YE DAMNED CHRONICLES OF SCAMALOT, BOOK NINE
Verse 32: The cursed list of defects at CAMELOT properties in Ye City of Bristol
xxxii. THE BRISTOLIAN hath now visited all seven Bristol City Council owned properties run by ‘Property Guardian Company’ Scamalot that have between them more than 100 Guardian-Tenants, plus a variable number of Meridian workers (30-35 on average at any one time) paying cash-in-hand without any written contracts at one of these (see Ye Chronicles Book 1). A pattern of foul and shocking neglect and abuse can be found in all of these properties. Problems include:
- Leaks from the roof
- Extensive damp
- Urine soaked rooms
- Faulty electrical systems, leading to repeated shocks
- Rat, mouse and flea infestations
- Fire-doors removed by Camelot
- No hot water
- 10-20 people using one shower, and in some cases having no showers
- No response to complaints or the reporting of hazards
- Failure to secure the properties, or to provide security for residents
- Lighting removed from hallways
- Leaks of water into electrical appliances
- Doors into Guardians’ private rooms smashed in by Camelot employees
- Threats, assault and racist abuse by Camelot employees
- Camelot employees searching through Guardians’ personal items
- Asbestos hazards
- Reported hazards that led to injuries not being addressed
- Numerous repairs begun, but never completed
- Deposits not returned as a matter of course
- Rent raised numerous times for spurious reasons
- Illegal fines, backed up by eviction threats if these are not paid
More verses of this woeful tale of wickedness shall be recounted in Ye Chronicles of Scamalot, Books Ten to Twelve, run exclusively in THE BRISTOLIAN