A ‘FAVELA’ FLAT IN EARLS COURT

EX FOXTONS BOSS, FRANCO

The £300,000 PLUS HOUSING ASSOCIATION CEO

Patrick Franco, the £300,000-a-year chief executive of Notting Hill Genesis and ex boss of Foxtons….a firm described here in lurid detail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14514199/From-pimping-gay-worker-older-men-throwing-teenage-staff-shoulders-former-Foxtons-employees-tell-real-estate-office-like-Wolf-Wall-Street.html

Franco loves to showcase his orderly Soho life — the chic flat, his partner and their towering Newfoundland dog. It’s a picture of calm, wealth, and control.

But while Franco enjoys his curated comfort, residents in one of his housing association’s properties are living in fear and filth.

For years, NHG has known that a Notting Hill Genesis flat in Phillbeach Gardens had become a local menace — a hub for drugs, violence and criminal activity. Police officers have confirmed that when they’re searching for wanted men the flat is their first stop. They’ve also admitted that stronger enforcement has been less than easy — not by criminals, but by NHG itself.

Joe Powell has been asked to help without success. ( Come on Joe!)

Residents have found their flats blighted and unsaleable. The Dame has not looked up Franco’s cv but understands that he had never worked in the housing association sector.

Apart from the raunchy Foxtons he worked for Global Heritage Fund- sounds fun with lots of travel.

Here’s what’s been happening behind those taxpayer-funded walls:

• Open drug dealing, including Class A substances like crystal meth;
• Wanted criminals sheltered and protected;
• Frequent violence, vandalism and anti-social behaviour;
• Scenes of public indecency, unconscious individuals, and weapons incidents;
• Multiple police visits — including one involving eight officers — all leading nowhere.

For nearby residents, the toll is unbearable:

• Fear for their safety and their families;
• Plummeting property values;
• Constant noise, sleepless nights, and emotional exhaustion;
• Streets reeking of urine, stolen post, and addicts slumped in doorways.

Londoners know the city can feel lawless. But when a powerful housing association allows a crime hub to operate in plain sight — year after year — you have to ask: does Notting Hill Genesis actually care?

Maybe Mr. Franco should take one of his leisurely evening walks not through Soho, but through Phillbeach Gardens…..but don’t linger outside this property…it’s a clear and present danger.