Councillor’s Update
LHS Update October 2014 (Issue 3)
The Lambeth Housing Standard Results for the whole LHS programme since it Job creation and work-ready people (LHS): hitting our targets… began in 2012/13 include (the figures for the It’s very clear to all three contractors that we expect 2014/15 works so far are in brackets): millions spent on work on thousands of homes to create real jobs and training. This year, they’ve The Story So Far 3,864 new kitchens (1395 in 14/15) taken on 16 apprentices, trained 16 local people The LHS is the standard for how modern, warm, dry 3,884 new bathrooms (1,416 in 14/15) and invested time and money in benefits like giving and safe Lambeth homes should be – the standard 3,932 properties rewired (1,498 in 14/15) community buildings a new lease of life. Lambeth residents wanted. In 2013/14 – the first full 1,603 homes benefit from new UPVC double year of the LHS – we invested £91m in over 3,000 glazed windows (1,212 in 14/15) This summer, we launched the Lambeth Skills homes. Now, we’re working harder and faster and 1,396 homes benefit from new roofs (1,217 in Academy. After five weeks’ training, 16-24 year we’re nearly half way there. When we started, we 14/15) olds from our estates get upskilled to work with our were fitting about 30 new kitchens and bathrooms a 1,928 homes with upgraded communal contractors and sub-contractors. In month one, month. Now, it’s five times more! electrics (758 in 14/15) eight have completed the course.
456 homes reached by new lifts (60 in 14/15) 2014/15: The third year of the LHS 1,222 with new heating systems (603 in We started the new financial year by selecting three 14/15) big building contractors and signing custom-made 951 are safer through upgraded door entry contracts to complete the LHS works. systems (396 in 14/15) 1,858 with upgraded water tanks (181 in About 1,500 residents have seen their homes 14/15) brought up to Lambeth Housing Standard so far this year. The LHS is a higher standard than the Government’s ‘Decent Homes’ standard. The LHS: North, Central, South Keepmoat and Mears have worked with us since the programme started. They signed new contracts in April, with Mears switching from North to Central area. Breyer is new to the partnership. They have started work on sites in the North.
LHS: the Ward view On the back of this update you can find the information you wanted to be kept in the loop about: all the LHS works for your ward – what’s been done; what’s in the pipeline as well as what’s on site LHS: video! when we’re starting onsite in your ward Country Show dates for key resident consultation meetings, Last we filmed our appearance at the Lambeth We agreed with Lambeth Council that we will invest open days, and Q&A sessions Country Show. You can see residents talk about £98.8m in 2014/15 – and we mean to spend every phone numbers and emails for the Lambeth their experience of the LHS here: penny on Lambeth homes. The Greater London Living Programme Managers in your wards. www.lambethliving.org.uk/films. A film from our Authority provided a £50m grant for this year’s summer 2014 appearance will be available soon! programme. We are confident the LHS can meet all Our leaseholders the GLA targets that are the ‘strings attached’ for this Our leaseholders have been telling us how they Keeping residents and councillors funding. We need to be, because we have just bid for want us to consult them and involve them in LHS informed £44.1m more. works. A working group of leaseholders led by the We know one concern for residents and
Housing Cabinet Member has produced a councillors is finding out what’s happening and Until this year, spending patterns seemed uneven, comprehensive action plan. when. with more activity in the second half of the year and more spending in the last quarter than we would like. What can residents and councillors We are pleased to report a far more even profile. Beyond buildings The ECO (Energy Company Obligation) expect? We’ll write before we start work on homes and Last year Lambeth Living secured £11m of grant What has the LHS delivered this year? estates to introduce the LHS team and the funding from British Gas and Scottish Power to Results this year include: surveyors and contractors who will survey and improve energy efficiency (creating environmental carry out the works on homes. 642 doors fitted, making sure homes comply with benefits) on Lambeth sites. £4m worth of work to
all current fire risk assessment and fire safety date means: requirements, as well as improving security We’ll publish newsletters on the website and 2,400 homes with cavity wall insulation, tweet reminders about them
210 homes with external wall insulation www.twitter.com/lambethliving (cladding) The updated and expanded Frequently Asked estimated energy savings worth £75 per annum Questions (FAQs) will be available at meetings to each of the 2,610 households. and drop-in sessions and are on the web:
www.lambethliving.org.uk/lhs-faqs
We’ll publish Case Studies where residents talk about LHS works in their own words: www.lambethliving.org.uk/lhs-case-studies
The LHS programme for your Ward can be found overleaf
The ECO scheme will also cross subsidise the LHS
project by £750K this year – so it really is a ‘win- win’.
