New Tenants Housing Panel

I was on Camden councils website HERE trying to find out who are the councils front line Neighbourhood Housing Officers [NHO] - for each ward, as there have been a few change since the elections last May and some changes to ward names and boundaries Camden Council Elections 5 May 2022 

I wasn't having any luck with the Your Neighbourhood Housing Officer - Camden Council page 

So had a look through a few committee documents and couldnt find the information and then came to the Kentish Town  DMC Agenda for Kentish Town District Management Committee on Tuesday, 28th February, 2023, 6.30 pm - Camden Council

but no such luck here either but did find ANOTHER Housing Services Consolidated Report 

- of the Director of Housing Management and Director of Property Services. [must be a standing agenda item for the DMCs. 

One of the things mentioned in the report is the new  Camden Housing & Property Residents Panel which is  said to be a open and honest approach [gasp  - must be true then] with residents in the driving seat something blah something improving blah blah. 

" The panel’s first session was on 01 December, and was opened by Director of Property Management, Gavin Haynes. 

The second session of the panel on 17 January was opened by Director of Housing, Glendine Shepherd. This session was for the panel to explore what topics they may want to investigate more deeply at future panel sessions" 

It doesn't say when the meetings with be made public and appear on the councils website Calender of Meetings and I for one am rather looking forward to seeing how this works out.  

4 May 2023

Angela Spooner has apparently retired 

6 May 2023

I've found the name of landlords  NHO for the ward I live in, its Lavinia Mayers. 

I don't know how long she has been there as I don't recall her introducing herself or such like, which former NHO for ward Dionne Cole did. 

DC has moved to Gospel Oak ward but has stretched back over here to start her harassment of me again. Who is backing her I wonder? 

Oh oh as I type I just heard someone slam the front door very loud which is annoying to me - vacant tenant from A has been up here every day since DC contacted me, including today. 

In AA v London Borough of Southwark HERE  14 Oct 2014, AA sued  the LB of Southwark. 

"conspiracy involving 3 of the defendant's employees in the Housing department to the effect that the claimant should be evicted at all costs and without the opportunity to obtain a further suspension of the possession order obtained in November 2006." 

"The conspiracy continued as an attempted cover-up of the unlawful nature of the original conspiracy and of the unlawful consequences of that conspiracy that had led to the claimant's unlawful eviction, the destruction of the claimant's possessions and his homelessness without financial resources for a lengthy period." 

Its a real eyeopener and actual proof of how some council housing officers abuse their authority at the detriment of some others. This was quite an extreme case and hopefully it doesn't happen that often but it does happen still to varying degrees. 

This case it a lot more clear cut than what I have been experiencing. 

When they take against you for whatever reason I think they lose all sense of integrity and it becomes all about destroying the target. 

26 June 2023

The June round of DMC's Consolidated Housing Services Report 

[Report of the Director of Housing & Director of Property Management - supporting Communities Directorate] 

" HOUSING COMPLAINTS QUARTER 4 22/23

1.1 The data shows that the number of Repairs complaints remains high and Housing Management complaints have nearly doubled. As a result of the high workload, fewer complaints are responded to on time." 

 " CAMDEN HOUSING & PROPERTY RESIDENTS PANEL

 3. Selection & Appointment

 3.3 We are not making public the identities of individual panel members."

 So much for the Open approach mentioned in an earlier Report. What are they so afraid

Thursday 14 Sept 2023

https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/gospel-oak-tenants-see-the-plug-pulled-on-their-housing-committee

Gospel Oak tenants see the plug pulled on their housing committee

Monday, 29th March 2021 — By Harry Taylor

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Seems things have been sorted out.