EastendHomes – community-led housing provider? - concerns about EeH' relationship with its residents What was the thinking behind the setting up of EeH? In the consultations with estate residents leading up to stock transfer, Tower Hamlets Council described EeH as a new 'community-led' landlord'. (Open House Issue 9) “The proposed structure for the council-sponsored landlord is as follows:
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It has come to my attention that many tenants, on the Eric and Treby Estates in particular, are asking why some estates works have been carried out while the work on their estate hasn’t. It also becomes increasing frustrating and bewildering to hear that the excuse for not carrying out […]
Following a number of posts/replies/comments about how representative EeH’ Main Board is, residents from a number of estates have asked to have a list of questions answered at the organisation’s AGM. They are challenging the Chair of the Board, Martin Young to demonstrate that EeH is complying with its own […]
Following an application to the Leaseholders Valuation Tribunal (LVT) for determination in relation to a number of EeH’ unfair service charges at St Georges Estate, EeH conceded the following: Communal heating charges that had been charged on property with private heating Charges for smoke detectors Charges made for tenanted properties […]
Before the transfer of our estates from the Council, EastendHomes’ Leaseholder Consultation Document assured us that: “EastendHomes is committed to providing a good housing management and maintenance service to all leaseholders. This would include: acting at all times as a reasonable and responsible landlord (freeholder) providing an accountable cost-effective service […]
“The association meets the expectations set out in the Regulatory Code in terms of financial viability, however exposures exist which make it vulnerable to deterioration”. “Overall, to date the association’s financial performance has been within its business plan as agreed recently with the lenders. On the basis of this plan […]
As a result of the housing transfer program, all leaseholders that used to be represented by Tower Hamlets Leaseholders Association (THLA), found themselves to be lacking a united representation when problems started with the new landlord Eastend Homes. Leaseholders were not consulted for the transfer and they found themselves with a new landlord who was imposed on them. Their numerous issues – most of them created by Eastend Homes - are not heard by the new landlord, because leaseholders are weak, fragmented and unrepresented.
I remember seeing this breaking news shortly after it appeared at the beginning of April. My how time flies….. “Work on the day will be informed by the outcome of the recent housing inspection by the Audit Commission which resulted in EastendHomes being awarded 2 Stars and promising prospects” it […]