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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association

@chtra.org.uk
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We represent the tenants and residents at Coniston House (including Nailsea Square), Mile End, London. For more information, visit chtra.org.uk

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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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London landlord defends pension changes as union members take strike action
East End Homes employees have been on strike to defend pension changes and against what they believe are moves to avoid new laws under the Employment Rights Act
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 28/09/2026
How can residents trust the promises of an organisation that so wilfully reneges on pension commitments it has made? Residents and workers shouldn't pay the price of successive leadership's mismanagement. The @rshengland.bsky.social must step up and take responsibility for what is happening.
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 29/09/2026
Coniston House, 10am. Grinding and banging right beside homes that still have families living in them. EEH still hasn't rehoused everyone. How is this acceptable?
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 20/06/2026
Last summer, East End Homes promised we’d be back in our homes by December 2025 (as reported by @theslicetowham.bsky.social towerhamletsslice.co.uk/romanroad/co...). It’s nearly July, and we can’t even access our corridor! #housing #towerHamlets #eastEndHomes #conistonHouse
Image of a fire exit door made of wood, surrounded by a brick wall. Signs nearby indicate the fire exit and safety instructions, including "Keep clear.”A doorway with a black door is visible, surrounded by exposed brick walls. Various safety signs are posted on and around the door, including "Site Office," "Fire exit," "Danger," and "No unauthorised access." A barricade is positioned nearby.
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Tower Hamlets Council @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Tomorrow marks the ninth anniversary of the fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. To show our solidarity with the Grenfell community, we're lighting up the Town Hall in green tonight and tomorrow.
Tower Hamlets Town Hall illuminated in green at night, with a clock in the pediment.
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Tom Copley @tomcopley.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Nine years ago today, 72 Londoners tragically lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower Fire. The bereaved and survivors are still waiting for justice. It’s vital that those responsible are held accountable, and that we ensure no disaster like Grenfell ever happens again.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 25/03/2026
Listen to our Chair discuss the ongoing issues on the Eric Estate and the wider structural problems in the social housing and construction sectors. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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The Housing Sector Podcast
Society & Culture Podcast · The Housing Sector Podcasts provide candid, insightful discussions on housing issues, featuring unfiltered conversations with residents and industry insiders to advocate fo...
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Martin Donkin @greenmartin.thgp.org.uk · 25/03/2026
Dive into the Eric Estate regeneration disaster and uncover the structural issues in social housing and construction. Join my chat with Ben from the Social Housing Podcast! youtu.be/35lVUjusqtg?si=UllYl56y7Ua… #SocialHousing #ConstructionCrisis
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Martin Donkin @greenmartin.thgp.org.uk · 25/03/2026
Last night, I took a group of my neighbours to the Mayor of London and London Assembly’s Question Time to demand answers about the Eric Estate regeneration disaster. Zoë Garbet, Chair of the Housing Committee, took the time to listen to our ongoing struggles […] [Original post on toot.community]
The strategy for the Mayor of London and London Assembly’s People's Question Time: A speaker is at a podium in the foreground, while the Mayor and Assembly members are seated behind them. The backdrop is illuminated with purple lighting, and the event's title is prominently displayed.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 15/02/2026
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25 February 2026 - Estate Works Update Meeting
Eastend Homes have given notice of an estate works update meeting. The meeting will be held at 5.45 pm on Wednesday, 25th February 2026, at the community centre on Southern...
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 21/01/2026
At what cost? This development has ruined the lives of existing residents. Where was the mayor when homes were flooded? Many have had to move permanently. Many are still in temporary accommodation. Many have lost their possessions. A community has been torn apart. www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...
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Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project
A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 01/11/2025
It’s more than two years since Eastend Homes’ disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats resulted in our homes being flooded. Our homes are still being ruined. We still haven’t an explanation for how this meets building regulations. It’s like nothing was learned from #RonanPoint or #Grenfell.
An indoor space with a partially wet floor reflecting a jar of liquid in the center. There are various water damaged items. The paint is pealing off the walls.A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.A long corridor with multiple doors on either side is flooded with water, creating a reflection on the floor. There are caution signs and buckets.
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 05/10/2025
Another Sunday afternoon in PPE, salvaging possessions from my flat. More than two years later, there’s still water coming in, and we still don’t know how any of this meets building regulations or how the structure has been affected by being wet for so long.
Here’s me in a filter mask in my hallway. The corridor is covered in water, reflecting the scene.
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 09/09/2025
Alexandra’s story shows how the systems to protect us aren’t working. @chtra.org.uk members raised our plight with the Housing Ombudsman and @rshengland.bsky.social with no action. As Ben says, you get more consumer protector you buy a kettle.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 27/08/2025
Hear Sophie Ait-Tayeb from @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social talk to Ben about what to do when retrofit goes wrong.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 26/07/2025
Reporter, Sophie Howarth, from @theslicetowham.bsky.social attended the meeting held on Wednesday 23rd July. Read her report here: romanroadlondon.com/coniston-hou...
