A SURVEY revealed that more than half of the privately-owned homes in Blackburn's Bank Top --which was earmarked to become a housing renewal area -- were unfit to live in. Housing defects ranged from inadequate food preparation facilities, general disrepair and a lack of amenities through to major problems with structure and drainage.
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