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  There are a number of empty houses along the Clarendons - Place and Street, under-going repairs and refurbishment, so some landlords are trying to bring them back into a habitable state.
  Part of the problem is the type of people who they put in their properties - they will get their benefits and the landlord will get his rent paid direct to him, so generally he isn't worried, but it certainly doesn't help the local people, the community living round them.
  Many are transient people and move on after a few months but can leave the house as a wreck.
  When this happens, too often the income from the rent is far out-weighed by the cost of repairs, so it may get left for a while until the landlord can afford it.
  
  If he's a landlord who has lots of properties, then more than likely he will be able to afford it.
  Many of them are unscrupulous and don't care what conditions people live under - I saw one last year where maggots were coming out of the ground between the front door and the porch door and there were young people living in the house.
  Needless to say it was followed up and the landord made to sort it out.
  
  
  
  Roger

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