Keeping It Local?
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CROXTETH FAZAKERLEY NORRIS GREEN Cobalt Housing - Keeping it Local? You may already know that Symphony Housing Cobalt Housing (Cobalt) is one Group Area of six housing associations in the ‘Symphony Housing Group’ with 41,000 homes across the North-West as shown in the Map. The Symphony Housing Group Board has the authority, after consultation with and approval from member organisations, to agree the future of all the Housing Associations within the Group. 6,000 Symphony provides some services to Cobalt, including Governance, Human Resources, IT and Marketing. Why are you receiving this newsletter? The figures in red show Your Cobalt Board believes it is in the homes across the area best interests of its tenants and the communities it serves in Croxteth, Fazakerley, and Norris Green that What would change? Cobalt should continue as your local Before any decisions are If Cobalt left the Symphony Housing landlord to invest in your homes, taken the Cobalt Board communities, and neighbourhoods as it Group, Cobalt would continue as your landlord. It would be a ‘stand-alone’ Needs Your Views has always done. housing association. Cobalt strongly believes it can save money by delivering Symphony services If Cobalt remains within the THIS NEWSLETTER itself, having a 100% local focus on Symphony Housing Group then, improved delivery and creating local following consultation, should they TELLS YOU: employment. agree to form one organisation then To do this Cobalt would: Cobalt would no longer be your WHAT THE • Leave the Symphony Housing Group landlord. ISSUES ARE and • Become an independent housing The Cobalt Board HOW YOU CAN association. This is called ‘de-merger’. wants your views! HAVE YOUR The Symphony Housing Group Board SAY ON THE has given in-principle approval to this, PROPOSALS provided certain conditions are met. The Cobalt Board This newsletter has been produced by PS Consultants, the Independent wants to know what Tenant Advisor (ITA) chosen by the Cobalt Tenant Working Group to give independent advice to tenants on these proposals. YOU think. THE VIEWS OF THE COBALT BOARD E 6 AN 0 The Key Issue Local Housing L A ’S 5 OD I A WO N ER SH T R If Cobalt remains as part of the TW E IGEN Junction 6 and Neighbourhood ARL E CL E O N B W’S LA S OS I E G UNT DRIVE N Symphony Housing Group and if, XH ER A S H FO B L N L E Playing A R R E A W W Fields D L Recreation W A Services O O O N O H W O following consultation, the Group R Ground R A E K D ’ E V S S ’ S E N H N A Y A L R L L L A E R A A L O O D L • Cobalt already has amongst the N L N N A Members agree to form a single E A R L A E E D D D V A R H A RC G O highest service performance ST A D organisation, then Cobalt would no A R O E A D L A M A506 FAZAKERLEY A N E L C D R O R E O C Homes would standards in the Symphony Housing O R M longer be your landlord. P E M M G H N A P O A M O 5 L E R S H L 7 N M O A M S L D A R C E E E F Y L R R Group. It intends to build on this A C E FER F be managed centrally and there would V O S K I A C R N E T R R S U I D D N E H T E P V S A A S C O V K S E O U be no local Board managing homes and R Fazakerley N M H A OAD P AKE R T DR S • Cobalt will maintain, repair and ONGA ROAD KAR E I H L M D E H E T G M A R I V N A O N OAD A investment in your area as Cobalt does N E R R N WKSMOOR L H C A L continue to improve existing homes O R IC TR ES H S I S S A OV CR A E M IA O N M IT D L R E L now. W H A I O G H R R CRE T in line with the priorities it agrees D SCEN K C A A GO B Aintree LA Junction 5 E DE Recreation ROAD On the other hand, if Cobalt leaves with tenants and it will make sure H Ground N Gillmoss R S W O B T D A NG C O LO K (de-merges from) the Symphony Housing as a minimum that all of its homes L N G A IL L E M D N B O S A S Group, Cobalt will become a stand-alone meet the health, safety and quality E R L HMP A O I N Altcourse D E R P G W AR housing association with responsibility for KV I standards set down by the regulator, E IE E L W A D L 5 V A O R 8 I O W O 0 R R A B R O O K F I E L D D R I V E D managing its own affairs and investment in L the Homes and Communities Agency D B R O O K LA F I A E L D W N A H I G H E Y E L Croxteth, Fazakerley and Norris Green. E (HCA), and R K R GILLMOSS Y CK C A I D A I A B FAL W G MOU A H IL R TH O LM RD The Cobalt Board firmly believes that O E R S • The Cobalt Board believes it can N S S H LA Fazakerley T E Everton A E L D Cemetery L E P there are real advantages to becoming D C I W give a clear commitment that its A M E I N N M O V S E S S K a stand-alone housing association. E T N A R own tenants and residents will A O A L P Playing Fields L S N W T Playing Field O A Y E N E These are: N E Croxteth have a direct role in shaping future D B L A A Recreation L R ROAD E E D Ground L C I A G I SCENT TERNHALL R D O Craven Wood B N RE E T standards for the Cobalt local 5 C Sparrow S R 1 O Y D C G S 87 E OA E L L VENUE R West Derby N K S A E Hall L T R E L Cemetery B R S A A ULFOR A PA H RR P Locality and Community housing service. W OW TILST T S D S S D LEA T S A O ON LANDFORD R N Playing R O O L L C E O T Dam A R A L P Fields AD O A V R RD Wood A H S Cobalt: O E R S T G R D O R D AD O W N C C A A V O A S B O O R ULFOR D E E B AL E E N T R P CK C E M E K E O E R U T N I A C G AR RD N R O E N E Cobalt is H L E C R T V • Is focused entirely on its local S A V A RD R I G D N 80 E R E 5 D R HAS OOK D E A R ELB R D R E A V M E E YB A L I A VENUE E A O O E R H A C R H N W R R T R E D S E E H B O A I D communities in Croxteth, Fazakerley R R N A E IE VE T O F D A UR O M D R F NT S N C G R D V Croxteth R E R financially strong I U C P S R N R P I Y E AINB U I A C E D E O A O R R N U R W C ST S O D N D R E S W L F N D C R D IA Park P D R T L O L E E O B I E E A C N N T R S V O and Norris Green. Symphony homes A E G H A C S U M T OT O A Recreation T A R L ESBR R R O A W S E OK E D D R D C L V ROA D RD • The Cobalt Board has recently T G Ground D RE R K T L M CEP L T H A N S U I O O H O A E S A RIS K K A B I D H R O R C U E S IC E E O GR NG V F I R E A I K F I N YL C are across Greater Manchester, T R N N N ROM I O N Y D P M E E O D L T O T O N A O L L A E T R O R D E D A N commissioned independent, external E O R L E L I V L B V R R N R H T E A B D N I T E D E D W D F S F A F I R VENUE R Lancashire, Merseyside, Tameside and D R O A E N N D I D R R A R X S R N N U D E V A Y U R R E consultants to examine its financial C L E NORW M E D N Mull Wood T E A R A S R ANSTREE E T A S S C Dog & Gun L BR D C A IL I R A H R S FO U the Wirral.