The Government's Regulator of Social Housing has flagged serious failures in Wandsworth Council's management of its homes, especially concerning fire safety and the overall condition of properties. The report revealed almost 1,800 overdue fire safety actions, many of which had been overdue by more than a year. Additionally, the council lacks up-to-date information about its housing stock. While the Labour-led council vowed to address these issues promptly, its recent C3' rating emphasizes the urgency and seriousness of the situation, especially when compared to Westminster's top rating.
In respect of fire safety, we identified that there were almost 1,800 overdue fire safety remedial actions. Although none of the actions were categorised as high risk by Wandsworth, they were all more than 12 months overdue.
Concerns are separately raised in the report about the council's lack of knowledge regarding the state of its properties. The regulator said: Through our inspection we saw evidence that Wandsworth does not have up to date information on the condition of most of its homes.
The Labour-run council said it was already taking swift and decisive action to address the report's concerns. Wandsworth has a plan for completing all actions.
The news on Wednesday that Wandsworth had been given a C3' grade - the second-lowest on a scale of four - came on the same day that Westminster Council received a C1' rating.
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