Pensioners question the future of their senior housing complex after the Marlborough District Council stops re-tenanting flats. Apartments in a Marlborough senior housing complex are being left empty because they’ve slumped into the ground and are no longer “habitable”, the council says. There were 68 people aged 65 and older on the council’s senior housing wait list last month, 22 more than in 2015. Besides, it's not like the council can put us on the street.”Dave Menzies, 80, had lived at Andrew Place for 13 years. Harry Zimmerman, 86, had lived at Andrew Place for almost three decades – 12 years in one apartment, and 14 years in another.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2021 06:00 UTC