Poorly Maintained House

Reported anonymously at 21:44, Tue 2 December 2008
Sent to Blyth Valley Borough Council and Northumberland County Council 1 minute later

A couple of flats have remained empty for many years. They are poorly maintained and attract rubbish, encourage patrons of the social club to urinate and being boarded up generally lowers the value of neighbouring properties.I was under the impression the council had powers to encourage landlords to maintain their property in a satisfactory condition or force the owner to sell it. Is that not the case?

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