Monday, 4 August 2014

ALMO Fined £50,000 over Balcony Collapse

A north west ALMO has been accused of ‘gambling with tenants lives’ after the collapse of one of its balconies and been fined £50,000 and ordered to pay more than £27,000 in costs. Blackpool Coastal Housing had been committed to Preston Crown Court for sentencing for failing to carry out maintenance on some of the properties in the resort. Judge Stuart Baker described it as an “accident waiting to happen” and the court heard that over a five year period Blackpool Coastal Housing had received numerous warnings that there was a risk. Read more on the Blackpool Gazette.

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