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Residents of the Eric Estate are still suffering | Roman Road LDN
Eric Estate residents in Mile End report a slight improvement with East End Homes’ new interim CEO, yet for many, trust is irreparably broken
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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Tenants and residents deserve freedom of information
Social landlords should be subject to the same transparency standards as local authorities, says Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association’s Martin Donkin
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 10/07/2025
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Eastend Homes Works Update Meeting
Although we are yet to receive a formal invitation, we understand that there will be a meeting for tenants and residents of Coniston, Windermere and Buttermere Houses on 23rd July...
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Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
"I was utterly shocked by what I saw. Ceilings were leaking, mould was everywhere, water poured into rooms and some of the flats had no electricity at all" I visited Coniston House & have been advocating for urgent action. www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...
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Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project
A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 09/07/2025
Further important concerns were raised about the disastrous vertical extension project on our homes in Mile End in this article in The Standard: www.standard.co.uk/homesandprop...
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Inside the Mile End homes flooded by disastrous air space project
A project to add two storeys to existing residential blocks in Mile End began in 2022. Three years on, the disastrous project has brought only ill health, distress, and disruption to residents
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 30/06/2025
Listen to our Char, @unixmaisonette.com, talk to Ben on the @housingsector.bsky.social podcast about the disaster that is the Mile End Estate redevelopment. A project that exemplifies the dangers of vertical extensions and the problem attitudes in UK construction. feeds.buzzsprout.com/2366630.rss
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Housing Sector @housingsector.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Housing Sector Podcast 42 Greedy, Stupid, Incompetent, or All of the Above? Tower Hamlets approved it. Eastend Homes managed it. Gracewood Construction built it. A rooftop extension that’s displaced families, flooded flats, and left residents in chaos. youtu.be/NnnOReSA34w
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The Housing Sector Podcast #42 – Greedy, Stupid, Incompetent, or All of the Above
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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Ouch. That sounds a horrible mess and a nightmare for the poor people living there. Companies taking on this kind of project definitely need to be very careful that their subcontractors have the necessary skills to do it. It is complex work.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 30/04/2025
Further reporting by the @slice.bsky.social on the mess that our residents and tenants have been dealing with romanroadlondon.com/east-end-hom...
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East End Homes separates from Gracewood Construction | Roman Road LDN
East End Homes separates from construction partner and takes over building works in the wake of disastrous roof extension works.
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 18/04/2025
A thread. Yesterday, we had a meeting with Eastend Homes about their disastrous construction project on the Eric Estate. It did not get off to a good start with the official invitation sent out by SMS only eight hours before the meeting. 1/6
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 14/04/2025
Keeping up with what’s happening in the housing sector is a full-time job in itself. Two podcasts that I find useful: The Housing Sector Podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/2366630.rss (@housingsector.bsky.social) Not All Fire Podcast: feeds.acast.com/public/shows... Do you have recommendations?
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 06/04/2025
A beautiful day outside, but still raining inside.
A clear blue sky with a bright sun shining. There are trails from aircraft in the sky, and tall trees in the background, suggesting a peaceful outdoor setting.A hallway with a wet floor covered in standing water and a few black buckets placed along the sides. Two caution signs indicate wet floor. Double doors leading outside are visible at the end of the hallway.
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 02/04/2025
It might be a sunny day, but the stalactites at Coniston House are still dripping.
At the top of the photo, water is dripping from stalactites. In the background are planks and scaffolding.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 31/03/2025
Thanks again for @zoegarbett.bsky.social’s continuing support!
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 29/03/2025
While this paper focuses on those affected by cladding remediation, much of the experience applies to those living through vertical extension works. Our tenants and residents certainly recognise the unsettling of home as a safe, controllable, private sanctuary.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 29/03/2025
Another busy week for our tenants and residents. On Tuesday, we appeared @itvnews.bsky.social (London) bsky.app/profile/chtr... 1/4
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 28/03/2025
The media interest in the disastrous attempt to build flats on our flats continues to grow: romanroadlondon.com/residents-ea...
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Residents face flooding and mould at Coniston House in Mile End
Residents must leave homes due to flooding and severe mould at East End Homes’ property Coniston House in Mile End.
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Anthony Gold Solicitors @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Anthony Gold's @eleanor-solomon.bsky.social & @lewis-sjl.bsky.social are leading a group claim for @chtra.org.uk residents to make sure the work is completed to a satisfactory standard, properly concluded, and that all homes are restored to a good condition. Filming credits: @itvnews.bsky.social
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Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Flats being constructed ON TOP of existing flats has resulted in extensive damage to people's homes. I visited and was so shocked at the destruction - I've been amplifying the voice of residents and raising issues with London's Deputy Mayor for Housing. This needs to be addressed urgently.
