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Milford Haven: Resident threatened with eviction if he appears in hit TV show

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10 years ago

January 12, 2016

Sarah-Jane Absalom

Threatened with eviction: Tony Craig

AN ONGOING dispute between neighbours on a Milford Haven estate has led the local housing association to send letters to residents threatening eviction if they speak to the media.

Pembrokeshire Housing was spotted hand delivering letters to homes in Wentworth Close, warning it’s tenants that speaking to the producers of Channel 5’s Nightmare Neighbours Next-door programme could result in ‘notice being served and further legal action as deemed necessary’.

Flame TV, the production company behind the popular TV series have already been stopped from filming on the estate, according to two residents.

The company is due to start filming on the Fairways today (Jan 12), following repeated calls from some residents on the estate, as well as reports in the local press, including The Herald, dating back to 2014.

In their letter to residents Pembrokeshire Housing said: ‘We are concerned that [the filming] will only serve to inflame what is already a very difficult situation, and one we are continuing to work to resolve at a multi-agency level.’

The letter went on to say: ‘In view of this the Association would not give permission for such filming on the estate under any circumstances.

They added: ‘The association would view the filming as a form of harassment; and this action would be considered a breach of your tenancy conditions.’

Channel 5 programme is filming in Milford Haven this week

Resident Tony Craig, 51, is one of the residents due to be interviewed for Nightmare Neighbours. He said: ‘I have tried every avenue possible to get this neighbour disputed sorted. Going public now seems my only option. ‘
He added: ‘My daughter has attempted to commit suicide due to the bullying our family has encountered, and she spent several days in hospital. I have tried to get help from the police, but that has got me nowhere. I have even written to the chief constable but to no avail.’

He added: ‘I have written to Stephen Crabb MP for help. He wrote to the Housing Association in July 2014 but nothing has improved. At the time the families involved with the trouble on the estate were invited to sign Neighbour Agreements, but that had not helped at all.’

‘The main family on the estate who are causing trouble have not been evicted, and I have no idea why.’

In its letter to Stephen Crabb the Housing Association wrote: ‘Pembrokeshire Housing works closely with the police and other agencies to share information and resolve such matters through Safer Pembrokeshire, Community Safety Partnership. As a result, one person was arrested and charged with an alleged assault. Pembrokeshire Housing sought and acted upon legal advice, which was considered appropriate and reasonable, based on the information gathered to date.’

In a statement Pembrokeshire Housing said: “We are aware that filming was due to take place at Wentworth Close in Milford Haven for a Neighbourhood Dispute Programme. As landlord we have withheld consent to film at Wentworth Close believing that such action could provoke further conflict and be detrimental to the progress being made in addressing the issues raised.

“Pembrokeshire Housing has been working hard on a multi-agency approach with the police and other agencies to tackle what is a very complex matter with allegations and counter allegations by and against a number of tenants. This is not a simple matter and there are ongoing legal proceedings against several occupants.

“On behalf of our tenants we are pleased to note that there has been some improvement at Wentworth Close and we will continue to work in partnership with others to resolve the issues raised and build on the progress made to date.”

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8 Comments

Terry

January 12, 2016 at 4:21 pm

that really is bully boy tactics, the housing association come across as uncaring and are only concerned about bad publicity – call themselves a charity?
Neil Thompson

January 12, 2016 at 5:09 pm

..’could result’… So what they are saying is ‘we don’t want you talking to these people’.
Who are Pembrokeshire Houseing to dictate who you can to can’t talk to??
Bullying tactics!!!! This would get thrown out of any court in the land and cost PH a fortune!!!
SARAH B

January 12, 2016 at 6:34 pm

Ive used to live in Milford Haven and the council do not care about their tennants. I would just let them try and I would fight it all the way. There are bullies who deal with housing issues at Pembrokeshir Council, as i have had personal dealings with them and they lie through their teeth to cover their arses.
SARAH B

January 12, 2016 at 6:35 pm

I used to live in Milford Haven and the council do not care about their tennants. I would just let them try and I would fight it all the way. There are bullies who deal with housing issues at Pembrokeshire Council, as I have had personal dealings with them and they lie through their teeth to cover their arses.
M jones

January 12, 2016 at 9:30 pm

Maybe they should film the response from housing, and do the filming themselves, I’ve been trying to get a 20 mph speed limit around this estate for 2 years and no one is claiming responsibility for ownership, not Persimmons not housing not council nor the police, so in effect this is private property and we have a legal right to film whoever we like and drive as fast as we want and not even wear a crash helmet on a motorbike then, this day and age there are too many protected by the police for whatever reason that we will never know, people who constantly break the law and a blind eye is turned, somethings got to change or vigilantes will start to rule.
Charles

January 12, 2016 at 11:51 pm

If they film at an alternative venue in silhouette and use an actors voice Pembs housing cannot serve notice on anybody. Pembs housing are useless at solving neighbour disputes and try their best to paper over the issues . I am sure it is a breach of the human rights act to threaten people in this manner. These notices should appear on here with the persons name blanked out and show what bully boy tactics that PHA are using to gag people. I was aware of a neighbour dispute and even where tenants were physically assaulted none of the agencies (including the police) did anything to resolve the issue!
Concernedtracy

January 13, 2016 at 6:00 pm

The troublemakers need to be named and shamed and we need to know why they are being protected. Richard Cain Roberts and jacovia downing are the two causing all this bother!
Lisa

July 6, 2017 at 11:08 am

After 3yrs of hell my neighbour was given an 8 week possession order last Thursday.
I have to say my personal dealings with Pembrokeshire county council has been amazing. Also dyfed powys police have been so supportive. It’s been a living he’ll, but thankyou to everyone who supported me thru all this misery.
There’s always light at the end of the tunnel. Keep reporting, and hang on in there. Good luck.

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