New Cap on Charges
The Department for Communities and Local Government recently announced Florrie's law, capping the amount councils can charge leaseholders for repairs to their homes. Councils and housing associations will be required limited in the 'amount they can charge for future major repair, maintenance, or improvement works when they are wholly or partly funded by the government'.
The new...
Monday, 25 August 2014
Thursday, 14 August 2014
When Your Home Makes You Sick
From: S (leaseholder on Tanner's Hill Estate)
Date: 14 August 2014
To: Environmental Health — Residential, Lewisham Council
Hi,
I live on the Tanner's Hill Estate in Deptford / New Cross. Our estate has been undergoing an extensive major works programme since January. One of the conditions of this work is that the workmen clean up after themselves each day. They have repeatedly failed to do so,...
Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Scope Creep in the Major Works Programme
Looks like the leaseholders may finally be making progress with Lewisham Homes management.
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From: S (Leaseholder on Tanner's Hill)
Date: 4 August 2014
To: 4 senior managers at Lewisham Homes
CC: Other leaseholders in same block
Hi C, M, E, and A,
With regards to the original statement of work, we have repeatedly been told (by Lewsham Homes managers) that these SoWs represent the worst...
Saturday, 9 August 2014
First Regular Update
11:32
Posted by British by Choice
Complaints, Crossfields, Customer satisfaction, Delays, Drainage works, Estimates, ex-Crusaders', Tanner's Hill
1 comment
Published: 9/8/14
Updated: 25/8/14
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Customer Satisfaction Survey
MEL Research is conducting a
customer satisfaction survey on behalf of Lewisham Homes. Survey
invitations were apparently sent to all current leaseholders; however,
it seems their database was seriously out of date.
If you haven't
received an invitation, please contact Gareth Mostyn at LH and have...
Social Housing Estates in Lewisham
Ever wondered which estates are managed by Lewisham Homes, and which aren't? I know I have. My property is on a Lewisham Homes estate, but faces onto a large estate managed by a resident-led housing association.
I set out to determine a few basic facts.
Q: How many social housing properties are there in the Borough of Lewisham? A: About 45,000 (including privately owned properties on council estates)
Q:...
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Welcome
We are a loosely organised collective of leaseholders from properties managed by Lewisham Homes. We are not in any way affiliated with them. We're their customers — somewhat reluctantly, and sometimes begrudgingly.
According to their website, Lewisham Homes is 'an ambitious organisation set up to improve housing in the borough,
currently managing 18,000 homes on behalf of Lewisham Council'. Nearly...