Another unsympathetic Council

This is the hard side of dealing with councils. Had this lady been a Wendy Lewis, the Socialistic minded bureaucrats would have pulled every lever to get aid for her and all her family back in Banglabosch. But because she is an asset, a major contributor to the state and the exchequer, she is a milking cow for those who are the drain on the nation and not a benefit.


It would be even worse had Marston Group sent a thug round to extort money from the repairers at her workshop and left them dead under the cash machines on Streatham Hill, walking or driving away with their commissions well pocketed.

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Council bailiffs confront riot-affected Streatham Hill business over missed rates payment

Mussarat Umer was told she owed £4500 in unpaid business rates, despite being a victim of looting

A businesswoman whose shop was looted during the riots was ordered by bailiffs to pay her business rates or face the consequences.

Mussarat Umer, owner of the Multi-Service Centre in Streatham Hill, received a phone call from Lambeth Council on Thursday (October 20), telling her she owed them £4,500 in unpaid rates.

Ms Umer, who had £5,000 worth of electrical goods stolen from her laptop repair shop and thousands of pounds worth of damage done to her shop, responded by saying she had been a victim of the violent disorder on August 8.

But a woman at the council’s recovery department, Equita, said Ms Umer's business had only been affected "for one day" and demanded the payment immediately.

"At this time when businesses are struggling anyway, instead of helping us to survive, they are making it harder and harder.

Councillor for Streatham Hill ward, Jeremy Clyne, said: "The council should be trying to support businesses that were affected by the rioting, rather than trying to shut them down. Read more at www.streathamguardian.co.uk

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