again a hall heart council , if this was anything to do with children or some other part of the communtiy there would be the political corroct out in force

This is unacceptable, how would these young council people feel if they were old and in this situation, what goes around comes around. At least give these people the new flats, there aren't enough established flats to house 85 people in this area, those with children are homeless and on waiting lists already for 2-3 years before being rehoused, where are these people suppose to go? Heartless, I wouldn't buy on this development because it will be built on the pain of others. Unfortunately, m. johnson, children aren't taken care of very well by the council, there are literally hundreds of children in the sutton council area that are in temp accommodations and not given permanent homes, being shuffled between schools, being placed in b&b's near drug addicts. Parents have to fight to get their children a secondary school place in sutton and many are told they have to ship off to croydon because "just because you pay taxes in sutton doesn't mean your child gets into a sutton school." It's bad for us all, lots of new housing going up but no new school places. Lots of people getting displaced so the council can get more council tax by putting more housing on smaller plots of land.

That is disgusting but to be honest really doesnt suprise me!
Lets face the truth, the council are greedy fat cats who are only interested in making money. More like they want to kick out the English and bring in the illegal immigrants. Welcome to wonderful GREAT Britain!!

Well done Sutton Council my congratulations on alienating nearly every voter you ever had! You have underestimated the response from the people of Sutton. Your money-grabbing ways are becoming too obvious to most people. Can you please tell us what sort of 'affordable housing' this will cover? Does that mean the starting prices will actually be affordable? Or will they start at £250,000 minimum as usual? You obviously have no heart or emotions and cannot see beyond your bank-balance. Your treatment of everybody in this Borough is nothing more than mercenary! Perhaps a reality check will kick in once the elections happen? Don't be so sure of yourselves!!!

The elderly people Sutton Council are proposing to relocate are owed a debt of gratitude. They all lived and participated through the Second World War and yet they are being treated with such indifference by The London Borough Of Sutton. Whoever has decided this proposal obviously cannot see the damage that is being done to these people. They are not commodities they are human-beings who are vulnerable and at their time of life do not deserve to be uprooted in the name of money!!!!!

What a disgrace! I for one will be relieving myself outside the Council building this afternoon, making clear my reasons for doing so. Who's with me?

What a disgrace! I for one will be relieving myself outside the Council building this afternoon, making clear my reasons for doing so. Who's with me?

Oops. I misread the headline and hadn't bothered to read the story. I now see that it read "evicted" rather than "executed" and can see that's not such a big deal.

John wrote:
What a disgrace! I for one will be relieving myself outside the Council building this afternoon, making clear my reasons for doing so. Who's with me?

John, will this be before or after you call the adult services lines to help with the boredom you suffer being so CLEARLY bedridden (yes, I've read your other posts).

I'm all for a bit of comedy but time and place springs to mind, these are elderly people losing their homes. Hardly a laughing matter.

How sad , why dont the council wait until the homes become empty , then deal with the situation !!

the project in cheam village where we live about our bungerlows and houses being knocked down the council will have to find us something biger and better because at the moment there is nine of us living in a four bedroomed bungerlow me my wife and 7 children we have two disabled children and my wife is also disabled theres no way sutton council can rehouse us and put us into something smaller they need to cater for all our needs and the best things for our children ,we was told by mr melcom barker who came to out address from sutton council they will concider everything in there power to make everyone happy they was his words so lets see if his a man of his word mr pm doyle.

Dear RG, I sometimes get ahead of myself and forget that I'm unable to move about much. I think it's a shame that you use this as a reason to mock the disabled in such a callous manner. Is that what you people do on these forums?

As I understand it the council charges rent and what usually happens is that repairs and refurbishments are, in part, why rent is paid.

Further, if there are 100 pensioners in situ that seems a pretty solid vote for the present condition of the housing. Also, the Government rules for Decent Standards only includes 6 categories and a property has to fail four of the six to be declared sub-standard. In effect very few houses built since the war would fail four of the criterion. Although it has been noted that a few councils add a few spurious requirements and then fail the properties for failing to meet them !

I suggest the dark shadowy horizon of Government budget changes meaning that benefits will no longer pay for Wardens (for those on benefits of course) . That, in turn, leads to a shaving down of profits and, since the considerable chunk of land a Sheltered scheme stands on probably represents over £1,000,000, the inconveniencing of a few vulnerable pensioners does not come into the equation !
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I would like to know who is going to live in these 'afordable houses' to replace these good folk..........usual scum & rif raf to lower the tone i surpose!!!! LEAVE THE OLD FOLK WHERE THEY ARE FOR GODS SAKE!!

This is disgusting!
How can the council do it to these poor people?
Why dont they sling all the immigrants out of their homes & use them.
These people have seen this country from being great & something to be proud of to being a complete joke & now they a being the victims of this joke we call a country.
They thought for our country & all they get is shifted out of their homes & made to feel unwanted.
This council should be ashamed of themselves.
If this was their grand or even great grand parents it would be a different story

Don't be fooled: when the Coumcil say 'affordanble housing' what they actually mean is rented so-called 'social housing' or as it usef to be called 'council housing.' These elderly people will be moved out to make way for yet more 'pregnant single mjms' which the Coumcil informed me was their priority, when I was seeking housimg for my 86 year old mum. One word. Emigrate.

