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The ILA voted at their AGM to totally boycott the Councils new Residents’ Improvement Taskforce and therefore its scrutiny panel) process…as it is un-democratic and un-representative of leaseholders in the borough.

It look like Islington Council are now trying to do away with one of the few remaining structures of the pre-Residents’ Improvement Taskforce system, that is the unpaid volunteer “Partners Resident Forum” (which improves service for Partners Leaseholders & Tenants) because the PRF shows some independence of Council.

The Council is starting this process by imposing new rules and regulations for spurious reasons on the forum, without providing any evidence for its alleged issues to, or allowing any democratic debate by the forum.

These undemocratic changes may be formalised without involving the Forum, at the following council meeting this Thursday 13th March, Town Hall committee room 4 @ 6pm.

Please attend, bring friends,they do not have to be in Partners properties, just those whom object to these changes not coming to the Forum 1st, or the undemocratic way the council is trying to rush this through, without informing Partners tenants & Leaseholders!

Residents’ Improvement Taskforce arrangement update report Download

Update:14.03.14 – Thanks to everyone that attended, The Council are rescheduling any decision for the moment. We will need to wait to see what happens in the future.

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ILA meet wed 8.1.14

Islington Leaseholders Association Meeting

Wednesday 8^th January 2014

Islington Town Hall

7pm – 9pm

The ILA wish all our members & other leaseholders a happy new year and invite you to our first meeting of 2014.

Hosting the meeting: Dr Brian Potter Chairman ILA

Guest Speakers: To be advised

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Spot checks have exposed appalling conditions in council homes

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Post date November 27, 2013
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Islington Tribune Letters: by Meg Howarth – Published: 8 November, 2013

• POOR maintenance of Islington’s housing stock isn’t, alas, uncommon or confined to the borough’s estates(Homes repair complaints ‘rising’, November 1).

A group of volunteer housing campaigners carrying out spot checks on randomly selected street properties has exposed some appalling conditions.

Their findings can be seen in a series of photographs at www.islingtonpfi.org.

more here

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The Leaseholders charter – Download

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Post date October 22, 2013
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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 !!!

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ILA meet Wed 11 Sept 2013

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Post date August 19, 2013
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Islington Leaseholders Association Meeting

Wednesday 11^th September 2013

Islington Town Hall

7pm – 9pm

Hosting the meeting: Dr Brian Potter ILA

Guest Speakers: TBA

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ILA meet Wed 14th August 2013

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Post date August 3, 2013
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Islington Leaseholders Association Meeting

Wednesday 14^th August 2013

Islington Town Hall

7pm – 9pm

Hosting the meeting: Dr Brian Potter ILA

Guest Speakers: “As our guests, we have invited two very eminent Leaseholders from the boroughs of Westminster and Camden, who will talk, and answer questions, on the differences observed in the treatment of leaseholders by their council’s and Islington’s”…

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Inspection of Islington Council Accounts until 26.7.13

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Post date July 10, 2013
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NOW is your opportunity until 26 July to inspect key important documents such as contracts, bills, invoices or receipts etc, which may answer some questions you have about what you’ve been asked to pay for by Islington Council. Below is the official Council invitation with all the details. Many leaseholders have been pleased they’ve done so in the past and saved money from the knowledge gained. Remember the questions is not ‘why’ (that’s for Councillors) but relating to 2012-13, how much, when or request to see the relevant contract.

Inspection of Accounts

Audit of Accounts 2012-13

Audit Commission Act 1998, sections 15 – 16
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2011 Regulations 9, 10, 21 and 22

Each year the council’s accounts are audited. In line with the above Acts and Regulations any person interested has the right to:

inspect the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them and
make copies of the above (A charge may be made for copies).

The accounts for the year ending 31 March 2013 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 Monday 1 July 2013 until Friday 26 July 2013.
If you wish to inspect any particular documents please apply first to Mohammed Sajid, Chief Accountant, at the above address, call 0207 527 2574 or email Mohammed.Sajid@islington.gov.uk so that arrangements can be made. Please note: you may need to visit other offices to view some documents.
From 10.00am on 29 July 2013 until the end of the audit process, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or his/her representative, may:

ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact Mr Philip Johnstone, Director, KPMG LLP (UK) at 15 Canada Square, London, E14 5GL to make arrangements to ask any questions.
object to the council’s accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest (under section 8 of the Audit Commission Act 1998) and/or apply to the court for a declaration that an item in.