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Its ended up like this, because...it�*s horrible. youll make me cry in a minute. it is horrible. is it that upsetting for you to see to see it? mm. it was lovely...and now its not. its not progress, is it? they say everythings progress, but its not. some of those who bought their old council homes have stayed. in the tower blocks, anthony and gloria also took advantage of right to buy. in 2003, they paid £53,000 for their two—bedroom flat. youre from sri lanka then? yes. which part?

Its like a shower. yes! and greedy landlords cashing in. iam richard bilton from bbc panorama. sir, are you a slum landlord? and should you be a landlord at all? tucked away in south london is a housing estate like thousands across the country. these are the streets and tower blocks that make up the bampton estate. 290 homes, hundreds of lives. as a place, its a nice place to live. its very mixed. its got people with money, its got people with no money, but its got a bit of a community. i have l...

The block in the centre is Barncroft Court. Behind is Barncroft Towers and to the right Barncroft Grange. There is also Barncroft Heights, not visible in this view. The four blocks are each 12 storeys high and were constructed c.1961.

So there was a big deficit. the houses on the ground are split between housing association and privately owned but the mix of the estate is even more complicated because the flats and tower blocks, they are still run by the council. some on the estate have remained council tenants. hi, its richard from panorama. joseph, how are you? joes landlord may be the council, but his problems are just the same. this is your bed. blimey, thats not very good. is this next to where you sleep? yeah. he has re...

Its estimated that 40% of the council homes sold in london are now owned by private landlords. ifeel very sad its ended up like this, because its horrible. youll make me cry in a minute. it is horrible. is it that upsetting for you to see? yeah. it was lovely. and now its not. its not progress, is it? they say everything is progress but its not. some of those who bought their old council homes have stayed. in the tower blocks, anthony and gloria, also took advantage of right by.

Bed was directly below. a broken system. a broken 5 stem. a broken system. a broken s stem. u, . a broken system. . ., . .|.e a broken system. . ., . --e is broken. thats pouring down like a shower. and greedy landlords cashing in. iam richard bilton from bbc panorama. are you a slum landlord? should you be a landlord at all? tucked away in south london is a housing estate like thousands across the country. these are the streets and tower blocks that make up the bampton estate. 290 homes, hundre...

In 2003, they paid £53,000 for their two—bedroom flat. where are you from? sri lanka. which part? kandy. so who are all these people? this is my daughter, she is going to university. myself, my wife. the flagship policy of a0 years ago still has a price today the selvarajahs own their flat but the council still owns the building when repairs are carried out, anthony and gloria have to pay their share. so youve got these new windows. there they are. when did they come in? two weeks ago. so the...

For repairs like this. but almost £750,000 went on legal fees and compensation. so there is not much left to fix problems. the council pipe is broken. so thats just pouring down. thats like a shower? yeah, like a shower. remember anthony and gloria, the homeowners with the new windows and the tower block? two years ago the council failed to repair a leaking pipe on the floor above them. gradually it got worse, and it ended up like this. water pouring from the seventh floor through the flats bel...

A war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under br...

For several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under bright street lights, he was also shown a playground, only days after he was accused by ...