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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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