Comments on: Retrofitting many Aylesbury Estate blocks would be ‘difficult’, says Southwark Council https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/walworth/retrofitting-many-aylesbury-estate-blocks-would-be-difficult-says-southwark-council/ The independent voice of the London Borough of Southwark Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David Murphy https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/walworth/retrofitting-many-aylesbury-estate-blocks-would-be-difficult-says-southwark-council/#comment-50184 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0000 https://southwarknews.co.uk/?p=475044#comment-50184 With regard to the Southwark Councillor’s statement that retrofitting the Aylesbury would be “complicated” – I thought that was what are elected representatives are supposed to do: undertake the comolex duty of governing on our behalf by virtue of the trust we have placed in them. Moreover, Southwark has Housing Officers and managers on 5 and even 6 figure salaries to do the work. What’s the problem?

It is also the right choice. All the alternatives are for profit. Retrofitting is for people. Perhaps that’s why this Labour councillor is hesitant – also why people are losing faith in Labour.

These flats are decent homes designed with plenty of space. After years of planned derliction then abandonment they deserve a total refurbishment and a second life as family homes. Sorry Southwark it’s your responsibility and your duty, however much you don’t like doing the hard work, get on with it!

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