Paul Mitchell

Housing Select Committee

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

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.