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| STREET SCENE: Walker Crescent, where tenants have been warned to stop parking in gardens |
HOUSING association residents are being told: Clear up your gardens!
Tenants in Walker Crescent at Wyke Regis, Weymouth, are frustrated that their landlord, Magna Housing Group, has asked them to remove cars, caravans and trailers.
Sharon Furness, 40, who has been parking a car and a caravan on her lawn for six years, said: "I've been a tenant for 13 years so I just think it's ridiculous really, and very unfair to suddenly ask us to do this.
"This makes it very difficult for self-employed people who need to park their work vehicles at home."
Mrs Furness said a letter from Magna said if the items are not removed or a meeting arranged her file will be passed to solicitors and this could lead to her losing her home.
Neighbour Robert Kerry, 50, said he is worried about parking and is also nervously awaiting an inspection on his conservatory.
He said: "I had verbal permission from a previous housing officer but after receiving this letter my wife is in tears because we have had the house for 12 years and she thinks they are trying to evict us."
Residents' frustrations have been compounded by the sight of neighbours in private houses being free to park and erect fences on their lawns.
Magna Housing spokesman Jan Templeton said: "We received a complaint from a resident in Walker Crescent about the state of the front of the houses.
"We undertook an estate inspection which confirmed what the complaint had said so we decided to write letters to the relevant homes regarding the removal of these vehicles.
"It is part of the tenancy agreement to leave these areas clear, which is why Magna will ensure that it is adhered to.
"Although there are people who are unhappy with this there are other residents who are happy that we are trying to address the problem."
11:07am Thursday 27th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Dorset Guy, Bridport on 11:13am Thu 27 Mar 08
If you are priviliged to be the tenant then no doubt you must obay the rules though Magna need to ensure their housing officers do enforce the rules and hold regular inspections If a proper inspection had occured 12 years ago this and no doubt other breaches would not happen
If you are priviliged to be the tenant then no doubt you must obay the rules though Magna need to ensure their housing officers do enforce the rules and hold regular inspections If a proper inspection had occured 12 years ago this and no doubt other breaches would not happen
Posted by: Old Synic, Wyke on 11:14am Thu 27 Mar 08
Seems best idea would be for magna to tarmac the areas in question and make them proper parking places with droped kerbs etc.This would then avoid the need for people to park on the grass,or leave their caravans etc on the road which would be very dangerous.
Seems best idea would be for magna to tarmac the areas in question and make them proper parking places with droped kerbs etc.This would then avoid the need for people to park on the grass,or leave their caravans etc on the road which would be very dangerous.
Posted by: Mike, Portland on 12:44pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.
Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.
Posted by: wattst100, Weymouth on 1:37pm Thu 27 Mar 08
Well really the issue is rubbish,are they not bound by contract to keep their property and the surroundings clear & clean, makes me laugh, i rent private bacause i cant be given housing by Magna, and if i damage or leave my current rented property untidy i lose my deposit.too right they should be told to keep tidy, they dont know how lucky they are!
Well really the issue is rubbish,are they not bound by contract to keep their property and the surroundings clear & clean, makes me laugh, i rent private bacause i cant be given housing by Magna, and if i damage or leave my current rented property untidy i lose my deposit.too right they should be told to keep tidy, they dont know how lucky they are!
Posted by: Fishman68, Weymouth on 2:06pm Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Mike[/bold] wrote:
Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.[/quote] Well said Mike, I would go one further re. caravans; this planet doesn't need them, they should be crushed and recycyed into something useful like cans or paper clips. There is no need for them all they do is clogged up the roads in the summer and are a blot on the landscape. Ban all Caravans fullstop!
Mike wrote:
Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.
Well said Mike, I would go one further re. caravans; this planet doesn't need them, they should be crushed and recycyed into something useful like cans or paper clips. There is no need for them all they do is clogged up the roads in the summer and are a blot on the landscape. Ban all Caravans fullstop!
Posted by: Mike, Portland on 5:11pm Thu 27 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Fishman68[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Mike[/bold] wrote: Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.[/quote] Well said Mike, I would go one further re. caravans; this planet doesn't need them, they should be crushed and recycyed into something useful like cans or paper clips. There is no need for them all they do is clogged up the roads in the summer and are a blot on the landscape. Ban all Caravans fullstop![/quote] I am sorry you feel so strongly about caravans [bold]Fiherman68[/bold] but everybody has a right to live as they like & they are big money earners for lots of people that is why they wont make them have tax & insurance although i think they should, but to get back to the issue in hand if you havent got the room to store one you should pay to have it stored at the moment about £400 per year that is why people leave them anywhere they can & its those people who never have them serviced etc who loose wheels & give caravaners a bad name. THEY ARE NOT ALL BAD
P.S No i do not have a caravan.
Fishman68 wrote:
Mike wrote: Caravans do not belong on housing estates unless you have a private drive or some other form of off road parking they should be put into storage when not in use. Also grassed area's are not for parking so well done Magna.
Well said Mike, I would go one further re. caravans; this planet doesn't need them, they should be crushed and recycyed into something useful like cans or paper clips. There is no need for them all they do is clogged up the roads in the summer and are a blot on the landscape. Ban all Caravans fullstop!
I am sorry you feel so strongly about caravans
Fiherman68 but everybody has a right to live as they like & they are big money earners for lots of people that is why they wont make them have tax & insurance although i think they should, but to get back to the issue in hand if you havent got the room to store one you should pay to have it stored at the moment about £400 per year that is why people leave them anywhere they can & its those people who never have them serviced etc who loose wheels & give caravaners a bad name. THEY ARE NOT ALL BAD
P.S No i do not have a caravan.
Posted by: Scolopax, Wyke Regis on 8:36pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Fisherman68 why not form your own opinion instead of copying TV (Top Gear, Brainiac etc) Caravan's really aren't an issue on the road(and no, I don't own one either, I'm a motorhomer, but just as bad in Clarkson's view I suspect) Baa!
Fisherman68 why not form your own opinion instead of copying TV (Top Gear, Brainiac etc) Caravan's really aren't an issue on the road(and no, I don't own one either, I'm a motorhomer, but just as bad in Clarkson's view I suspect) Baa!
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