Press releases 2012

A heroic British explorer who was part of the ill fated expedition to the South Pole led by Captain Scott is to be honoured exactly 100 years after his death.

Lambeth London Living residents can get face to face advice and information – plus a free cup of tea - at a special ‘information café’ in Norwood this weekend.

The first winner of a £500 Lambeth London Living prize draw competition has been announced. Ms Valencia Nichols from north Brixton, was the lucky winner of the first Direct Debit – the winning way to pay’ prize draw.

Four and a half thousand Lambeth London Living residents are being invited to take part in a survey that could help shape the future of their housing management service. A random selection of households from across the borough will be given an opportunity to take part in the survey of tenants and residents or STAR this month.

Lambeth London Living is helping eight young people on their way to a brand new career in housing as they start a two year paid work placement.

A £125,000 regeneration project will see over 200 refurbished garages made available to local tenants and leaseholders for rent.

Budding young olympians will get the chance to show off their sporting prowess at a local sports themed event next week. The Woodvale estate’s tenants and residents association in Norwood has been awarded £500 from the Lambeth Community Fund and the London Community Foundation to stage an Olympic themed community fun day.

Lambeth London Living in partnership with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is hosting a FREE dog microchipping event in Streatham for its tenants, and the first 20 visitors will be rewarded with a free dog collar and lead.

Lambeth London Living is hosting an information day on Saturday July 14 for its Streatham based tenants.

A ‘fun day’ held in Vauxhall recently, proved to be less than jolly for one resident – who could face eviction from his home following reports of anti-social behaviour.

King of the silent movie era, Charlie Chaplin, would have a lot to shout about after local residents transformed a derelict urban eyesore, overlooked by his former home in Kennington, into a green oasis.

Lambeth London Living is telling new tenants ‘you can do it’ (if you B&Q it) as a new decorating voucher scheme is rolled out across the borough.

Tenants living in a crack house in Kennington are set to be given their marching orders following successful legal action by Lambeth London Living.

Homes and open spaces on the Central Hill estate, Upper Norwood, are set to benefit from a summer spruce up next month, when Lambeth London Living holds the latest in a series of estate action days. Local residents are invited to join in with the fun at the action day on June 16 – which will have something for everyone, from bouncy castles to recycling advice.

A disabled tenant has praised Lambeth London Living staff for coming to her aid following a campaign of harassment and threatening behaviour against her.  Thirty-one year old Jane (not her real name) was helped by her local tenancy enforcement officers – part of a housing team that has recently celebrated its one year anniversary. They provided support and arranged for a series of security measures to be installed in her home to protect her.

Plans to develop new play areas in Kennington have been given the green light and local children living on the Cotton Gardens and Ethelred Estates plus Pedlars Acre Open Space are set to benefit from a £200k play area improvement project.

Tenants and leaseholders in Lambeth are being urged to come forward to take a role in shaping the work of Lambeth London Living - London’s largest Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO).

Noisy neighbours – your days are numbered. That is the firm message from Lambeth London Living as the noise nuisance service on housing estates is beefed up.

A new prize draw competition launched by Lambeth London Living is offering tenants the opportunity to win a top prize of £500 by paying their rent by Direct Debit – four runners up will each receive a £25 shopping voucher. The first prize draw takes place in June.

Thousands of Lambeth tenants are set to benefit from improvements that will bring all the council's homes up to the Lambeth Housing Standard.