It’s more than two years since Eastend Homes’ disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats resulted in our homes being flooded. Our homes are still being ruined. We still haven’t an explanation for how this meets building regulations. It’s like nothing was learned from #RonanPoint or #Grenfell.

Another Sunday afternoon in PPE, salvaging possessions from my flat. More than two years later, there’s still water coming in, and we still don’t know how any of this meets building regulations or how the structure has been affected by being wet for so long.

Alexandra’s story shows how the systems to protect us aren’t working. @chtra.org.uk members raised our plight with the Housing Ombudsman and @rshengland.bsky.social with no action. As Ben says, you get more consumer protector you buy a kettle.

Hear Sophie Ait-Tayeb from @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social talk to Ben about what to do when retrofit goes wrong.

Reporter, Sophie Howarth, from @theslicetowham.bsky.social attended the meeting held on Wednesday 23rd July. Read her report here: romanroadlondon.com/coniston-hou...

"I was utterly shocked by what I saw. Ceilings were leaking, mould was everywhere, water poured into rooms and some of the flats had no electricity at all" I visited Coniston House & have been advocating for urgent action. www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...

Further important concerns were raised about the disastrous vertical extension project on our homes in Mile End in this article in The Standard: www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...

Listen to our Char, @unixmaisonette.com, talk to Ben on the @housingsector.bsky.social podcast about the disaster that is the Mile End Estate redevelopment. A project that exemplifies the dangers of vertical extensions and the problem attitudes in UK construction. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2366630.rss

Housing Sector Podcast 42 Greedy, Stupid, Incompetent, or All of the Above? Tower Hamlets approved it. Eastend Homes managed it. Gracewood Construction built it. A rooftop extension that’s displaced families, flooded flats, and left residents in chaos. youtu.be/NnnOReSA34w

Ouch. That sounds a horrible mess and a nightmare for the poor people living there. Companies taking on this kind of project definitely need to be very careful that their subcontractors have the necessary skills to do it. It is complex work.

Further reporting by the @slice.bsky.social on the mess that our residents and tenants have been dealing with romanroadlondon.com/east-end-hom...

A thread. Yesterday, we had a meeting with Eastend Homes about their disastrous construction project on the Eric Estate. It did not get off to a good start with the official invitation sent out by SMS only eight hours before the meeting. 1/6

Keeping up with what’s happening in the housing sector is a full-time job in itself. Two podcasts that I find useful: The Housing Sector Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2366630.rss (@housingsector.bsky.social) Not All Fire Podcast: feeds.acast.com/public/shows... Do you have recommendations?

A beautiful day outside, but still raining inside.

It might be a sunny day, but the stalactites at Coniston House are still dripping.

Thanks again for @zoegarbett.bsky.social’s continuing support!

While this paper focuses on those affected by cladding remediation, much of the experience applies to those living through vertical extension works. Our tenants and residents certainly recognise the unsettling of home as a safe, controllable, private sanctuary.

Another busy week for our tenants and residents. On Tuesday, we appeared @itvnews.bsky.social (London) bsky.app/profile/chtr... 1/4

The media interest in the disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats continues to grow: romanroadlondon.com/residents-ea...

Anthony Gold's @eleanor-solomon.bsky.social & @lewis-sjl.bsky.social are leading a group claim for @chtra.org.uk residents to make sure the work is completed to a satisfactory standard, properly concluded, and that all homes are restored to a good condition. Filming credits: @itvnews.bsky.social

Flats being constructed ON TOP of existing flats has resulted in extensive damage to people's homes. I visited and was so shocked at the destruction - I've been amplifying the voice of residents and raising issues with London's Deputy Mayor for Housing. This needs to be addressed urgently.

The conditions and associated mental and physical toll theses residents have had to endure is deplorable. Well done to @chtra.org.uk for sharing your story and thank you to @itvnews.bsky.social for highlighting this. If you would like more information about this please email [email protected]

No one should have to live in these conditions nor endure this upheaval. Home is the foundation and centre of our lives, home must be hazard free. Mould causes illness, leaks cause electrical fires, wet floors cause falls; these homes are no longer safe and must be repaired urgently @chtra.org.uk

Anthony Gold Solicitor Samantha Lewis (@lewis-sjl.bsky.social) and Partner Eleanor Solomon (@eleanor-solomon.bsky.social) are acting to ensure that the works are completed satisfactorily, come to an end, and that everyone’s home is put back into a good condition at #ConistonHouse.

Thank you for inviting us into your homes and bravely sharing your stories. East End homes have provided a statement on the evening news saying the conditions are not acceptable, that’s a huge first step for the residents to achieve through their own campaigning, so you all deserve the real praise!

Thanks so much to Antoine Allen and his team for coming to speak with us. This is just a short segment and interviews with a couple of the tenants and residents, but there are so many more stories to tell.

Another busy day meeting @lewis-sjl.bsky.social from @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social, our fire and structural engineers, Alicia and Sean, so many neighbours from our building and others on the estate, and all filmed by Antoine Allen and team from ITV London for tomorrow’s news. We'll sleep well! 😴

‘Home’ should be our safe place, where we relax after a long day, recuperate when we’re ill and where we relish precious moments with loved ones. Home should not be the cause of stress, the reason for illness and keep our loved ones away. Kudos to @chtra.org.uk for fighting back

The lovely community of @chtra.org.uk will appear on @itvnews.bsky.social London news tonight at 18:00 to speak about the deplorable conditions they’ve endured in their homes due to their landlords negligence and how Eleanor Solomon is assisting them in a group claim for repairs.

Had a heartbreaking visit to Coniston House in east London this week. The homes are in terrible condition, and it's unacceptable. I’ll be raising my concerns with the Deputy Mayor. See below ⬇️ for more of what I’ve been up to this week.

Horrified at how people's homes have been destroyed & most resdients displaced or living in shocking conditions. EastendHomes must be held accountable & sort out their destruction of Coniston House. Heartbreaking stories & the support between residents is incredible. @unixmaisonette.com

It's going to be a busy week on the housing front for @chtra.org.uk. We've got a visit from @zoegarbett.bsky.social, and we've got meetings scheduled with our MP, Apsana Begum, and the Interim CEO of Eastend Homes. This week will need a lot of coffee!

A letter from our Chair published by @theslicetowham.bsky.social romanroadlondon.com/notices/read...

Residents of Coniston House will recognise this: "One evening, we were up until past midnight hauling and emptying containers of multiple litres"

After years of damage and disruption, tenants and residents of Coniston House have begun legal action against Eastend Homes. We are very grateful to Eleanor Solomon and her colleagues from @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social for guiding us through this daunting process. www.chtra.org.uk/archives/39

Despite not living in my home for over a year, I feel fortunate. Heartbreaking hearing the story of my neighbour with two young children (one born during this chaos) facing imminent homelessness as Eastend Homes pushes the overseas leaseholder of her home to terminate her rental contract.

A very successful first meeting www.chtra.org.uk/archives/34

Following our well-attended inaugural meeting, we now officially exist! 🎉 The newly elected committee will take forward the direction set by our members.

We're looking forward to meeting our neighbours at the upcoming meeting on Wednesday. www.chtra.org.uk/archives/1