Islington Leaseholders AssociationHousing works on scaffolding or works on a cherry picker?
The below photo’s show a viable alternative to miles of scaffolding poles, in place in tenants property for months…at a fraction of the cost/damage and inconvenience to tenants…
The first two photos show a cherry picker in action…and the last one shows the quality of the work (which appears to be quite acceptable…compared to what we are used to in Islington)
Inspection of Accounts
If any leaseholders have already addressed queries to Mr Mohammed Sajid, Chief Accountant, at Mohammed.Sajid@islington.gov.uk, then these need to be re-sent to
AccountsInspection@islington.gov.uk or call 020 7527 2574/2432/3531.
Mr Mohammed Sajid is away until the end of the month. The deadline for queries is September 18th, 2014.
Inspection of Accounts
Audit of Accounts 2013-14
Each year the council’s accounts are audited. In line with the above Acts and Regulations any person interested has the right to:
The accounts for the year ending 31 March 2014 and documents will be available at the Council Offices, 7 Newington Barrow Way, London N7 7EP between 9.30am and 4.30pm on Mondays to Fridays from Thursday 21 August until Thursday 18 September 2014 (excluding Monday 25 August 2014).
If you wish to inspect any particular documents please apply first to the Corporate Accountancy Tram at the above address, call 0207 527 2725 or email AccountsInspection@islington.gov.uk so that arrangements can be made. Please note: you may need to visit other offices
you may need to visit other offices to view some documents.
From 10.00am on Friday 19 September 2014 until the end of the audit process, a local government elector for the area of the council, or his/her representative, may:
Islington Leaseholders Association Meeting
and
Annual General Meeting
on
Wednesday 11th June 2014
in
Islington Town Hall
at
7pm – 9pm
Hosting the meeting: Dr Brian Potter Chairman (ILA)
Guest Speakers: Mrs Patricia Napier
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The apolitical ILA have invited all Islington political parties to attend a Hustings at our ILA monthly meet, to tell us how they will help Leaseholders.
Leaseholders are invited to come along and ask them how they’ll help you.
Guest Speakers from Islington’s political parties confirmed so far include:
Cllr. James Murray – Executive Member for Housing (Labour),
Cllr. Terry Stacy (Liberal) ,
Charlie Kiss (Green),
Patricia Napier (Conservative),
Pete Muswell (UKIP)
After pressure from leaseholders organisation and others, the Office of Fair Trading is to investigate Service Charges.
Evidence is invited from anyone concerned and results are due by the end of 2014. The study was first announced last year to look at services for flats in the private sector only, but 250 people and organisations wrote in about its limited scope and it has been agreed to include the millions of leaseholders who rely on councils and housing associations to run their estates.
Go to www.oft.gov.uk/subscribe to register for progress updates; and email propertymanagers.study@oft.gsi.gov.uk to send them your views and any evidence about poor service; wasted spending; and high charges. For more information: http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/markets-work/residential-property-management/#.UxcnfPl_sXU
In their detailed scoping report published 4th March 2014, the OFT said that the social housing sector was, on reflection “too large and important” to omit from their study.
The study’s full title is “Market study into the provision of residential property management services”. In April, the OFT gets merged into a new Competition & Markets Authority (CMA). info from Hackney Leaseholders
When Leader of the Council Richard Watts came to the Islington Leaseholders’ Association meeting at the Town Hall on February 12th, 2014, he spoke of the need for an entirely new council/leaseholder relationship, based on working together.With this in mind, your thoughts and input would be appreciated.
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Leaseholders might find the Council’s own statement of its promises to leaseholders useful when in negotiation over service charges or major works !!!