Press releases 2010

Posters encouraging Lambeth London Living tenants to pay their rent over the festive season are now up on buses travelling through the borough.

Lambeth London Living, which manages over 33,000 homes in the borough, is currently seeking nominations for three directors to be elected onto its board. The arms length management organisation (ALMO) is seeking a tenant board member for Clapham, a tenant board member for North Lambeth and a leaseholder board member.

Green fingered Lambeth tenants and leaseholders will soon find out who will be crowned the borough’s best gardeners.

Lambeth London Living is pleased with the immediate progress Morrison has made since taking over the repairs work of Connaught yesterday.

Lambeth London Living is changing and it wants residents’ views on plans to improve housing services.

Weir Estate residents in Clapham are celebrating after securing £18,000 to improve the appearance of their Estate. Three £6,000 contributions have been provided by Lambeth London Living, Breyer Group Plc (the contractor responsible for the major works on the estate which are now coming to an end) and the Weir Estate Residents’ Association (WERA) itself.

Residents of one of Lambeth London Living’s sheltered schemes are enjoying improved safety now a new high security entry system’s been installed.

Residents of two Lambeth London Living estates had a very special visit today, when His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex came to see their gardens.

Lambeth London Living is to identify ways to improve services for tenants thanks to a grant from improvement agency Capital Ambition.

Green fingered tenants and leaseholders living in Lambeth are being encouraged to get growing. The tenth annual Estates in Bloom competition will take place this summer.

Lambeth London Living is urging tenants to allow gas servicing to be carried out on their boilers, to avoid properties being entered by their landlord.

Lambeth London Living, London’s largest arms length housing management organisation has appointed a new Director of Property Services. Ola Akinfe joins Lambeth London Living from Newham Council in East London where he was Head of Property Services.

Lambeth London Living is very pleased to open an outdoor community fitness court at one of its sheltered estates – Heather Close.

Lambeth London Living has revealed that nearly all of the waste from the ongoing refurbishment of the Ethelred Estate in Kennington is being recycled.

Lambeth London Living has announced plans to publish fire risk assessments (FRAs) for its 10 story-plus tower blocks on its website from the end of March 2010.

Lambeth London Living has picked up a brand new award from the London Housing Consortium (LHC) as it strives to bring its properties up to the government set Decent Homes Standard.

Lambeth London Living has successfully obtained a Suspended Possession Order against a tenant whose home was being used for the distribution of Class A drugs.

A Lambeth London Living tenant has been elected onto the new National Tenant Council.

Lambeth London Living’s Board is urging Lambeth Council to set a secure budget that helps provide improved services to tenants and unlocks millions of pounds of decent homes funding.