Issue 7 | June 2014 HOME OWNER NEWS

COMING UP 2014 Residents’ Conference - Saturday 13 September Save the date! Residents’ Conference The 2014 Residents’ Conference Saturday 13 September 2014 Drop in any time 10am - 3.30pm This year’s conference should be better than ever, so put the date in your diary and we hope to see you there. Look out for your invitation in August.

The event, which will celebrate our 18th birthday, is a fantastic opportunity to speak to senior directors and other staff. The afternoon’s activities include a garden and indoor plants workshop and salsa dancing zumba. There’s also a prize quiz.

There will be three new workshops: question and answer sessions with RBKC Leader Cllr Nicholas Paget-Brown, Peter Maddison (capital programme and investments) and Daniel Wood (home ownership).

When: 10am - 3.30pm, Saturday 13 September 2014 Drop in any time! Delivering excellent Where: Royal Garden Hotel services through 2-24 High Street resident-led management W8 4PT 1996 - 2014

Children’s TMO and Youth TMO The Children’s TMO (CTMO) for 8-13 Both the CTMO and YTMO have year olds has been running in the Borough already teamed up with the Chelsea north of Gate for some time FC Foundation to provide free football and is going from strength to strength. coaching sessions to TMO residents aged The Resident Engagement Team is now 11 to 19. The coaching sessions are taking Further information working on expanding it to the south place 2-5pm every Sunday until 17 August Resident Engagement Team of the borough. It’s also successfully on the Emslie Horniman Pleasance park 020 8964 6061 developing a Youth TMO (YTMO) for games court on Southern Row, Kensal 14-19 year olds. Town, W10 5AW.

Need help with improving your home? CONTACT US You are eligible for the grant if you are a 0800 137 111 or 020 7605 6464 household which: • is in receipt of one or more [email protected] income-related or disability benefits or a Personal Independence Payment kctmo.org.uk You could be could be eligible for an (PIP) AND has children. average grant of £3,000 to improve your Or you have a household which has: @kctmo homes and reduce carbon emissions. • older people beyond working age; or • someone with a long-term illness or a Unit A, 292 Kensal Road, The Council is part of the West London disability. London W10 5BE Better Homes Project, which awards Better Homes grants for improvements to Even if you’ve already had a Council grant meet the decent homes standard in owner or adaptation works, you may still be occupied homes. This would include work eligible. to kitchens, bathrooms, insulation and new boilers.

Delivering excellent Further information services through Denise McDonald at Staying First resident-led management 1996 - 2014 020 8996 8808 [email protected] Cyclical decorations programme What it involves: repainting inside and out, any necessary repairs externally or in communal areas, the replacement of some roofs and windows. Where: boroughwide, split into two contracts: North and South How many homes: 1,268

North South Fairhurst Ward Abbots Contractor: Contractor: Axis Carol McGarry TMO project manager: TMO project manager: Simon Girling May 2014 When it started: When it starts: July 2014 August 2015 When it ends: When it ends: November 2014 to September 2014 only. 32 Dawson Place; 7 Properties: Properties in the programme; 1-125 Campden Houses; Tor Russell Garden Mews; 12 Russell Gardens; 17 Russell Road; Court, 140, 162 and 169 Finborough Road; 1-12 and 13-48 10 and 33 Arundel Gardens; 55 and 172-174 Lancaster St Mark’s Grove; Hereford House; Elm Park House; 68 Road, Nottingwood House, Foreland House, 43-85 and Flood Street; 5, 6, 8 and 10 Ashburnham Road; 57-59 Edith 109– 305 Tavistock Crescent;10a Avondale Park Gardens; Grove and 36 Gunter Grove. Eastry House; 1 Pembridge Square, 18 and 25 Basing Street; Consultation and choice: all residents will be invited to Talbot House and 1B Kenley Walk. meet the contractor events for individual blocks or estates Consultation and choice: all residents have or will be prior to any work starting. Information will be provided on invited to ‘meet the contractor events’ for individual blocks the scope of works to individual blocks and colour choices or estates prior to any work starting. Information will be at the meeting. provided on the scope of works to individual blocks and colour choices at the meeting. Cavity wall fill programme Roof renewal programme What it involves: there is a small abseiling cavity fill What it involves: roof covering renewal and associated programme on site, covering approximately 500 homes. work, including repairs to copings/parapets/safety rails Many buildings already have cavity fill, so this is a around perimeter roofs. programme to ensure the other brick built properties with Where: World’s End; Wiltshire Close; 62 Finborough Road cavities over 40mm wide get the benefit of the additional and 69 Philbeach Gardens insulation. How many homes: 457 Contractor: Amber Construction The work is funded via British Gas as part of the TMO project manager: Carol McGarry government’s energy policy; it’s a way of reducing a When it started: April 2014 building’s heat loss and carbon emissions, so that less fuel is When it ends: September 2014 used to heat homes. Also, residents are less likely to suffer Consultation and choice: meet the contractor events open fuel poverty. to all residents have already been held for all properties Where: Carton House; Marley House; Tor Court; Talbot within the programme. Walk; Walnut Tree House; 63,123 and 125 Finborough Road; 437 Fulham Road; Clarendon Walk; Manchester Drive; 48-50 and 53-100 Powis Square and Camelford Walk. How many homes: 500 Contractor: Avalon Construction TMO project manager: Claire Williams When it started: June 2014 Further information When it ends: August 2014 Home Ownership Consultation and choice: all residents have or will be invited to meet the contractor events for individual blocks or estates 020 7605 6464 prior to any works starting. Information will be provided on [email protected] the scope of works.

YOUR LOCAL HOUSING OFFICES The Home Ownership Team Network Hub Lancaster West Estate Office, is based at the Unit A, 292 Kensal Road Blantyre Office London W10 5BE London W11 1TQ Open weekdays 9am-5pm Open Monday to Thursday 9am-4.30pm Blantyre Office Friday 9am-1pm Blantyre Street London SW10 0DS 020 8964 6161 Open weekdays 9am-5pm