A Scots single dad-of-five was ‘left within the lurch with two buckets’ to gather water after his Twelfth-floor flat flooded. Daniel Atkins, 26, is furious after his residence in Glasgow grew to become ‘uninhabitable’ attributable to a suspected plumbing concern larger up the housing block.
Video footage shared by Daniel reveals water dripping from the ceilings of two rooms within the property, together with the kitchen. Partitions in the lounge and one different room look as if they're completely saturated whereas a pile of toys belonging to his younger daughters are ‘ruined’.
Daniel, from Drumchapel, stated his house is ‘soaking, stinking and uninhabitable’ due to the leaks. The flat belongs to social landlord Wheatley Houses Glasgow who're allegedly but to reveal what triggered the injury.
Daniel, a psychological well being assist employee, is furious because of the alleged lack of motion from Wheatley Housing after the difficulty arose. Chatting with Glasgow Stay, Daniel stated: “The flat is soaking and stinking, there's water all over the place. It’s uninhabitable for my daughters and I.
“My 4 eldest daughters are due to stick with me this weekend. They’re aged eight, seven, 4 and two.
“The 2 eldest have bronchial asthma, they will’t keep right here with the situation it’s in. My corridor carpet is drenched and a pile of their toys are ruined.
“Wheatley Housing nonetheless haven’t informed me precisely what has triggered the leaks. It’s ridiculous.”
Daniel claims he stayed at his mom’s home over the weekend, additionally in Drumchapel. Yesterday at round 1.30pm he allegedly bought a name from a housing officer.
“She stated informed me there had been a leak in my flat and properties within the 4 flooring beneath me had been affected too,” Daniel added. “I rushed residence, noticed the state my flat was in and my housing officer went to the ground above.
“She ultimately informed me the difficulty was upstairs however didn’t know precisely the place the leak was coming from. I finally bought two buckets from concierge however that was it.”
Wheatley Houses Glasgow supplied lodging in Renfrew’s Normandy Resort whereas the difficulty was being resolved, with a £50 fee to cowl different bills resembling journey. “That £50 would have been nowhere close to sufficient, I can’t take my women there plus I assist take care of my mom who has a lot of well being circumstances,” Daniel stated.
The dad claims he known as Wheatley Houses Glasgow on Wednesday morning the place one employee stated ‘no account had been actioned’ concerning the flood. As of 11.45am on Wednesday Daniel stated he had not heard again from Wheatley Houses.
At 2.40pm on Wednesday he informed Glasgow Stay that Wheatley Houses Glasgow lastly bought again in contact, providing extra appropriate lodging for him and for his daughters over the weekend. Housing officers apologised for the inconvenience triggered.
Wheatley Houses Glasgow had been contacted for remark and simply earlier than 5pm on Wednesday a spokesman informed Glasgow Stay: “We’ve very sorry for any delay within the tenant receiving his fee. To assist cowl his prices, we’ll improve the fee and put it into his account this afternoon.
“We now have additionally discovered him a resort which is nearer to his residence the place he can keep till his flat is prepared. Our repairs staff have fastened the leak within the block.
“We’ll perform any repairs wanted to the tenant’s flat and organize for the household to get again in as quickly as potential.”
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