Council Housing Residents Blocked From Accessing Communal Play Area And Gardens

A group of residents living on an estate have expressed outrage at being padlocked out from a communal garden and playground while private owners continue to have access. The Pembury Estate in Hackney, London used to be council-controlled housing, but management was handed over to the Peabody housing association 20 years ago. As part of the deal, Peabody was given permission to build a new block of privately rented flats with a fenced off garden and playground attached to the back. There is an external gate making it accessible to other residents of the estate, but Peabody has kept the gate padlocked for months. Read more on the Left Foot Forward website.

https://leftfootforward.org/2019/08/council-housing-residents-blocked-from-accessing-communal-play-area-and-gardens/