I have a relative living in Elizabeth House who is worried sick about being moved from Cheam to god knows where. Its an absolute insult to these poor people. They are in their 80s/90s and hoped they would live out their days in Cheam but thanks to the Council they will all be uprooted. They promise to let them back when its all built but how long will that take? The Council paid themselves a nice bonus on the back of their disastrous £35 bin bag gimmick which backfired and no doubt they are recouping their losses by knocking down this site. Why they continued to rehouse people there is anyones guess when they knew of their plans for it. I hope everyone in the community will stand together on this one when the Council ask if anyone has any objection. There is talk it will stand empty for 3 years which will no doubt attract vandals and squatters. Total madness. They could easily renovate the rooms without too much disruption but all the council see are pound signs and people's lives mean nothing. Please everyone help us save Elizabeth House and descend upon Paul Burstow at Cheam Library next Tuesday between 6-7.30pm!! If we dont make a stand against this ludicrous decision the councils and government will continue to walk over decent people who deserve better.

I stand corrected. Paul Burstow is not having a surgery next Tuesday. But anyone willing to write in to complain about this terrible situation please write to him at:

Paul Burstow MP
312-314 High Street
Sutton SM1 1PR

Thank you for your support!

John of Morden, whatever you think of this scheme, you could perhaps treat it with the seriousness it deserves. A number of people stand to lose their homes and may lose contact with long-standing friends. It's no laughing matter, really, is it?

As the local MP, Paul Burstow doesn't have any direct power or responsibility for this matter but may have some influence. However, a better recipient of people's thoughts is probably Councillor Colin Stears, who's in charge of adult social care and housing. His contact details are here:
http://tinyurl.com/5
6yp49

Alternatively or additionally, the I'm sure the local councillors in Cheam would be interested to be involved. You can find their details here:
http://tinyurl.com/6
xlmyx

I think this is an absolute disgrace. Why should these elderly people be moved and dispersed, when they are clearly happy living where they are. Funnily enough, they don't seem to be complaining about the state of the buildings! I think that the council should maintain and improve this accommodation as best they can, for the current tenants, with as little disruption as possible. Then allow these people to live as comfortably as possible for the rest of their lives. Sutton Council needs to get some respect for its elderly folk.
Why should they be moved so that unemployed scroungers can have brand new accommodation and pay nothing for it?
Even the suggestion of this is disgraceful, I truly hope Sutton Council will come to its senses and not go ahead with this plan.

Why aren't they starting work until 2012? Bizarre
Also to me this is 'elder abuse' on the part of The London Borough Of Sutton Council. Though they are running true to form. This is a money-spinning exercise to the detriment of the elderly residents who are very old and frail. Sutton Council's cold-hearted approach to these elderly people makes my blood run cold. They seem to go for the vulnerable section of society each time knowing full well that the chances of them fighting back effectively may be minimal if other people do not take up the chalice on their behalf!!!

I am the daughter of Mrs. Margarget Adams featured in this article. I do understand that regeneration is necessary and the complex does need updating, but Sutton Council should have built a complex locally to move everyone into before demolishing the existing community. Moving home is stressful for anyone, more so for the elderly. When my mother moved into Elizabeth House, our family completly refurbished her bedsit at our expense assuming that this is where she would be for the rest of her life. My mother and her sister Mary are both very happy living in Cheam Village, they receive a lot of support from the local community and the thought of them being split up is very stressful at their age, but both families will do our best to find suitable accommodation for them both.

My aunt lives in Elizabeth House. The story here doesn't tally with what I see with my own eyes at Elizabeth House. You'd think from what's been said here they're being kicked out on the street rather than being moved out of tatty old rooms into newer, nicer flats. Which of us would like to share a bathroom with strangers at that time of life? The place certainly needs a major refurb, and the only concern for me is that it's taken so long.

This report (17th July) on Elizabeth House is highly misleading and one which has caused much undue concern for older and vulnerable residents.
We take particular issue with the headline suggesting we are “evicting” the residents. We are doing no such thing and we wish to reassure residents.
All of the residents will be rehoused and Sutton Council is fully consulting with the residents of Elizabeth House to assess their needs. The council takes full responsibility for rehousing and will do so with the utmost care and attention, providing individual support to residents throughout the process. Your report also fails to mention that all the residents will have the option to return.
The objective of the regeneration scheme is to develop the site to provide new and modern homes fit for the 21st century for older people. The council wishes to improve the standards of the accommodation on offer to the residents. The new housing will be built to modern standards and offer residents a more independent lifestyle and enable them to continue to live as a close-knit community.
We will carry out a feasibility study with the developer, when appointed, to consider the option of a rolling programme of building at the site, in order to minimize disruption to the most vulnerable residents.
Your report incorrectly states that the old people will be ‘’forced to leave their homes in just six months and work will not start until 2012.’’ This is absolutely not the case. The council anticipate that rehousing will not start until next year and that the process will take between a minimum of 12 to 18 months. The earliest date for completion is unlikely to be before 2012.

