It's a series of quaint towns and villages nestled between Stockport town centre and the Peak District.
29.01.2024 - 10:58 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Tenants at a housing association in Stockport say their homes have been left with a backlog of repairs which have not been sorted by their landlord.
Residents in Hollywood Towers and Durham House in Edgeley told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that Stockport Homes hasn't taken their concerns about the problems seriously.
The housing association is the borough's biggest landlord and manages thousands of homes on behalf of Stockport council.
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Christine Smith, 70, who lives in Hollywood Towers on Hardman Street, said: "All the services are tissue thin. They have spent a lot of money on this building doing arty things but we don't want it.
"We have a bin at the back which is constantly full, people come round and dump their things there. We really do get forgotten about.
"We have security gates that people just take the locks off. It's not just this block, it's other blocks too. The entrance system has been broken since before Christmas. Fire doors don't close, one in this block has not been fixed since 2020.
"They get at least £800 per week just from this block for the concierge service which we don't need. It's a cash cow and they are making money on it."
Stockport Homes also came under fire before Christmas for conditions at the Lancashire Hill estate in Reddish, where tenants spoke about repairs being left unfixed for long periods.
It is facing pressure to provide enough housing for the growing numbers of people in Stockport looking for affordable accommodation. Currently, it has around 6,000 on its waiting list for housing, with applicants facing competition from hundreds of
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