Ok, so we have a bit of background from 2007, there is mention of this amazing idea called a Masterplan to regenerate Old Trafford, a long forgotten place in the memory of Trafford Council:
Trafford Housing Trust took over the 9,000+ properties in Trafford 5 years ago and many homes didn't meet the government's decent homes standard.

In June 2008 "URBED were commissioned by Trafford Housing Trust, Trafford Council and Old Trafford Neighbourhood Management Board to prepare a masterplan for Old Trafford. The study area incorporates a significant proportion of Old Trafford covering a variety of estates - ranging from Victorian terraces to 1970's tower blocks and Radburn style layouts and 1980/90's semi detached. This ran alongside plans by Trafford Housing Trust to bring all housing stock to a decent standard by 2010. "
THT applied for a waiver which meant more time in which to get the non-decent homes up to the decent standard, the waiver meant that THT had until 2013 to complete the works.

URBED set out:
"To give everyone the opportunity to shape the strategy, we invited key stakeholders to a Roundtable workshop in June. Local people together with Trafford Council, housing organisations, children and youth services, businesses and employment services, health care, leisure, police, highways, environment services, and 130 people attended to develop a vision and put forward ideas for the future improvements of the area."
Workshops were held where;"Local residents from each area where involved in community design sessions and produced models in plasticine to show how their neighbourhood could be improved. Residents also went on a bus tour of Salford and Manchester to see how other communities have brought about positive changes to their area through regeneration."

It was at this time that we were led to believe that we would have the opportunity to move into one of the new build properties, we were also told that we could even be involved in designing them. Now, this is where the dispute starts. THT have done a huge U-turn on the matter and are being far from transparent in their dealings about it. They have even had the audacity to suggest that we can't understand simple sentences.
Well, let's see how you get on, here is a letter dated September 2008 that states:


"(if your property is to be demolished) “...tenants will have the right to be re-housed in an equivalent property in the Old Trafford area, or in one of the new properties planned as part of the redevelopment. In the case of the new property we will move you temporarily to an equivalent property while the development is happening and you will have the opportunity to get involved in the design of the new home.”
 So..... hands up all those that think the letter states quite clearly that we have an option to return to the new builds....... come on, leave a comment, THT don't believe us that that is what most of you think. I look forward to hearing from you.
Peace