Tony Riordan

Council: Lewisham

Committees: Housing Select Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

1 meeting

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.

November 21, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

7 decisions · Page 2 of 2

HRA- Rent Setting

From: Housing Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 21, 2024

...to note the report on HRA (Housing Revenue Account) rent setting, approving the recommendations within it.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 1

Average per Month: 1.0

Decisions Recorded: 7