I am far from happy with the situation that is developing at Two Rivers Housing, a firm I would add that is fast becoming more like a Mack Sennett comedy than a multi-million pound housing association.

In the statement issued by TRH chairman, Dr David Garnett, in the latest edition of the Review we are told that TRH is desperate for maintenance and charges to be met by both tenants and ex-tenants or else unpleasant things could happen if they are not.

Dr Garnett also explains that TRH is appealing against the court ruling that virtually blew their grass cutting charge claim against ex-tenants completely out of the water.

This from a company that has no qualms in throwing away tens of thousands of pounds in litigation costs in an appeal against a court ruling that will probably end in failure.

This is a statement from a housing association that has, in my opinion, completely lost its way.

Ineptitude at senior management level along with bullying tactics and sheer arrogance has, in my opinion, caused deep concern among tenants and ex-tenants which has developed into disrespect and resentment towards TRH. This has been made evident by repeated letters of complaint to local newspapers and complaints displayed on the internet progressively over the last few years.

TRH's inability to settle disputes through dialogue has been made quite evident through their constant use of expensive lawyers to force people into submission. This is not the Foresters' way and continued use of this option will prove counter productive for TRH.

The whole intolerable situation that both tenant and ex-tenant find themselves in today is purely because of the catastrophic decision made by the Forest of Dean District Council to sell off its housing stock to Forest Housing, later to become TRH.

This housing stock was paid for by every tax payer and rent payer in the Forest of Dean through generations past and present up until the council handover in 2003.

A percentage of all council tax was deducted for the sole purpose of erecting council housing and therefore by right belonged to the people unless sold to ex-tenants.

I am not at all happy with the decision made by the district council to sell off the housing stock to a private company, neither am I happy with the voting system that was implemented to do so.

I understand that the district council sold the housing stock entrusted to them by the local taxpayer at a massively reduced discount price and I for one would like to know what conditions were applied to warrant such a bargain.

As we know, before the sale to Forest Housing (TRH), tenants and ex-tenants never had to pay any maintenance charges and so could it be that the price negotiated by the district council and Forest Housing was discounted to allow for future maintenance costs?

It is clear there are many questions to be answered by the district council on this subject even though they have kept a back seat during the whole unpleasant dispute regarding maintenance charges.

I think it is about time they answer some questions.

– Brian Jackson, Baynhams Walk, Broadwell.