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A Walsall councillor said tower block tenants were given the choice of being ‘shot or hung’ at a consultation event which led to their bills quadrupling overnight.

Councillor Mark Statham made the comments in response to price increases at two Walsall Housing Group tower blocks in Bloxwich.

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The deputy leader of Walsall Council lashed out at the social housing provider at a meeting of the prosperous places and investment scrutiny committee on November 20.

On October 1, 2025, tenants in Woodall House saw their prices go from 4p/kWh to 13.75p/kWh, while those in Hamilton House faced an even steeper jump from 4p/kWh to 17.67p/kWh.

In 2021, a new system called a heat network was installed at the

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