Are the gleaming new apartment buildings of the past decade the inner-city slums of tomorrow?
The streets of Barking have been transformed in recent years. Multi-coloured housing blocks have rejuvenated the drab skyline of this deprived corner of east London, in developments that have been widely praised for regenerating the area. “My one-bedroom flat is really cool: brand new, wooden floors, open plan, nice furniture, spacious enough for two people,” says a young woman from the Seychelles rushing home from work. But another man, emerging from the lobby, has a different view.
