BBC daytime show The Housing Enforcers, featuring Matt Allwright, the champion of consumer rights, is heading to Sandwell. For many of us, mortgages are unaffordable, council houses are full, and the number of new houses built each year is half those needed. In total, more than eight million people rent their home from the council or a private landlord. The last time the number was this high Britain still had food rationing. The Housing Enforcers sees Matt Allwright join council teams as a trainee housing officer, separating hovels from homes in sixteen locations across the UK.
In the 20 episode series, Matt confronts dodgy landlords, lazy tenants, nightmare neighbours and he'll come to the rescue of those in need. The producers, Twofour worked with Sandwell Council to secure access to housing officers working in the area.
Sandwell Council's deputy leader, Councillor Steve Eling, said: "Our officers work extremely hard on behalf of tenants and their families, who rent in the private sector, to ensure they have a safe and warm home to live in, which meets their needs.
"The vast majority of private landlords take their responsibility to tenants very seriously but some times we have to intervene to make sure that problems are sorted out. "These can range from being relatively minor, such as broken fixtures and fittings to more major issues such as defective gas and electrical installations. "I am sure the programme will give viewers a valuable insight as to what is involved to ensure the safety of our tenants." You can tune into the series on weekdays at 9.15am on BBC One.
