A GREENOCK dad says his family have been 'put through hell' by housing bosses over a catalogue of problems at his 'unsafe' home in Greenock.

Peter Logan, 36, says that the Grieve Road tenancy he rents from River Clyde Homes isn't safe for his heavily pregnant partner Kirsty McElwee and their three children, due to a series of long-delayed and still outstanding repairs.

He is now demanding a move away from it.

Mr Logan told the Tele how he had spent nine months asking RCH to complete safety work on an elevated patio - only to find out that they hadn't submitted any paperwork for the job.

He'd previously spent three years trying to get them to remove a dangerous wall from the patio, which is at the rear of the property.

Now the family are having to put up with foul water flowing into the close, due to a burst drain pipe which has not been fixed.

They also do not have access to the back of the building and are concerned about how they would escape in the event of a fire or other emergency.

Peter said: "I got onto River Clyde Homes before to get them to remove an unsafe wall out the back of my house.

"In September they took the lock out of our back door and stopped us getting access to the area for safety reasons.

"The wall was finally removed at the end of last year, but I still don't have access to the back area.

"River Clyde Homes had been telling me that they were waiting on Inverclyde Council to sign off on the work, but when I asked the council if they had been sent the building warrants for approval I found out RCH had not sent any."

The recent drain pipe problem proved the final straw for Mr Logan.

He has demanded that the housing association either fix the issues with his home immediately, or move him and his family somewhere more suitable.

He said: "There's a safety risk posed to my family by only having one point of exit and entrance to the house.

"If there was a fire there the whole place could go up and there would be nothing we could do - we would be completely trapped.

"This has put me through hell.

"I don't want to be in this property anymore, I've told them that I want other accommodation.

"It needs to be fixed now or we need to be moved.

"This is not a fit place for a pregnant woman and children to live.

"We've got three kids and another one on the way in a matter of weeks.

"I don't feel safe here."

The Tele took Mr Logan's case up with River Clyde Homes, who said that they were investigating the burst pipe.

The association also pledged to get the outstanding repairs carried out and acknowledged that the situation was 'frustrating'.

They have also indicated that they would consider an application from Mr Logan to be rehomed.

A spokesperson for RCH said: “Plans for the repairs to this jointly-owned building are progressing and will include a new perimeter fence to allow safe access to the outside area.

"We understand Mr Logan’s frustrations and have spoken to him to explain the situation and the seeming delays.

"Once everything is in place we anticipate that the works should be carried out quickly.

“We have instructed our contractor to investigate the issue of the water ingress and will report back to Mr Logan on the issue.

“We would be happy to help Mr Logan to apply for another home should he wish to do so and will contact him.”