Families living on North London estate featured in Kingsman blast council for allowing flats to crumble while making millions
Camden Council made £2.5m from crews filming on the estate and yet tenants complain that boilers have not worked for two years
FAMILIES on an estate featured in Kingsman and other films have blasted their council for raking in movie millions while letting their flats crumble.
People on the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate in North London claim they see more crews making blockbusters like 28 Days Later than boiler repair teams.
Camden Council made £2.5million from crews filming in the 1978 estate.
But tenants say buildings are decaying and boilers have not worked properly for two years.
Mum-of-two Sian Sangster said: “Since moving into Rowley Way in 2012, there have been constant issues with the heating and hot water.
“The children regularly ill because of how cold the flat is.”
Another resident said she had been without heating since November 8.
And Polena Barbagallo, who lives on the estate with her six-year-old twins, said: “It’s a listed estate that has won so many architecture awards.
“The structure is used in so many adverts right now, we have people filming here ever day.
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“Some of the money goes to Camden and we get money to have a firework display.
“Underneath all that the structure is decaying – we have old water pipes.”
The council says 40 flats with broken boilers were given extra heaters.