Blog entered 19 January 2015

RING-FENCED CORNWALL COUNCIL HOMECHOICE DRINKING DEN SCAM

THE DRINKING DEN WAS BORN OUT OF DECEPTION BY CORNWALL COUNCIL AND IT’S HOUSING PARTNER SANCTUARY HOUSING WHEN IT WAS ADVERTISED AS HOMECHOICE PROPERTY REF : 6690, IN FEBRUARY 2012. UNBEKNOWN TO HOMECHOICE BIDDERS THE PROPERTY WAS RING-FENCED AND WAS FULLY FURNISHED WHEN IT WAS ADVERTISED WITHOUT ANY PREFERENCES. THE DECEPTION GOT RUMBLED, THE PROPERTY WAS CLEARED AND WAS LATER PREPARED BY SANCTUARY MAINTENANCE FOR OCCUPATION. IN MARCH 2012 THE PROPERTY BECAME A DRINKING DEN.

THE DRINKING DEN CREATED MANY PROBLEMS SINCE 2012 AND THE POLICE WERE REGULAR VISITORS. THE MOST POLICE CARS OBSERVED AT ANY ONE TIME WAS AROUND 5 IN NUMBER. SANCTUARY WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RELIED UPON THE POLICE TO MANAGE THINGS AS IT REDUCED IT’S HOUSING OFFICER VISITS TO THE ESTATE DESPITE IT’S OBLIGATIONS TO ALL IT’S TENANTS.

DESPITE WRITTEN WARNINGS TO SANCTUARY’S CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR IN 2014, THAT SOMEONE WOULD DIE HERE SOONER OR LATER, THE DRINKING DEN CONTINUED TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUED TO RECEIVE POLICE VISITS.

IN NOVEMBER THAT YEAR A 30 YEAR OLD WOMAN ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRINKING DEN WAS REMOVED IN A BODY BAG AND WITHIN DAYS A “NOTICE TO QUIT” WAS SERVED ON THE REGISTERED TENANT OF 40 TIMBER CLOSE ON BEHALF OF SANCTUARY GROUP. THAT THE TENANT HAD TO DELIVER UP POSSESSION TO SANCTUARY ON 2ND DECEMBER 2014.

OBVIOUSLY THE TENANT WAS RE-HOUSED AND THE PROPERTY WAS DELIVERED UP BY 2ND DECEMBER 2014.

DESPITE THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS ON THE COUNCIL’S WAITING LIST LOOKING FOR A HOME THIS HOMECHOICE PROPERTY HAS REMAINED EMPTY TO THIS DAY AND IS STILL IN NEED OF REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE BEFORE IT CAN BE ADVERTISED AND OCCUPIED. SINCE 2ND DECEMBER THE GLASS DOOR PANEL STILL HAS A HOLE IN IT WHERE DRINKERS USED TO LET THEMSELVES IN AND THE BEDROOM WINDOW HAS REMAINED FULLY OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS AND INTERNAL RAIN DAMAGE DESPITE A VULNERABLE TENANT LIVING BELOW, WHICH SANCTUARY’S CEO AND MANAGING DIRECTOR HAD BEEN MADE FULLY AWARE OF.

DESPITE SANCTUARY HOUSING BEING A CHARITY, AND DESPITE THE COUNCIL’S ENORMOUS HOUSING WAITING LIST, 2 OTHER SANCTUARY HOMECHOICE PROPERTIES REMAINED EMPTY AT TIMBER CLOSE FOR A TOTAL OF 6 MONTHS DURING 2014.

WHILE IT WOULD BE NICE TO RECEIVE A COMMENT IN REPLY FROM THE COUNCIL, I THINK IT IS UNLIKELY. AS UNLIKELY AS RECEIVING A COMMENT FROM ANY OF THE PARASITIC CORNISH COUNCILLORS WHO APPEAR PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR OWN SELF IMPORTANCE AND DOGGY DOO ISSUES RATHER THAN WHAT THE COUNCIL IS UNLAWFULLY DOING TO THE VERY PEOPLE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT AND PROTECT AND NOT JUST THEIR FRIENDS, THE INFLUENTIAL AND THE WEALTHY.

I WILL UPDATE THIS BLOG AS AND WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.