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The London Tenants Federation (LTF) is an umbrella organisation bringing together London's borough wide council tenant federations and organisations. It does not aim to supersede any of its member organisations, but instead, to strengthen them through: sharing and exchanging information, making collective London wide responses to consultation and at times campaigning together. It aims to provide a strong voice for London's council tenants. The London Tenants Federation (LTF) has representation on the Mayors Housing Forum and one of its delegates chairs the Forum's Community Engagement Sub Group.

 

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RECENT ISSUES, CONSULTATIONS AND OPEN MEETINGS

 

  • NATIONAL TENANTS VOICE Martin Cave's 'Every Tenant Matters: A Review of Social Housing Regulation' published in June '07 proposed the establishment of a regulator for social rented housing and a consumer voice - a 'National Tenants Voice' (NTV). Proposals were taken further in the Government's 'Tenants Empowerment' consultation paper of summer 2007. Since then a group including officers of the government department Communities and Local Government, members of TAROE (Tenants and Residents Organisation of England), The National Federation of TMOs, the Confederation of Co-Operative Housing and representatives of two of England's six regional tenants organisations have been involved in further discussions on the NTV. A number of meetings are now being held across the country to hear what these groups have come up with and for other tenants representatives to put forward their views. The meeting in London is on 28th June.
  • HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT REVIEW In December '07, the then Housing Minster Yvette Cooper MP, announced a review of the national Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 'subsidy' system. The review is to examine the case for changes to the national HRA, to consider evidence about the need to spend on management, maintenance and repairs to council homes and to consider rent policy . It is to make its final report in spring 2009, but will also 'provide advice in 2008' to inform decisions about council rents and 'subsidy determinations' (for each council) for 2009 / 10 and 2010 / 1.

    The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) was commissioned by the government to facilitate a number of workshops to advise the Review as it proceeds. The debate though, is being carried out behind closed doors and minutes of the workshops are conspicuously absent from the CIH web site.

  • LTF Briefing on the HRA Reveiw
  • LTF comment on the HRA Review for Roof Magazine
  • LTF letter to Inside Housing

    Please also see 'Moonlight Robbery' - listed on the green section at the side of this page.

  • THE MAYORS HOUSING STRATEGY The former Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone published a draft Mayors Housing Strategy on 18.09.07. Formal public consultation on the strategy was due to commence following the Mayoral elections. Since there is now a new Mayor of London, Boris Johnston, there will be changes to the strategy and it is likely to be a few months before a new draft strategy is produced and formal consultation to commence. The strategy will be London's first statutory housing strategy.
  • LTF AGM - 31.05.08 Debate was held on the Value of Council Housing for London. Guest speakers were - Jenny Edwards (Homeless Link), Mick O'Sullivan (London Federation of Housing Co-operatives and Kit Wilby (Brent Private Tenants)
  • LTF OPEN MEETING ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES - Wednesday 20th February 2008.

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The LTF welcomes comment and contributions from tenants, but we cannot respond to individual complaints or concerns about issues in individual boroughs.

We are not an advice agency and cannot assist directly with tenancy issues for tenants of any tenure. For advice on any legal issue please contact your local law centre or Citizens Advice Bureau. Please also visit our links page for links to advice guides and Community Legal Services Direct.

Address - London Tenants Federation, C/o Camden Federation of Tenants and Residents Association, 11-17 The Marr, Camden Street, London NW1 OHE. Tel 020 7874 5464

E-mail info@londontenants.org

 

 


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