Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association
@chtra.org.uk
We represent the tenants and residents at Coniston House (including Nailsea Square), Mile End, London. For more information, visit https://chtra.org.uk/
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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 week for our tenants and residents. On Tuesday, we appeared @itvnews.bsky.social (London) bsky.app/profile/chtr... 1/4
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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.
November 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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.
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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.
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.
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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.
The Housing Sector Podcast #52 Luxury Flats, Legal Nightmares – with Alexandra Druzhinin
She bought a “luxury” flat in Camden. Now she’s trapped in a crumbling, uninsurable home — and now heading to court just to secure basic protection.
youtu.be/FC3DIkl4c1I
She bought a “luxury” flat in Camden. Now she’s trapped in a crumbling, uninsurable home — and now heading to court just to secure basic protection.
youtu.be/FC3DIkl4c1I
The Housing Sector Podcast #52 -Luxury Flats, Legal Nightmares – with Alexandra Druzhinin
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September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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.
Housing Sector Podcast #50 Retrofitting Homes – When It Works and When It Fails with Sophie Ait-Tayeb
We explore residents’ rights, where to find support, and how retrofit can either transform homes or leave people in cold, unliveable conditions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzP-...
We explore residents’ rights, where to find support, and how retrofit can either transform homes or leave people in cold, unliveable conditions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzP-...
Housing Sector Podcast #50 Retrofitting Homes – When It Works and When It Fails
YouTube video by Housing Sector
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August 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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...
Residents of the Eric Estate are still suffering | Roman Road LDN
Eric Estate residents in Mile End report a slight improvement with East End Homes’ new interim CEO, yet for many, trust is irreparably broken
romanroadlondon.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Reporter, Sophie Howarth, from @theslicetowham.bsky.social attended the meeting held on Wednesday 23rd July. Read her report here: romanroadlondon.com/coniston-hou...
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"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...
I visited Coniston House & have been advocating for urgent action.
www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...
Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project
A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents
www.standard.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"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...
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...
Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project
A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents
www.standard.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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
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June 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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
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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
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
The Housing Sector Podcast #42 – Greedy, Stupid, Incompetent, or All of the Above
YouTube video by Housing Sector
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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
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
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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.
June 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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...
East End Homes separates from Gracewood Construction | Roman Road LDN
East End Homes separates from construction partner and takes over building works in the wake of disastrous roof extension works.
romanroadlondon.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Further reporting by the @slice.bsky.social on the mess that our residents and tenants have been dealing with romanroadlondon.com/east-end-hom...
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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
April 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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
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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?
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?
April 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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?
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.
April 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A beautiful day outside, but still raining inside.
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It might be a sunny day, but the stalactites at Coniston House are still dripping.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It might be a sunny day, but the stalactites at Coniston House are still dripping.
Thanks again for @zoegarbett.bsky.social’s continuing support!
Check out what I've been up to this week, focusing on housing - an issue that affects all Londoners 🏡.
We need affordable and safe homes for everyone, and I’m committed to making it happen.
We need affordable and safe homes for everyone, and I’m committed to making it happen.
March 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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.
New #OpenAccess article by Jenny Preece: Inhabiting unsettlement: living through #BuildingSafety remediation works in England
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#housing #redevelopment
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#housing #redevelopment
March 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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
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.
March 29, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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...
romanroadlondon.com/residents-ea...
Residents face flooding and mould at Coniston House in Mile End
Residents must leave homes due to flooding and severe mould at East End Homes’ property Coniston House in Mile End.
romanroadlondon.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The media interest in the disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats continues to grow:
romanroadlondon.com/residents-ea...
romanroadlondon.com/residents-ea...
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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
Filming credits: @itvnews.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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
Filming credits: @itvnews.bsky.social
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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.
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.
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.
March 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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.
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.
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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]
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.
March 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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]
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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.
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.
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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