Thanks to Riverside MD for Inspection of Long Term Vacants

Cllrs Steve Radford, Hazel Williams and Chris Lenton
Liberal Party Councillors for Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
41 Sutton Street
Tuebrook
Liverpool
L13 7EG
0151 259 5935

07920090322

Dear Editor

Over the last three weeks we have led a sustained attack on both the council and housing associations to leave long term vacant properties, degrading various communities and leaving homes vulnerable to arson

As a consequence of this campaign, after a series of robust criticism by us, the Managing Director of Riverside Housing toured our area and looked at the burnt out state of one of Riverside's vacant in Russian Drive.

We were pleased that at long last The Managing Director, Mr. John Wood , had the decency to recognise Riverside had failed our community and immediately a series of properties in Kremlin Drive, Russian Drive and Windsor Road have been put up for auction.

To his credit Mr. Wood took the time to see the problem on the ground and we thank him for it.

If residents anywhere else in the city are suffering neglect due to council or housing association long term vacants being left idle, they are welcome to write to us at : The Liberal Party, 41 Sutton Street, Tuebrook

Without doubt vacant properties depress communities and are a lost regeneration opportunity.

Since a few weeks ago various council vacants in Clubmoor, Tuebrook,Stoneycroft and Anfield were put on the sales list , the council has been inundated with local families interested in repairing these houses. With so many families on the record high waiting lists more must be done to bring affordable homes back onto the market

Cllrs Steve Radford, Hazel Williams and Chris Lenton
Liberal Party Councillors for Tuebrook and Stoneycroft