Partners Leaseholders will be subject to a major works & decoration cycle of 7 years which is intended to provide well maintained homes to the availability Standards. More…
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Dear Islington Leaseholders,
THURSDAY, 27 January 2011
7.30 pm
Audit Committee room 4
Town Hall,
Upper Street,
Islington.
Come along and hear whether you’ve been overcharged?
Call for ‘independent’ body to investigate housing overcharging allegations
http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2011/jan/call-independent-body-investigate-housing-overcharging-allegations
Some leaseholder have queried:
Will we or won’t we hear the full results of the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ special investigation ?
Why wasn’t the 1st phase continued by Pwc but by the very HfI Officer responsible for Performance instead ?
Why didn’t the independent skilled Internal Audit Team undertake the work ?
Is this especially odd as important Leaseholder financial issues were identified ?
The council say “At the last audit committee meeting, the report into PFI confirmed there had been no fraud – but the council were concerned to learn there had been overcharging of leaseholders in some cases.
The committee asked for the original sample of 20 properties investigated by PWC to be extended, and so we instructed HFI to investigate a further sample of randomly-selected cases. The results of this investigation will be reported back to the audit committee.
The report going to audit committee next week on January 27th will be public and will give an indication of the nature of the work.”
These documents outlines the procedures to be followed when assessing and processing refund and compensation payments.
Q&A sessions for Leaseholders
24 January 2011 – 7.30- 8.30pm
Jean Stokes Hall, Carnoustie Drive, N1 ODX
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LBI/HFI
Please find available for download the insurance presentation (powerpoint file only) made recently at the Islington Leaseholder Association Meeting of 10th November 2010 by JLT on behalf of London Borough of Islington/Homes for Islington regarding Leasehold Insurance Policy.
It includes some interesting info about insuring homes, claims procedure, statistics, claims terminology, policy excess, 3rd party claims in Islington
JLT are the appointed insurance broker to London Borough of Islington in respect of the Leasehold Insurance Policy
There are some guides available from Lease here
Review of Leaseholder Major Works Contract – Partners for Improvement in Islington and United House – 10/005/IS
Extracts from Islington Councils internal audit e.g.
“…(10% of the sample) appear to have been incorrectly certified as having met the full availability standard” more
Unfortunately Islington Council have refused our request for an ILA part time administrator.
In the below enclosed letter Leader of the Council Catherine West said funding was not possible because of cuts.
Letter from Catherine West to Dr Potter
The documentary TV programme “Inside Out” as mentioned below, featuring Leaseholders is due to go out on 25th October BBC One 730pm.
Set your hd/ video recorder / sky etc.
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Who’s got the sweetest deal?
Inside Housing’s annual chief executive salary survey reveals which housing association heads are unwrapping the tastiest pay packets – and compares them to council and arm’s-length housing heads for the first time. Lydia Stockdale reports. ( HFI are included ) more
URGENT Meeting
Please All LEASEHOLDERS Turn Up in STRENGTH
As this will be of GREAT ADVANTAGE to you all
Investigation Contractor Findings
Audit Committee Meeting
On
Thurs 23 Sept 2010
@ Islington Town Hall (Committee Room 4)
Time : 7.30pm sharp
Please also tell leaseholders who do not have emails thank you