Lib Dems call for improved maintenance inspections in council owned housing

The Lib Dems have called for an improvement in the maintenance regime in council owned or managed property after a spate of leakage problems across the estate.

Chris White, speaking after Wednesday’s council meeting where he asked a question specifically about Thirlestane, in Clarence Ward said: ‘I am coming across too many residents with drainage or flooding problems – and the council itself has admitted that there were 30 call outs in the past 12 months.

‘There is also a major problem with communications with elected councillors. Under the Liberal Democrat administration, councillors would visit the various council owned blocks with council officials and talk to local residents. This has now been abandoned and we often don’t find out how bad things are until we have knocked on doors ourselves – something I have recently done in Thirlestane.’

Chris welcomed oral assurances from the administration that communications would be looked at.

He also welcomed the fact that the council is increasing its maintenance inspections which in the latest survey had covered less that 20% of the council’s housing stock.

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