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Samantha Lewis @lewis-sjl.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The conditions and associated mental and physical toll theses residents have had to endure is deplorable. Well done to @chtra.org.uk for sharing your story and thank you to @itvnews.bsky.social for highlighting this. If you would like more information about this please email mail@anthonygold.co.uk
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Samantha Lewis @lewis-sjl.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
No one should have to live in these conditions nor endure this upheaval. Home is the foundation and centre of our lives, home must be hazard free. Mould causes illness, leaks cause electrical fires, wet floors cause falls; these homes are no longer safe and must be repaired urgently @chtra.org.uk
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Anthony Gold Solicitors @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Anthony Gold Solicitor Samantha Lewis (@lewis-sjl.bsky.social) and Partner Eleanor Solomon (@eleanor-solomon.bsky.social) are acting to ensure that the works are completed satisfactorily, come to an end, and that everyone’s home is put back into a good condition at #ConistonHouse.
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Samantha Lewis @lewis-sjl.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Thank you for inviting us into your homes and bravely sharing your stories. East End homes have provided a statement on the evening news saying the conditions are not acceptable, that’s a huge first step for the residents to achieve through their own campaigning, so you all deserve the real praise!
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 26/03/2025
Thanks so much to Antoine Allen and his team for coming to speak with us. This is just a short segment and interviews with a couple of the tenants and residents, but there are so many more stories to tell.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 20/03/2025
Another busy day meeting @lewis-sjl.bsky.social from @anthonygoldlaw.bsky.social, our fire and structural engineers, Alicia and Sean, so many neighbours from our building and others on the estate, and all filmed by Antoine Allen and team from ITV London for tomorrow’s news. We'll sleep well! 😴
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Samantha Lewis @lewis-sjl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
‘Home’ should be our safe place, where we relax after a long day, recuperate when we’re ill and where we relish precious moments with loved ones. Home should not be the cause of stress, the reason for illness and keep our loved ones away. Kudos to @chtra.org.uk for fighting back
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Samantha Lewis @lewis-sjl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The lovely community of @chtra.org.uk will appear on @itvnews.bsky.social London news tonight at 18:00 to speak about the deplorable conditions they’ve endured in their homes due to their landlords negligence and how Eleanor Solomon is assisting them in a group claim for repairs.
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Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Had a heartbreaking visit to Coniston House in east London this week. The homes are in terrible condition, and it's unacceptable. I’ll be raising my concerns with the Deputy Mayor. See below ⬇️ for more of what I’ve been up to this week.
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Met with east London locals and was horrified by the destruction of homes at Coniston House. Residents have been left in the dark and I will be raising concerns with the Deputy Mayor.
Met with the Youth Justice Legal Centre to discuss their concerns about police presence in London schools.
Took part in a Police & Crime Committee investigation into young women’s experiences of violence, asking the Met what steps they are taking to address misogyny within the force.
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 13/03/2025
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London Assembly Member Zoë Garbett visits
Last night London Assembly member Zoë Garbett came to talk to residents and see the state of Coniston House. Zoë was visibly appalled at the state of the building and...
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Zoë Garbett @zoegarbett.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Horrified at how people's homes have been destroyed & most resdients displaced or living in shocking conditions. EastendHomes must be held accountable & sort out their destruction of Coniston House. Heartbreaking stories & the support between residents is incredible. @unixmaisonette.com
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 10/03/2025
It's going to be a busy week on the housing front for @chtra.org.uk. We've got a visit from @zoegarbett.bsky.social, and we've got meetings scheduled with our MP, Apsana Begum, and the Interim CEO of Eastend Homes. This week will need a lot of coffee!
Selfie of me sat up in bed, in my green pyjamas. I've got a knowing expression and a slightly scruffy grey beard. I'm holding a grey mug (it contains coffee)
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 07/03/2025
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Watch our Chair ask the Mayor of London about protecting residents during estate regeneration
Martin Donkin, the Chair of Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association, asks the Mayor of London and the London Assembly about protecting residents during estate regeneration. https://www.youtube.com/live/atyZti7GLO0?t=5688s Martin said: We...
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Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association @chtra.org.uk · 26/02/2025
A letter from our Chair published by @theslicetowham.bsky.social romanroadlondon.com/notices/read...
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Reader's Letter: Flooding at Coniston House is leaving residents homeless | Tower Hamlets Local Hub
My name is Martin, and I’m the recently elected chair of the Coniston House Tenants and Residents Association. We formed
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Martin D @unixmaisonette.com · 26/02/2025
Residents of Coniston House will recognise this: "One evening, we were up until past midnight hauling and emptying containers of multiple litres"
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