Today it is 52 years since the BBC first screened Cathy Come Home. This created a sensation at the time and is credited as advancing
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London Tenants Federation on the Green Paper. We need a tenants organisation with solid grassroots foundations.
A national body for tenants would crumble without solid foundations at grassroots level COMMENT published in Inside Housing on 10 October. Pat Turnbull from the
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Is this more of the same? Or something new? NHG’s Resident Involvement Model.
On September 20, the NHG Residents Involvement staff presented their proposals for residents involvement within the new NHG structure. This is a brief report
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NHG refunds £85,000 in service charges as it threatens other residents with seizure of their homes and leaves elderly residents without services
Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) has been forced to refund £85,000 service charges to residents in Maida Vale (1) while in Wembley it threatens to
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NHG threatens to take leaseholders flats unless they pay service charges arrears which are in dispute.
NHG is threatening to take leaseholders’ flats unless they pay extortionate service charge arrears – which are in dispute. This is a serious threat
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4 Oct. 1:00pm. Demonstrate at City Hall – No social homes sales! Disclose safety reports! Democracy in HAs!
4 October 2018. 1:00pm. Housing Association residents will be demonstrating outside City Hall in London (next to Tower Bridge). The reason? The London Assembly Housing Committee
Read moreThe CEO of Notting Hill Genesis can’t make the enquiry of the London Assembly on 4 Oct! But who else can take her place?
The housing committee of the London Assembly – elected by Londoners to represent them – will have an enquiry on housing associations on 4 October.
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Lease Extension Premiums. Difference between Notting Hill Housing and Genesis Housing Association.
This is not legal advice! You need to get legal advice from a lawyer. It appears that shared owners of what was Genesis Housing
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Grenfell Silent Walk 14 September. 7pm
Walk Time: 7pm The 14th September 2018 will mark 15 months since the crimes at Grenfell. 15 Months and still the survivors and the bereaved
Read moreUpdate from Southend. ‘Low quality’ homes earmarked for demolition surveyed to use as security for loans.
In November 2015, residents on the Queens Estate in Southend on Sea, received the first indication that their homes were to be demolished. Although ,
Read moreA Tribute to Claire Nolan
It is with sadness that we announce that Claire Nolan sadly passed away on Saturday 25th August 2018 aged 82. Unfortunately, Claire never made it
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1 million people abandoned on the waiting list. The long awaited Green Paper on Social Housing slammed by left and right
The Tories’ Green Paper on Social Housing has been harshly criticised by both left and right of the political spectrum. The Financial Times said: “Successive
Read moreWithholding service charges and other leaseholder issues
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE! You must seek legal advice on these issues. Withholding service charges is a dangerous game leaving residents wide
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7 September. Deadline for evidence to the Select Committee Enquiry on leasehold reform!
For all Genesis leaseholders and shared owners In case you are not aware of this important opportunity to submit evidence to the select committee enquiry
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NHG backs down over phoney service charges. Remember the CC on your e mails!
From a resident: “For years now I have gone through repeated rituals with Genesis. They would apply service charges for services that I don’t receive
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