Pensioner forced to flee Maidstone home after ceiling collapses

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Michael Trottier explains the 15-month ordeal with damp and mould he has suffered after moving to an Anchor home housing association property in Maidstone

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00:00I constantly complained to my landlord from the moment I moved into the property

00:05and their response has always been to do some sort of temporary repair. I then

00:12further asked for my housing file. When I received a copy I realized they were

00:17exchanging emails saying negative things about me, about telling each other to shut

00:22me down, pitting each other having to deal with me and visit me and also just

00:27basic generally marginalizing it and making me look like an idiot. I will

00:33admit in completely upfront I'm no wilting elderly wallflower and I don't

00:39take nothing from nobody and I am extremely outspoken so for me this is

00:46the consequence of that. But I've been patient with my landlord for 15 months

00:50to then have my ceiling fall in which was inevitable and to have other health

00:55problems which also was inevitable comes as no surprise to me. You know they

01:01have no investment in older people. They claim to be a charitable organization

01:06not-for-profit claiming to provide housing to people over 55. Well my

01:11experience is do yourself a favor don't let your relatives ever ever live in an

01:18anchor property because this is the consequence of doing such.

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