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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Open House was produced by Tower Hamlets Housing Services to keep residents informed on the progress of Housing Choice. Warning – please be patient as downloads from this server can be slow at times. Open House Issue 1 – Aug 2001 (PDF 560k) Consultation Begins – picture the future Sue […]
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 […]
The application submitted by Eastendhomes to the SDC Meeting was finally laid to rest. The Strategic Development Committee Members had voted against the plans at previous meetings for at least four reasons. Yet again, the Planning Department decided their own course of action and offered only one reason – the […]
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 […]
This is a story of how you can spend a lot of money and fail to achieve a thing. To start with we had a block of flats (at 1-14 Brokesley Street) in which older people and vulnerable adults lived and everybody was happy. Then East End Homes decided that […]
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 […]
Despite residents’ opposition the Council granted consent at Eastend Homes infill construction proposals at St Georges Estate. A Decision Notice was issued in January 2009 and 21 Conditions need to be discharged prior to the commencement of works. Without the relevant authorisation from the Council, Eastend Homes removed three fine […]
1. Consent was granted by LBTH Strategic Development Committee in August 08 for an application for development consisting of 139 ‘market units’ and 54 ‘affordable units’ (with a tenure mix of 23 ‘intermediate’ and 31 ‘social rented’ units) together with refurbishment of existing units and provision of community facilities. 2. […]
Residents of Glamis Estate were told recently by EeH’ Director of Housing John Henderson that EeH is having another think about promises made to provide a permanent new local housing office on Glamis Estate. EeH’ latest idea is that we should toddle along Cable Street to St Georges Estate and […]