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Category: Social Rent Homes

HARA reveals the scandal of the large merged housing associations obediently following government policy by destroying the country’s stock of social rent homes.

November 28, 2019 admin Social Rent Homes

Cross posted from Housing Association Residents Action (HARA) Paying private landlords for ‘unsuitable’ accommodation. An article in the Independent on 15 November showed how councils

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NHG slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority for trying to pretend that ‘shared ownership’ means that you own your home. You don’t!

March 4, 2019 admin Issues/campaigns, Social Rent Homes

  ‘I now own a 2 bedroom apartment’ is misleading A member of the Joint Committee of Notting Hill and Genesis Residents noticed that NHG

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NO HOMES FOR CATHY TO COME HOME TO

November 19, 2018 admin Social Rent Homes

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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1 million people abandoned on the waiting list.  The long awaited Green Paper on Social Housing slammed by left and right

September 2, 2018 admin Social Rent Homes

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

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Issues of concern to residents

  • Our negotiations in 2019 with NHG appear to be bearing fruit. Secure tenants get rent cuts we negotiated with NHG in 2019. But watch out! NHG are about to attack assured tenants!
  • External cyclical works only every 7 to 15 years. Is this a breach of tenancies and contracts?
  • Massive pay increases for the Executive Team of NHG. And rent rises of 1% above the rate of inflation for assured tenants from April 2020.
  • NHG snooping on residents (3). It turns out that only NHG tenants face intrusive questioning. 
  • The riddle of the disappearing paladins, Veolia, and NHG not paying bills (2). The real problem is that NHG never pay any penalty for their mistakes.

Service Charges

  • The riddle of the disappearing paladins, Veolia, and NHG not paying bills (1)
  • Update on where we are with unfair service charges
  • Send in your observations about the new repair service NHG are planning!
  • Qualifying Long term Agreements (QLTA) – the dangers!
  • NHG refunds £85,000 in service charges as it threatens other residents with seizure of their homes and leaves elderly residents without services

Genesis Residents

2 days ago

Genesis Residents

Great new independent website by shared ownership campaigner at @sharedownershipresources. What you wish the sales office had told you before you were conned!
www.sharedownershipresources.org/so-faqs/
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FAQs

sharedownershipresources.org

Shared ownership is a complex tenure, subject to ongoing reform. And housing providers may have different policies, so what's true for one shared ownership home may not be true for another. Approach these FAQs as
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Anthony Gerard

3 weeks ago

Anthony Gerard

Good morning. I hope someone can help me.

My mother, Madeleine, wants to purchase her flat in W11 that she has occupied, as a tenant, since 1979.

Her landlord is Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association, prior to the merger they were Genesis Housing Association and prior to that Paddington Churches Housing Association.

I contacted NHGenesis recently on her behalf and was told:
"Thanks for your enquiry about buying your home. Unfortunately it isn’t eligible for Right to Acquire. In order to be eligible for RTA, we needed to acquire it after 1 April 1997 using a certain type of funding but as we acquired yours before then, we are not able to sell it.

Should the government ever introduce the new legislation on Voluntary Right to Buy, it is likely that your Mum may be able to buy her home – if she were able to secure a mortgage on the property - however we have no information about if or when this may be"

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE?

A local solicitor wants to charge £250 per hour to advise. Before I even contemplate finding this cash, I thought I would see if someone on this group might be able to help.

Thanks.
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Janey Ayoade

1 month ago

Janey Ayoade

This covid pandemic is not about chilling at home with family Francine. People are suffering... ...

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Janey Ayoade

1 month ago

Janey Ayoade

Francine Tiako. If a heavily infestation is not serious enough for you. Be it on your head if the whole house gets infested. Your attitude is so rude to a 79 year old pensioner ...

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Genesis Residents

2 months ago

Genesis Residents

twitter.com/GenesisHAaction/status/1341337437587517446?s=20 Tomorrow is the deadline for responses to #NHG section 20 for #QLTA on fire safety platform. If you have not sent in your observations (objections) yet and would like a copy of a template letter , please send your email address in private message. Please also check the NHG residents Caldding Action Group on Facebook as the template is posted there. ...

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“Tomorrow is the deadline for respsonses to #NHG section 20 for #QLTA on fire safety platform. If you have not sent in your observations (objections) yet and would like a copy of a template, please send a DM with your email address. Please also check the NHG residents CLAG on FB”
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Genesis Residents

2 months ago

Genesis Residents

Thank you Beck Lass for the information: For those worried about building safety there is a call out to residents. ...

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Genesis Residents

3 months ago

Genesis Residents

Is Notting Hill Genesis your Housing Association and are you a leaseholder with cladding or fire safety defects? If yes, there is a Notting Hill Genesis Cladding Action Group on Facebook, you can join here: www.facebook.com/groups/nhgcag ...

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Genesis Residents

3 months ago

Genesis Residents

A sad reality for many conned into the nightmare that is #SharedOwnership www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55060294 ...

'My dream flat left me with a £20,000 repair bill'

bbc.co.uk

The government's shared ownership scheme has left some with rising fees and huge debts, BBC Panorama finds.
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