Surrey Mirror published Old and disabled Tandridge tenants 'must pay for all repairs'

COUNCIL tenants aged over 70 or disabled must pay for their own repairs – or find a friend or relative to do the work.Cash-strapped Tandridge District Council has introduced the compulsory charges, whereas previously it waived repair fees for many elderly and housebound tenants.Pensioners at The Court, off Blanchmans Road in Warlingham, are incensed at the move.Retired builder Barry McDonald, 86, said: "The council draught-proofed my patio doors without charge recently."Now I'd...

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