Lib Dems demand proactive method to damp and mildew in London borough to finish Labour’s lacklustre response

The Liberal Democrat opposition in Southwark has submitted a movement to council meeting calling for extra motion in tackling and stopping damp and mildew.

The movement, proposed by group chief Cllr Victor Chamberlain, would commit Southwark to taking proactive steps to establish areas of concern and sort out the causes of damp and mildew.

Inside the movement, Lib Dems name for improved intelligence sharing, each inside the council and with exterior landlords, with a purpose to establish estates and buildings with persistent damp and mildew points.

Moreover, the movement requires extra repairs motion days. These motion days have proved massively standard with residents and led to raised engagement with residents and extra proactive repairs happening.

The Liberal Democrat members’ movement can be debated and voted on on the subsequent full council happening 12^th July.

Final month, the Housing Ombudsman ordered Southwark pay £7,500 for maladministration after leaving a younger household with extreme damp and mildew points for 17 months.

In 2022, Southwark council acquired 498 formal complaints regarding damp and mildew.

An October 2021 report type the Housing Ombudsman, titled ‘it’s not way of life’, ranked Southwark as one of many worst landlords nationally for coping with damp and mildew.

Cllr Chamberlain will even be submitting a members’ query to full council, demanding to understand how the council has realized from these failures, and the way their response will enhance.

Chief of the opposition Cllr Victor Chamberlain, mentioned, “The elevated consideration on damp and mildew as a well being and housing concern these previous 12 months has uncovered Southwark Labour’s appalling file on it.

“There have been a number of excessive profile circumstances of mismanagement, malpractice and neglect and but Labour’s response continues to be missing. Southwark wants to maneuver away from a reactive repairs service and as an alternative select proactive, preventive measures and that’s what our movement does.

“That is the easiest way to guard our residents’ well being and assure everybody high quality dwelling.”