Councillor’s Update
Larkhall Ward October 2014 (Issue 3)
WORKS ESTATE NAME TYPE OF WORKS NO. NO. KEY CONTACT CONSULTATION STARTED OR COMPLETED TENANTS LEASEHOLDERS DATE DUE TO OR DUE TO START COMPLETE 2012-13 YEAR 1 CLAPHAM ROAD Paul Moxham LIFT REPLACEMENT @ CALLINGHAM HOUSE 24 12 JAN 2013 JUN 2013 NOV 2013 ESTATE Project Manager (Electrical) NEW BOOSTER PUMP REPLACEMENTS 1-8 DENNIS WAY, GAUDEN Laura Hunter GAUDEN ESTATE 62 22 DEC 2014 OCT 2012 APR 2013 CLOSE 42-92 (EVENS), LYNDE & ROMAYNE HOUSES Project Manager (Mechanical) 2013-14 – YEAR 2 CARLTON MANSIONS LHS ESTATES PROGRAMME – KITCHEN, BATHROOM, ELECTRICS, Samantha Jones 5 7 JULY 2013 JAN 2014 APRIL 2014 ESTATE WINDOWS AND DOORS @ 1-11 CARLTON MANSIONS Capital Works Project Manager REPLACEMENT OF LANDLORD ELECTRICS @ ROY RIDLEY HOUSE & Paul Moxham 16 8 OCT 2013 JAN 2014 AUG 2014 STRINGER LODGE Project Manager (Electrical) CLAPHAM ROAD LIFT REPLACEMENT @ HUGH MORGAN, RUSSELL PICKERING & TOWNS Paul Moxham 39 11 AUG 2013 DEC 2013 JUN 2014 ESTATE HOUSES Project Manager (Electrical) LHS INTERNALS - KITCHEN, BATHROOM & REWIRING @ ROY RIDLEY Denise Nunn St John 16 0 MAR 2013 JUN 2013 NOV 2013 HOUSE & STRINGER LODGE Capital Works Project Manager EMILY MANSIONS Paul Moxham DOOR ENTRY SYSTEM UPGRADES @ EMILY MANSIONS 8 4 NOV 2013 JAN 2014 AUG 2014 ESTATE Project Manager (Electrical) COMMUNAL WATER TANK AND BOOSTER REPLACEMENT @ HOLCOMBE Laura Hunter FENWICK ESTATE 28 16 JUL 2014 OCT 2014 MAR 2015 HOUSE Project Manager (Mechanical) Paul Moxham SPRINGFIELD ESTATE LIFT REPLACEMENT @ DARTINGTON HOUSE 18 4 AUG 2013 DEC 2013 APR 2014 Project Manager (Electrical) WHOLE HOUSE APPROACH: KITCHEN, BATHROOM, ELECTRICS, STREET PROPERTY Wayne Murray WINDOWS AND DOORS @ 42 HUBERT GROVE, 22 & 60 HEMBERTON RD, 7 0 JUL 2013 OCT 2013 DEC 2013 YEAR 2 Capital Works Project Manager 3 LANSDOWNE GARDENS & 8 TREGOTHNAN ROAD 2014-15 – YEAR 3 Denise Nunn St John/ LHS INTERNALS - KITCHEN, BATHROOM & REWIRING @ 1-8 DENNIS GAUDEN ESTATE 41 0 Samantha Jones MAR 2013 JUN 2013 NOV 2013 WAY GAUDEN CLOSE (42-92), LYNDE & ROMAYNE HOUSES Capital Works Project Manager LIFT REPLACEMENT @ ASTON, BILTON, BRADFIELD, BROCKET, CHESSINGTON, CLIVE, COLCHESTER, CROXTETH, DALEMAN, DARTINGTON, DONNINGTON, ESHER, FALLODON, FARNLEY, Paul Moxham 678 259 NOV 2014 FEB 2015 DEC 2015 