report from the Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) has painted a grim picture of housing in England. Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman wrote: We investigated 474% more complaints about poor living conditions in the last budget year compared to when I started as Ombudsman in 2019-20, with poor practice found in 72% of cases. This is despite almost £9 billion spent on repairs and maintenance in 2023-24. The authority’s investiga…

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