Bed was directly below. A broken system. A broken 5 stem. A broken system. A broken s stem. U,. A broken system. ,. |. E a broken system. ,. e is broken. Thats pouring down like a shower. And greedy landlords cashing in. Iam Richard Bilton from bbc panorama. Are you a Slum Landlord . Should you be a landlord at all . Tucked away in south london is a Housing Estate like thousands across the country. These are the streets and tower blocks that make up the Bampton Estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. As a place, its a nice place to live. Its very mixed, its got people with money, people with no money, but its got a bit of a community. I have lived here for 20 years. It might look rubbish at first, but its nice. Its peaceful. For the most part the community is nice. If it goes wrong, we all band together. But its been left. We are going to look at how this estate ended up how it is today for the nationally, we have a housing crisis. Whats happened in places like this helps explain why. Th
bed was directly below. a broken system. a broken 5 stem. a broken system. a broken s stem. u, . a broken system. . ., . .|.e a broken system. . ., . - -e is broken. that s pouring down like a shower. and greedy landlords cashing in. iam richard bilton from bbc panorama. are you a slum landlord? should you be a landlord at all? tucked away in south london is a housing estate like thousands across the country. these are the streets and tower blocks that make up the bampton estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. as a place, it s a nice place to live. it s very mixed, it s got people with money, people with no money, but it s got a bit of a community. i have lived here for 20 years. it might look rubbish at first, but it s nice. it s peaceful. for the most part - the community is nice. if it goes wrong, - we all band together. but it s been left. we are going to look at how this estate ended up how it is today for the nationally, we have a housing crisis. what s happened in place
the council pipe is broken. so that s just pouring down. that s like a shower? yeah, like a shower. remember anthony and gloria, the homeowners with the new windows and the tower block? two years ago, the council failed to repair a leaking pipe on the floor above them. the leak gradually got worse, and it ended up like this. water pouring from the seventh floor, through the flats below. anthony and gloria lived like this for three weeks, and they say they finally left for a hotel when the fire service told them the flat was dangerous. but if it was their pipe, did they give you any compensation? no compensation, no money at all. they were taking money from me, in counciltax, and the maintenance charge. i am paying for nothing. what was that like, living like that? it s a hell.
kandy. so who are all these people? this is my daughter, she is going to university. she s at university? yeah. myself, my wife. the flagship policy of a0 years ago still has a price today. the selvarajahs own their flat, but the council still owns the building. so when repairs are carried out, antony and gloria have to pay their share. so you ve got these new windows. there they are. so when did they come in then? two weeks ago. two weeks ago so these are brand new. brand new. antony and gloria didn t have a choice. the council replaced the windows and is refurbishing the whole tower block. and now, they ve got their bill - £27,000. i don t know where i m going to get this money. where are you going to get that money from?
it s ended up like this, because.it s horrible. you ll make me cry in a minute. it is horrible. is it that upsetting for you to see to see it? mm. it was lovely.and now it s not. it s not progress, is it? they say everything s progress, but it s not. some of those who bought their old council homes have stayed. in the tower blocks, anthony and gloria also took advantage of right to buy. in 2003, they paid £53,000 for their two bedroom flat. you re from sri lanka then? yes. which part?