happen is that housing providers are understanding what their tenants are experiencing, listening to it and acting upon it. no process should get in the way of that. also to go back to the social housing regulation bill, if we did have these ofsted style inspections of social housing property, then that would automatically bring this sort of thing to light, and mean that this process issue wouldn t arise. i think the fundamental point is about listening to tenants, hearing their concerns and acting upon them. that should have been the lesson of 6renfell and has definitely got to be the legacy of this tragic case. chief executive of shelter, thank you for your time. joining us now is the labour mp clive betts, chair of the labour mp clive betts, chair of the levelling up housing and communities committee. thank you for joining us. we know the coroner in
is cuffing worse. we were trapped. living in these conditions affected every aspect of our lives. we didn t feel at peace with ourselves in the property. all the fun time we felt troubled. we were anxious and fearful of what the mould was doing to our lab. when friends would visit they would tell us the conditions were not right. we have no doubt at all that we were treated this way because we are not from this country and less aware of how the systems in the uk work. we have a message from rochdale housing. stop discriminating, stop being racist. stop stop housing people in homes that you know are unfit for human habitation. we were feeling worthless at the hands of rochdale housing. it the
the coroner is now intending to write to the ministry for housing and the secretary of state for help about strengthening the government s decent homes standard to include damp and mould. that was our correspondent. joining us now is poly neat. the coroner talks about this being a defining moment for the housing sector. what should change as a result of this death? isn’t as a result of this death? isn t this ust as a result of this death? isn t this just the as a result of this death? isn t this just the most as a result of this death? isn t thisjust the most awful- as a result of this death? isn t this just the most awful and distressing case. it should be a defining moment. one would have hoped five years ago that the 6renville tower fire would have been a defining moment, but it appears not to have been. i am. words fail
me. it is the absolute basics of tenant s rights, tenant s voice, and housing providers listening to tenants and taking their concerns on board, and taking action. it is quite basic what needs to change. we have the social housing regulation bill going through parliament now, which is a positive step. we hope that will become law early in the new year. that will introduce, ofsted style inspections of housing associations and social housing. this is a positive step because this will lead to much better enforcement of standards. it is worth saying that standards aren t only in the social housing sector. there are more properties in the private