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ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA) meet.
The meeting is on Tuesday 8th September 2026 at
7-9pm in St Mary’s Church, Upper Street.
The venue is located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, we were walking toward the Angel.
Dr Brian Potter is hosting the meet.
Generally, we hold meetings on the second Tuesday of every month.
Additionally, All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
Additionally, X (AKA “Twitter”) is @ilaorguk.
Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IslingtonLeaseholdersAssociation.
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk (ILA meet).
Additionally, you can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu.
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
11th August 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel)
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
14th July 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel)
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
12th May 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel)
Please be aware that we will have door attendance every 10-15 mins…so just ring the reception bell if the door is closed/unattended…
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
14th April 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel)
Please be aware that we will have door attendance every 10-15 mins…so just ring the reception bell if the door is closed/unattended…
Ila will be discussing problems arising in connection with s20 bills…Emergency Lighting…Fire precautions…Etc
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
10th March 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel) at
7-9pm
Please be aware that we will have door attendance every 10-15 mins…so just ring the reception bell if the door is closed/unattended…
Ila will be discussing problems arising in connection with s20 bills…Emergency Lighting…Fire precautions…Etc
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
Hi all…
One of the groups who regularly attend the ILA meetings, and anticipate challenging their bills at the TRIBUNAL, put together this “to do list” see enclosed…
Its pretty comprehensive and worth reading, whether you are currently/intend to do the same, as/when, the council presents you with a similar demand…
Enjoy…
S20 Notices / Major Works
Action Sheet for Islington Leaseholders
Following the recent Tower Hamlets Court of Appeal ruling, below is a practical action sheet forIslington leaseholders reviewing their own S20 notices.
The Tower Hamlets case does NOT automatically apply to Islington. What it does is reinforce
where leaseholders should look closely: consultation, clarity, and costs.
Each S20 notice still stands or falls on its own facts.
A Court of Appeal recently ruled: A London council is unable to charge leaseholders for repairing historic building safety work.
Use the checklist enclosed to review your own works and start collecting evidence right from the
beginning. Send in FOIs when necessary.
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
10th February 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel) at
7-9pm
Please be aware that we will have door attendance every 10-15 mins…so just ring the reception bell if the door is closed/unattended…
Ila will be discussing problems arising in connection with s20 bills…Emergency Lighting…Fire precautions…Etc
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
ISLINGTON LEASEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION (ILA)
MEETING on TUESDAY the
13th January 2026 at
7-9pm in
St Mary’s Church, Upper Street
(located approximately 100 yards from the Town Hall, walking towards the Angel) at
7-9pm
The ILA welcome Leaseholder to the first ILA meet of the new year 2026
Please be aware that we will have door attendance every 10-15 mins…so just ring the reception bell if the door is closed/unattended…
Ila will be discussing problems arising in connection with s20 bills…Emergency Lighting…Fire precautions…Etc
Hosting the meet – Dr Brian Potter
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month
All Islington council leaseholders are welcome.
X (FKA “Twitter”) @ilaorguk
Face Book www.facebook.com/
Please join or renew your membership via our website ww.ila.org.uk . You can obtain the appropriate membership forms from the “Support” tab in menu
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Leaseholder Letters 8
Dear Isabel,
Having read many sad and heartbreaking letters in your newspaper concerning huge major works bills I was surprised to see the council’s leader statement and not any mention of the leaseholders under threat of losing their homes.
Cllr Una O’Halloran’s anniversary statement paints a glowing picture of her first year as Leader, but it glosses over one of the most pressing and painful issues facing this borough: the crushing major works bills now landing on the doorsteps of long-standing leaseholders.
For many older residents — including pensioners who have lived in their homes for decades and paid every service charge without fail — demands of £50,000, £60,000, even £70,000 are simply unmanageable. These aren’t optional improvements. They are compulsory charges that risk pushing ordinary people out of the homes they’ve lived in for most of their lives.
Yet not a single word of this crisis appeared in the Leader’s statement.
While the Council celebrates housing buybacks and licensing schemes, a whole community of leaseholders is being left to fend for itself. The reality is that long-term residents are staring down the barrel of financial ruin, while others entering the borough under separate schemes will not be contributing to maintenance costs. The inevitable shortfall will fall on those already struggling — meaning even higher service charges for people who are already at breaking point.
If Islington is a “Borough of Sanctuary,” then sanctuary must apply to the people who have built, maintained and paid for this borough for decades. Right now, many of them feel abandoned and excluded from the Council’s narrative of success.
The Leader may say she is listening to residents but leaseholders facing life-changing bills would like to know when she plans to start listening to them.
Yours faithfully,
Mike Ryan
Concerned Leaseholder