Housing association tenants claim faulty cookers are causing their kitchens to melt

This is Local London reports:

A PENSIONER is among residents who claim their kitchens are melting because of faulty cookers installed by a housing association.

Eileen Perry, of Marlin Court, in Elm Road, Sidcup, owns 25 per cent of the property - the rest is owned by Gallions Housing Association.

She claims the cooker has not been insulated properly, which has caused the plastic on kitchen cupboards and draws to melt.

Mrs Perry, 68, said: "The main thing is they are not safe. It could be a fire hazard.

"When I cook I have to open the cupboard doors because they get too hot."

The grandmother-of-three claims around 10 other people in the block of flats are experiencing the same problem.

She has asked the housing association to replace the damaged cupboard doors and for the cooker to be made safe.

But Gallions says repairs inside the homes are the responsibility of lease holders...