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Edinburgh pensioner fumes after shared garden 'left in a mess' for more than 10 years

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AuthorJohn Gillespie
Published date18 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Andrew Niven, 74, has lived in his flat in Craigmount Brae for more than 40 years and claims the problem has worsened in recent years

The Edinburgh local claims that as well as failing to maintain the grass in their shared garden, housing association Places For People refuses to collect the mass of debris left abandoned - including children's bikes and scooters dumped for more than a decade.

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Andrew says he has tried to get the association to fix the problem but claims that every time he has phoned, he's been dismissed with promises that a housing officer will be out to check on the property - and that no one ever follows up on these calls.

But Places For People said the state of the garden is not their responsibility and they encourage tenants to look after shared spaces.

At 74 years-old, Andrew says he is unable to tidy the garden himself and is left deeply frustrated by the state of his garden.

Andrew said: "I've lived in this flat for over 40 years and the service has gone down since Castlerock took over.

"The grass does get cut every so often but it's a mess- patchy and with lumps everywhere, it's just a nightmare. It's been like this for a few years now. It's just gotten worse and worse.

"There's been bikes that have been lying there for ten years, we got a letter years ago about it but nothing happened and it was never followed through on.

"There was also another letter...

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