NEIGHBOURING residents to a Handforth apartment block have grown increasingly concerned about anti-social behaviour on the site.

The Wilmslow Guardian has been alerted to a host of problems at the Jubilee Court flats in Chelford Road, which is operated by the housing association Contour Homes.

Incidents including lewd sexual comments being shouted at women, partying beyond 4am with loud music, and increasing amounts of litter have allegedly blighted the apartments in recent months.

Mark Shields, 51, of the adjacent Tatton Road, has been trying to resolve the issues with Contour – but claims his appeals for help had been falling on deaf ears.

“The flats were notorious before Contour took ownership of them, and we don’t want to see things return to the bad old days,” he said.

“The problems have got worse recently, and the last few occasions I have called to complain I have simply been given an incident number and heard nothing back.

“We have to sleep with all our windows closed, put up with rubbish and bottles being thrown into gardens, and there is literally no action from Contour.”

Contour offers Jubilee Court to residents aged over-25, and the block consists of one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats, car parking, secure entry and CCTV.

Mr Shields claims that the apartments have no resident officer on the site to discuss problems with, while Contour has closed its Handforth office and withdrawn its surgeries in the village.

He said: “People find it very hard now to get in touch with Contour, and we are not sure if it is sticking to the security policies it claims to offer.

“We have a 15-year-old son, and neighbours have grandchildren who they look after, and it’s not nice to be around.”

Eddie Vickers, community safety manager at Contour, told the Guardian that its neighbourhood officer is dealing with issues about noise and rubbish at Jubilee Court, which it was “only recently made aware of”.

“Our residents’ welfare is our priority and people should be able to live happily and securely in their homes,” he said.

“We used to hold weekly surgeries at Jubilee Court but these were no longer viable because attendance was low, and for six weeks, no one turned up.

“We only made the decision to finish them after wide-scale consultation. Unfortunately, after writing to 500 customers, we only received nine responses.

“However, our staff work in the neighbourhood daily, customers know how to contact us, and we respond promptly.

“We will continue to work closely with Mr Shields and other residents so that any concerns they have are resolved.”

Contour also responded to Mr Shields on Friday, October 14, informing him that due to an occasional “lack of take-up” in the flats it no longer uses the 25-and-older rule for new residents.

Have you been affected by anti-social behaviour at Jubilee Court? Email stephen.topping@nqnw.co.uk