GOLDSBOROUGH, HARDWICK, HINDLIP, KNEBWORTH, KNELLER, Project Manager (Electrical) SPRINGFIELD ESTATE LOSTOCK, NETHERBY, NEWTON, OAKWELL, RUSHBROOK, RUSHTON, RYDAL, STANMORE, WINSLOW HOUSES, 57 UNION GROVE LHS ESTATES PROGRAMME – KITCHEN, BATHROOM, ELECTRICS Wayne Murray WINDOWS AND DOORS – WHOLE ESTATE (AS ABOVE FOR LIFT 678 259 JUL 2013 APR 2015 SEP 2015 Capital Works Project Manager REPLACEMENT) HOMES OCCUPIED BY TENANTS: 4, 21, 20 , 27, 30, 56 ANDALUS ROAD; 8 ARLESFORD ROAD, 58 BROMFELDE ROAD; 37 CHELSHAM ROAD; 355 & 357 CLAPHAM ROAD; 3-5, 7-9, 11 STREET PROPERTY GAUDEN CLOSE ; 41 GAUDEN ROAD ; 33 & 60 HEMBERTON PROGRAMME YEAR 3 ROAD; 2, 12, 13, 22, 26, 28-29, 3, 42, 52, 57, 60, 71, 78, 80, 83-84, 89, 114-115, 125, HUBERT GROVE; 61 & 63 JEFFREYS WHOLE HOUSE ROAD; 13, 15 & 19 LANDOR ROAD; 3 LANSDOWNE APPROACH: GARDENS; 1-7 PRIDEAUX ROAD; 19, 21-22 SIBELLA ROAD; INDICATIVE LIST – 19 STIRLING ROAD; 8, 19-20, 23, 26-27, 39, 31-32, 41-42, Wayne Murray PLEASE NOTE THIS IS 44, 47, 60 TASMAN ROAD ; 8 TREGOTHNAN ROAD ; 13-19 134 46 NOV 2014 APR 2015 MAR 2016 Capital Works Project Manager BEING FINALISED – (odd) 23-29 (odd) 33-45 (odd) 45, 49 WILLINGTON ROAD HOMES OCCUPIED BY TENANTS WILL RECEIVE HOMES OCCUPIED BY TENANTS & LEASEHOLDERS: 33 ARLESFORD INTERNAL AS WELL AS ROAD; 62 BROMFELDE ROAD; 7 CHELSHAM ROAD; 333 & EXTERNAL WORKS. 353 CLAPHAM ROAD ; 2, 4, 6, 8, 112 GAUDEN ROAD; 54 HEMBERTON ROAD; 58, 61, 63 HUBERT GROVE; 49, 51, 65 JEFFREYS ROAD; 21, 25, 27, 29, 121, 133 LANDOR ROAD; 27 PRIDEAUX ROAD; 15, 17, 23, 25 SIBELLA ROAD; 39 & 84 UNION ROAD
KEY CONTACTS Laura Hunter, Project Manager (Mechanical) email: [email protected] T: 07538 601 385 Paul Moxham, Project Manager (Electrical) email: [email protected] T: 07985 216 273 Denise Nunn St John, Capital Works Project Manager, email: [email protected] T: 020 7926 5254 Samantha Jones, Capital Works Project Manager, email: [email protected] T: 020 7926 1635 Wayne Murray, Capital Works Project Manager, email: [email protected] T: 020 7926 3428
PLEASE NOTE: (1) The programme is indicative and is based on information held on the Lifespan stock condition database. All homes will be subject to survey prior to the start of improvement works. (2) It may be necessary to update the programme moving planned work on estates into a different financial year.