Stockport Council have written to the owners and insurers of the flooded Meadow Mill property calling on them to urgently address the ongoing challenges faced by residents displaced by the New Year’s Day flooding.
The council says that it is raising serious concerns about the lack of response from the organisations it believes are responsible
for the ownership, management and buildings insurance at Meadow Mill.
The council says that whilst the initial response to the floods on New Year’s Day was good residents have since been faced with mounting problems
The council says that those evacuated have been forced to hotel accommodation ‘up front’, although the Council has been faced with an increasing numberwho are financially unable to cover such costs, and have nowhere else to turn
“Both management company (Cert) and building owners (Awal Investments) are referring to AXA, but AXA would seem to be refusing to deal with residents directly, and I understand there has been no
information provided to residents regarding how to claim, or indeed secure temporary
accommodation if they are not able to fund initial costs.”
A number of residents are now
reporting that financially they have been forced to move back in, without electricity or water or indeed any of the appropriate safety systems operating to protect them or the building
It is now over a week since the flood and more delay and lack of certainty over temporary accommodation arrangements will be of cold comfort to the residents, many of whom are now in complete crisis.”
“We would urge all parties to act swiftly, as they should have done from the start, to provide the residents affected with the information and practical assistance they need as a result of having to
leave their homes.”
