I went to a meeting last week. Our landlords (Seaside Homes) were there, as was one member of Council’s Temporary Accommodation Team. The subject of Mears (inevitably) came up. And the crowd went wild. It was admitted that our place was the poster-child for Mears inadequacy, blunders and SNAFUs. However, the stories from people living in other buildings administered to by Mears, once again proved that it’s not just our happy band who have had enough – so have other Council tenants across Brighton and Hove. ( Recent research has also shown that dissatisfaction with Mears, in fact, is rife across other parts of the UK where they operate.) The question of the length of Mears contract with Council was raised by a choleric and indignant tenant of another building. That’s one huge elephant in the room whenever discussion throws up the word “Mears”: - It’s a ten year contract. TEN YEARS! I’ll admit that my direct involvement in ...