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EEH LEASEHOLDERS & FREEHOLDERS ASSOCIATION
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EEHLFA’S first AGM was held on Thursday 29th April 2010 at The East London Tabernacle - Burdett Road - Mile End 

For the first time we have a strong, unified voice to take forward a joint campaign to bring about real change for leaseholders and freeholders on all EastendHomes estates.

Now that all launch meetings have been held on all EEH estates in the borough, the AGM was held on the 29th April to elect an official Committee at the East London Tabernacle in Mile End - Also attending were parliamentary candidates from:-

  • Conservative - Tim Archer
  • Liberal Democrat - Jonathan Fryer
  • Respect - George Galloway

Service charges have increased significantly since stock transfer, reviews of EEH's bills & invoices has proven that their accountancy isn't always accurate - and leaseholders & freeholders are paying for their mistakes.

EEHLFA Committee
At the AGM, Gloria Thienel from Island Gardens Estates was elected Chair of EEHLFA and Jan Anstey-Hayes from Glamis Estate was elected Vice Chair. Ares Zaimes from St George's Estate was elected Treasurer and Jill Strudwick from Mile End Estates was elected Secretary.  A week later, Gloria Thienel was successful in her campaign to be elected to the LBTH Council and, as a result, stood down as Chair of EEHLFA in accordance with our Constitution.
At our full committee meeting, on 3rd June 2010, it was unanimously agreed that Jan Anstey-Heyes sould replace Gloria Thienel as the Chair and that Frank Thienel from Island Gardens Estates should be Vice-Chair.
The other members of the committee are:
  • Glamis: John Wright, Janet Steward, Desmond Ellerbeck
  • Holland: Valeria Stangoni, Yolanda de los Bueis
  • Island Gardens: Jasmin Islam, Lorraine Pitcher, Lillian Murray, Roy Pitcher
  • Mile End: Stanley Langlais, Rimon Choudhury
  • St George’s: Debbie Pemberton

Branch Launch Events:

 

Island Gardens Estates - 19 November 2009

Glamis Estate                - 14 December 2009

St George's Estate        - 17 December 2009

Holland Estate               - 17 February   2010

Mile End Estates           - 17 March        2010

On Thursday November 25th 2010, Homeowners living on Housing Estates in Shadwell Spitalfields, Bow and the Isle of Dogs were formally recognised by the Registered Social Landlord, RSL, EastEnd Homes.
This is the first agreement between residents and an RSL in Tower Hamlets. All the stakeholders realise that there are huge problems facing social landlords and leaseholders on mixed tenure estates, problems with decaying stock, out of control costs and anti social behaviour.

It is hoped that this agreement will go some way to reducing the tensions between the landlord and its residents which risked breaking out into open warfare. Recognition means agreement to consult, to share responsibility for decision making, and the realisation across the social housing sector that we are in it together for the long haul.

Recognition must be seen to deliver efficient services, progressive planning decisions and value for money. Recognition must be seen to guarantee that the Decent Homes Project delivers decent homes without bankrupting homeowners. When you are a pensioner or on the minimum wage a thirty thousand pound bill to replace your roof, your lifts your windows and your estate roads feels like the writing on the wall: Compulsory Purchase Order.

This was not the vision of Right To Buy. This is the nightmare of the Obligation to Sell.

Recognition means that financially viable and socially just solutions must be found  so that many ordinary people can take back control of their homes and their lives. Recognition is the last chance to restore confidence, trust and consensus.

Leaseholders from across London as well as local politicians and housing professionals attended the November 25th launch. There is much anticipation that we are creating a model based on  mutuality, cooperation self reliance. Martin Young, the Chair of East End Homes who spoke at the launch, has welcomed the recognition of the leaseholder association as an essential part of the EEH strategy “to keep estates to the highest possible standard, to create more and better housing for people of Tower Hamlets in need of affordable homes and a lasting improvement in the quality of life for all residents in East End Homes Estates”

An intense debate resumes about the future of social housing in general and leasehold in particular. Leaseholders will now share both the rights and responsibilities of shaping the debate  and living with the outcomes.

 

 
  • EEHLFA was set up at a public meeting to represent leaseholders and freeholders living in EeH’ estates.

  • The group represents leaseholders and freeholders.

  • The group has received advice and support from the Council and other recognized leaseholders associations.

  • The group is working with a constitution.

  • There has been a lot of positive interest in the group from people living within the five EeH estates.

  • EEHLFA operates as a completely non-political organization.
EEHLFA is moving along with great support. For the first time we have a strong, unified voice to take forward a joint campaign to bring about real change for leaseholders and freeholders on EeH estates.


 

Our Mission - a fair deal for leaseholders & freeholders!

  • to have a proper say in the planning decisions, the regeneration decisions and the management decisions that directly affect the quality of our lives and the value of our properties
  • to get back homeowners rights so that we are in control of our homes again

Our Action Plan

  • A big recruiting drive to get as many homeowners on board as possible.
  • Local meetings on all the estates to find out what people need most.
  • And for fully paid up members:

- GUIDANCE ON YOUR HOUSING PROBLEMS AT EEHLFA SURGERIES

- Access to the EEHLFA Help Line, 07943 373699, & regular Newsletters

- EEHLFA will put your case to the landlord

we must close ranks and work together

we have no choice