I AGREE with "A Resident" and his ode to Bury Council (Letters, January 7). When you take a council house you agree to keep the inside in good condition, which I do. But my house is only 12 years old and the windows and doors are a disgrace.

What do we council tenants have to do to get these jobs done? Withold our rent? Why do we always have to argue the case with housing inspectors?

I. HEALY,

Fitzgerald Close, Prestwich.