Families to no longer be housed in billionaire-owned tower after suffering without air con

Some residents in glass-fronted block say they are still ‘fighting to stay cool’ in Britannia Point in south-west London As the fourth heatwave of the year hit the UK on Wednesday, Benice Bodah and her three teenage sons braced for more scorching temperatures inside their south-west London home. The two-bedroom flat is equipped with a built-in air-conditioning unit, but it has only been working intermittently in the almost three years since the family were placed in temporary accommodation at...

By Geneva Abdul