UN experts accuse one of England’s biggest social landlords of habitability failings

Exclusive: Letter says L&Q appears to have systematically failed in its duty to provide adequate standard of living

UN experts have said that one of England's biggest social landlords appears to have systematically failed to ensure the habitability of its rental properties.

In a letter to the UK government, they cite the case of a disabled tenant, Sanjay Ramburn, 55, who they say lived with his family of five in an L&Q group property in Forest Gate, east London, for several years with no electricity. They experienced four ceiling collapses, as well as severe damp and mould that affected their health.