Sim Heights Croydon

For home carer Pauline Desouza and her son Raldean, a new permanent home in Sim Heights has come has a huge relief.

After eight years in temporary accommodation in Brixton, the pair can at last breath easily in the safety and security of their modern two-bedroom flat.

“My God! It’s amazing”, says Pauline, 63. “Beautiful, beautiful”.

Raldean, an eighteen-year-old student with special needs, loves it, too – particularly as he can use Croydon’s great public transport links – bus, train and tram – to get to his college in Stockwell.

“It’s great that they gave me a ground floor flat for him”, says his mum. “Everything is really convenient, new and clean. Amazing. I just want him to be safe, safe, safe”.

Spectacular views greet Jasiem Mills, 31, and his six-year-old daughter Lila from their top-floor two-bedroom home.

The pair moved in recently after two and a half years spent in a much smaller temporary flat and are clearly glorying in the clean modern home typical of Sim Heights.

Jasiem – who has just finished studying to develop his career in the security industry – is full of praise for the quality of the block’s construction, and of the fitting provided in all homes. “The people who run it are really good as well. I’ve had no problems, but when you call them, they respond really quickly,” he says.

“This is a perfect neighbourhood – there’s a school close by, shops are very close, so it’s very convenient.”

“They’ve chosen the residents well – no arguments, loud music. It’s really good.”

Natasha Moulton’s journey to her spacious flat in Sim Heights began with a near tragedy.

Natasha had to be rescued from a former home at the top of a Croydon block when the building caught fire.

Luckily no-one was seriously injured, but Natasha – and her daughter Khalelah, now six, who was staying with relatives at the time of the emergency – have spent three years in a variety of temporary homes.

Natasha is massively relieved that her traumatic story has come to a happy ending. “I lived in three different hotels in six months with my very small child, then a small flat in disrepair.

“It’s so lovely to have a permanent home. My daughter loves it. Every day she comes home happy.

“This is so safe and secure, and I know all the fire regulations have been obeyed, which is reassuring!

“They maintain the building very well. Someone is always Hoovering and keeping the grounds clean. The building management itself is fabulous.”