Worcester councillor says he was lied to over asylum seeker HMO

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 06:22 · Archive

A Worcester councillor says he was misled about a house converted into an HMO housing asylum seekers.

A house in Worcester's Lower Wick and Pitmaston ward has been converted into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) housing six asylum seekers. Cllr Alan Amos, who represents the ward, says he and residents were given assurances this would not happen and that he was 'lied to' about the decision.

The terraced property has been renovated and occupied for some months, though Cllr Amos only recently discovered it was being used as an HMO after local residents raised concerns. He says there had been an understanding between himself, Serco and Worcester City Council that an HMO at the location was 'a red line'.

Cllr Amos, Worcestershire's Reform UK leader, says Serco has refused to close the property despite acknowledging that placing it there was a mistake. He argues that residents have 'the right to know' what is happening in their community and expressed anger at how the situation had been handled and that the public had been kept in the dark.

How it is being reported

• Worcester councillor 'lied to' about new Worcester HMO for asylum seekersCllr Alan Amos says he and the people of Lower Wick and Pitmaston have been lied to about a new HMO for asylum seekers in WorcesterWorcester News · 31 Oct, 05:00
• Worcester councillor 'lied to' about new Worcester HMO for asylum seekersCllr Alan Amos says he and the people of Lower Wick and Pitmaston have been lied to about a new HMO for asylum seekers in WorcesterMalvern Gazette · 31 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Cllr Alan Amos · Worcester · Serco · Worcester City Council · Lower Wick and Pitmaston

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