I am disgusted at the attitude of Sutton council.
Leave these elderly people in peace. They've served their country and community well over their long years and so deserve some respect and consideration in return.
Instead they are being forced out to make way for dole scroungers, single mothers, and other less deserving types.
Hang your head in shame, Sutton council.

Councillor Colin Stears, Executive Member for Housing wrote:
This report (17th July) on Elizabeth House is highly misleading and one which has caused much undue concern for older and vulnerable residents.
We take particular issue with the headline suggesting we are “evicting” the residents. We are doing no such thing and we wish to reassure residents.
All of the residents will be rehoused and Sutton Council is fully consulting with the residents of Elizabeth House to assess their needs. The council takes full responsibility for rehousing and will do so with the utmost care and attention, providing individual support to residents throughout the process. Your report also fails to mention that all the residents will have the option to return.
The objective of the regeneration scheme is to develop the site to provide new and modern homes fit for the 21st century for older people. The council wishes to improve the standards of the accommodation on offer to the residents. The new housing will be built to modern standards and offer residents a more independent lifestyle and enable them to continue to live as a close-knit community.
We will carry out a feasibility study with the developer, when appointed, to consider the option of a rolling programme of building at the site, in order to minimize disruption to the most vulnerable residents.
Your report incorrectly states that the old people will be ‘’forced to leave their homes in just six months and work will not start until 2012.’’ This is absolutely not the case. The council anticipate that rehousing will not start until next year and that the process will take between a minimum of 12 to 18 months. The earliest date for completion is unlikely to be before 2012.

Cllr.Stear's missive regarding the residents of Elizabeth House lead me to say that in six-months time it will be next-year and then he went onto contradict himself by saying that the earliest date for completion is unlikely to be before 2012 having previously said that this was wrong. These are very elderly residents........thi
nk of their ages Mr Stear!!! Mr Stear's comments have come hot on the heels of his telephone interview on Radio London this morning (Monday) with Joanne Good and Paul Ross who also interviewed a resident of Elizabeth House.

Councillor Colin Stears, Executive Member for Housing wrote:
This report (17th July) on Elizabeth House is highly misleading and one which has caused much undue concern for older and vulnerable residents. We take particular issue with the headline suggesting we are “evicting” the residents. We are doing no such thing and we wish to reassure residents. All of the residents will be rehoused and Sutton Council is fully consulting with the residents of Elizabeth House to assess their needs. The council takes full responsibility for rehousing and will do so with the utmost care and attention, providing individual support to residents throughout the process. Your report also fails to mention that all the residents will have the option to return. The objective of the regeneration scheme is to develop the site to provide new and modern homes fit for the 21st century for older people. The council wishes to improve the standards of the accommodation on offer to the residents. The new housing will be built to modern standards and offer residents a more independent lifestyle and enable them to continue to live as a close-knit community. We will carry out a feasibility study with the developer, when appointed, to consider the option of a rolling programme of building at the site, in order to minimize disruption to the most vulnerable residents. Your report incorrectly states that the old people will be ‘’forced to leave their homes in just six months and work will not start until 2012.’’ This is absolutely not the case. The council anticipate that rehousing will not start until next year and that the process will take between a minimum of 12 to 18 months. The earliest date for completion is unlikely to be before 2012.

Councillor, what you fail to grasp here is the fact that taking these vulnerable people out of sheltered accommodation and putting them into individual dwellings is going to reduce their quality of life drastically! Their one common pleasure in their twilight years is the togetherness they have. As you drive home to your family tonight councillor, just remember that your actions will condemn these elderly people to a very lonely existence in their final years.
Hope you sleep well knowing what you will have done.
Disgusting and heartless.

Cllr. Stear. These elderly people have obviously been distressed by what was sent to them in a letter. As such the local paper did a piece on them to highlight their plight along with The Radio London Breakfast Show. To say it was misleading is a bit rich Sutton Council were the ones who instigated this whole scenario. I fear that offering the residents a chance to return 'not before 2012' will go no way to placate these very elderly frail people. Think about it. Who distressed them in the first place? Mind you the way Sutton Council runs roughshod over people's feelings and lives it seems that they have become totally immune to emotions if they get in the way of making a fast buck!!!

So, Sutton Council is going to boot 85 pensioners out of their homes and community to make way for "affordable housing". I wonder who'll be housed in this affordable housing? Does anyone out there think it will be the descendants of Margaret Adams, Mary Silcox and the pensioner residents of Elizabeth House?

Or will it be some unwanted bunch that Blair, Brown and the rest of the traitors in Westminster and the Town Halls of England would rather throw money at than the frail and elderly Brit?

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paid yer taxes now old and a burden ...move over for productive immigrants but please try not to fall on way to the ovens