[Neil]

Labour have always been big on sorting out the landlords that have caused a lot of the problems in areas like Woodnook. I am really hoping they do sort it out. There is little point spending millions on making the area look good again if the root of the problem is not sorted out first. It would just be throwing away good money for a short term fix.

Sort out the problems with the bad landlords (not all are bad, I have rented several houses and only ever had one problem landlord), get tough on the residents making the mess and then invest in the areas is the way forward in my opinion.

I would prefer to see the houses owned by the council first and them restored so we are not giving tax payers money to private companies and individuals but I cant see that happening.