Lib Dem Councillor stops Housing Sell-Off!

Labour run - Lambeth have been caught red-handed after trying to flog off two flats which were earmarked for a Housing Association to rent out to needy people.

The Labour council proposed to sell off at auction two one bed flats on the Oval's Ashmole Estate - in Stoddart House and Bannerman House, claiming that the cost of refurbishment was too high.

But residents on the estate voted to transfer the ownership of the estate to the Metropolitan Housing Association just a month ago - who would have brought these flats back into use as rented social housing.

We believe that it is incredibly cheeky of Labour run Lambeth to try to sneak off with the sale of two affordable rented flats when the means exist to bring them back into use. Either that or they have been incompetent and forgot the estate was due to transfer.


Cllr Rob Banks put in an objection, pointing out that these flats could indeed be retained as social housing rather than yet more flats being sold off. Lambeth have now replied saying that they will not after all put these flats up for auction, so it is good to see that common sense has prevailed. But we cannot believe these were proposed for sale in the first place.