Kerry Macintosh's home was condemned because of RAAC but her family finally moved into their new home
Ghost estate campaigner Kerry Macintosh today turned the key in the front door of the new home she fought 20 years for.
Thank you, I'm so happy", she told the assembled group of Springfield staff including Sandy Adam, the Springfield Chairman and Tom Leggeat. MD of Springfield Partnerships. It was the start of a long campaign for proper compensation- a home for a home- that was finally agreed in June 2023 when Springfield signed a deal to provide 55 new homes on the Deans South estate, clearing the Ghost estate of the decaying RAAC roofed houses.
She added: "The whole team at Springfield have been amazing. They have been an enormous support over the last eight years and have been determined to find a way forward even when we were all frustrated and things seemed bleak. "I remember coming down and seeing t folk living in slum houses and being shocked. We contacted lots of developers. No-one was interested. Springfield was the only one that wanted to come to the party and give people a house for a house and I'm delighted with everything the have done and I'm grateful to the council as well and the council officers that we have worked with"
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