An unknown vandal has made their anger clear after an empty council house in the Oval's Ashmole Estate was daubed with slogans saying "Empty - why?"; "People can live here" and "Rats live here - why?" .While of course such vandalism is never acceptable, the anger at empty family sized homes is understandable. As local Lib Dem Councillors, we reported this empty house to the council 18 months ago and were told they could not afford the repair. Yet Labour's solution is to leave this house empty while spending tens of thousands of pounds on expensive outside consultants.
Labour have failed to represent hard working families in need of homes such as this. We have asked for this graffiti to be cleaned off and pest control to be put in place, but the real crime is that Lambeth Labour Councillors have sat on their hands while this property - and others - just fall further into decay and thousands linger on the waiting lists. This house is a symbol of Labour failure.
While the Ashmole Estate is due to transfer from Lambeth Council ownership to Metropolitan Housing Association, this is may not finally happen until early next year. The council should take action now.
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