Email from London Tenants Federation
Dear Resident,
Please complete our survey and help London Tenants Federation to help you and your neighbours. There are seven questions to answer plus a few text boxes for you to give comments.
Click here to complete the survey
Background:
Residents of social housing in London are navigating challenging times. Challenges include the escalating cost of living, substandard housing, crime and antisocial behaviour, underinvestment, unfair rents, overcrowding, enduring stigma, and discrimination, and the insufficient (or ineffective) provision of over-expensive support services.
LTF exists to support tenant groups to have strong voices and a seat at the table of decision makers in London. Now, more than at any other time it is crucial for both tenants and leaseholders to actively organise to influence decision making locally, regionally, and nationally.
LTF has supported and empowered tenants through training, lobbying, and campaigning with tenant groups since 2002. As an organisation guided by residents living in social housing in London, we began sending information to individual residents in 2009; were re-constituted as a company in 2012; and became a charity in 2022. None of our funding comes from landlords and we do not charge tenant groups for what we do.
We specifically appeal to residents of London-based Housing Association and Council homes to complete this survey by not later than Monday 25th March 2024. Your insights will help us ensure that our priorities align with supporting you in your vital role as resident representatives and activists. We cannot promise to do everything, but we mean to do our absolute best to support you and your neighbours.
Thank you immensely for your participation!
Warm regards,
Graeme Beedham
On behalf of the London Tenants Federation
RBG Assistive Technology Design Group
RGB is seeking residents to join the Assistive Technology Enabled Care (ATEC) Resident Design Group, specifically those who have experience using care services, or supporting someone who does.
The flyer is available for download here:
Drains update November
Update from Andy Eglinton RBG
Hi all,
Just to give you an update following the recent CCTV surveys to the drains across the estate, generally the drain runs are in good condition only requiring cleaning and de-scaling, some minor repairs are required to which I am raising orders for.
I will letter the relevant properties when the order is raised and I speak to Hardy Drainage as to the sequencing of the works.
I haven’t forgotten about the slight leak to the access door in the undercroft at Combe Mews, I have spoken to Hardy drainage who will address the issue when next on site ( imminently ).
Further update from RGB re stairways to all mews properties
20th September 2023
Hi all,
I am writing to you with regards to the concerns that have been raised by some of the residents regarding the waterproofing of the external stairs to blocks 2-20 Combe Avenue, 9-21 Vanbrugh Park Road & 1-19 Combe Mews, this matter has now been referred to our planning department and there will be a revision to the finish of the waterproofing system to ensure that it is more in keeping with the existing concrete appearance.
Once I have more info on this matter I will update you accordingly.
Regards
Andy
The Leasehold Advisory Service
Government funded, independent advice for residential leaseholders
Available NOW - VPE greeting cards for sale
Resident Gillian Fairbanks has created a wonderful series of lino prints depicting three scenes around our estate.
£4 per card or £10 for a pack of 3
- Inside of cards are blank
- Proceeds go to the Vanbrugh Park Estate Residents’ Association
Contact: hello@vanbrughparkestate.com
Drains / gutters update
BDM Works Services Ltd will begin cleaning the gutters across the Estate on Thursday 31st August 2023.
A letter will be delivered to every property.
Hardy Drainage are currently putting a programme in place regarding the drain CCTV surveys.
Looking After Our Estate
Council Repairs
Click here for the Council repairs site
If you experience difficulty with this process please email hello@vanbrughparkestate.com
Update: RGB Estate Maintenance
On 1 Aug 2023, at 07:50, Andrew Eglinton wrote:
Good morning all,
Following drainage surveys / repairs to 1-19 Combe Mews I am writing to let you know that I am raising an order for our drainage contractor Hardy Drainage to carry out CCTV surveys to the rest of the estate, all blocks of houses and blocks 2-20 & 9-21.
The houses will be surveyed block by block basis only requiring access to the rear gardens / manholes.
I will be in touch in the very near future to schedule this work probably coming to site to carry out a door knocking exercise to update residents, arrange access etc, this is quite a big task and will try our best to work with all the residents to complete this work.
Any defects to the drainage systems identified from the surveys will be scheduled and repaired.
Paving the way
It would be difficult not to notice there's some work being carried out on the Estate.
A company called Riney is replacing the paving slabs.
You should receive a letter from the site supervisor, but here's a copy if you need it: