Carol Hinvest
Council: Lewisham
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
4 meetings
Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The Lewisham Council Housing Select Committee met to discuss the Building for Lewisham programme, antisocial behaviour, an ombudsman report, and future work programmes. The committee agreed to request clarification on the definition of delivery
in the context of housing targets and expressed disappointment with the council's handling of homelessness cases.
Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 7.00 pm
The Housing Select Committee met to discuss the Housing Assistance Policy, the Building for Lewisham Programme, the Annual Statutory Housing Ombudsman Report, the Regenter B3 Annual Report, and the Select Committee Work Programme. The committee agreed to request further information on energy performance certificates and disrepair figures in the next Regenter B3 report, and also requested a detailed report covering complaint handling and transactional surveys.
Housing Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm
The committee approved the proposed changes to Lewisham’s Housing Revenue Account for 2025/26. This included an average rent increase of 2.7% for council tenants and an average increase to service charges of £10.98 or 39.9%. Tenants in properties managed by Regenter B3 will see an average increase to their service charges of £0.90. The committee also approved an average increase of 2.7% to garage rents. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s report into the Council’s handling of a resident's homelessness application was noted. The committee agreed the Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Homelessness should oversee the action plan that has been produced to prevent a reoccurrence of the issues identified in the report.
Housing Select Committee - Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 7.00 pm
This meeting included reports on the annual review of the Brockley PFI, an update on the Building for Lewisham development programme, and the Council's compliance with the Housing Ombudsman's Complaint Handling Code. The Council also presented their annual statutory reports to the Housing Ombudsman for scrutiny by the Committee.
Decisions from Meetings
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Select Committee work programme
From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
The Housing Select Committee decided to update its work programme. The committee approved adding a report on compliance with Awaab's Law to the January meeting agenda. The Major Works and Stock Condition report was deferred to the March meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Building for Lewisham Programme
From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
The Housing Select Committee of Lewisham Council approved recommendations on 18/11/2025. The committee referred its views on the use of the term "delivery" in relation to the Building for Lewisham programme to the Mayor and Cabinet.
Recommendations Approved
Responses from Mayor and Cabinet
From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, despite receiving no responses from the Mayor and Cabinet.
Recommendations Approved
LG&SC Ombudsman Report
From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
The Housing Select Committee decided to approve the recommendations from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman report on 18 November 2025. The committee noted the report and expressed extreme disappointment at repeated failings. They will keep possession and homelessness cases under close review.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of interest
From: Housing Select Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm - November 18, 2025
...the committee noted the declarations of interest from Councillors Harding, Dall, Atkinson, Johnston-Franklin, and Penfold regarding their various affiliations and connections to organizations and individuals potentially relevant to housing matters in Lewisham.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 4
Average per Month: 0.3
Decisions Recorded: 26 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.