A block of flats "held up by scaffolding" is to undergo more structural work in an attempt to make the building safe after Nottingham City Council decided to step in.

The council will carry out the work - four years after undertaking other structural repairs - and charge the landlords up to the £160,000 budget.

Councillor Toby Neal, cabinet member for community protection, said: "This is a property which has been in a dangerously poor state of repair for some time now, presenting risks for tenants and impacting adversely on the local community.

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"Four years ago we were ready to take action to clear the site altogether after repeated efforts to get the landlord to take appropriate action had failed."

In 2014 it was decided it was too costly to clear the site and instead carried out repairs.

The council will now undertake further work to external access walkways and stairways which are "structurally unstable" and held up by scaffolding.