
"She said a wheelchair-bound resident was having to be carried up the stairs to his flat by other tenants, otherwise he would be housebound. It is so dehumanising, and the parents don't look young. God forbid something awful happens, like someone slips on the stairwell. With no working lift, prams now line the foyer and young families struggle daily with the stairs. If you were to walk into the building now with both lifts down, it is chocka with prams, said Ms Kressly."
"The 10-storey block, known as Canterbury House, is a former office building converted into flats. One of the lifts has been out of service since last year according to residents, and the second reportedly failed in recent weeks, leaving no working lifts in the building, which houses both private and council tenants. It is rare that both lifts are broken at once, but almost all the time there is one lift broken, said Laura Kressly, who has lived on the ninth floor since 2018."
Both lifts at Canterbury House, a 10-storey former office block converted into flats, are currently out of service, leaving no working lifts for private and council tenants. One lift has been out since last year; the second failed recently. Tenants must climb up to ten flights of stairs daily, carrying babies, shopping, prams and wheelchairs. A wheelchair user has to be carried up stairs or would be housebound. Persistent lift failures have occurred previously, including widespread problems last summer, and no long-term repair solution or timeline has been provided. Fire safety risks have also been recently highlighted in the building.
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