I was at the Stevenage Homes Leaseholders’ Forum last week.
November forums are usually well attended. It’s just after the service charge bill goes out. It is usually full of pissed off leaseholders wanting to know why the bills are so much more than the estimates.
This year my bill was actually less than the estimate. Clever! That’s one way to keep people happy. Just as long as they don’t compare this years bill with one from five years ago.
As well as the usual complaints about anti-social behaviour etc, there were a couple of issues which will no doubt reappear in the future
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Three months later and am still waiting for a reply.
In December I queried several of the items listed by Stevenage Homes as repairs on The Towers, but have yet to here anything useful back.
When I was at the leaseholders’ meeting on Feb. 18, I had a word with Anne Hensley.
She apologised very nicely about not answering my email, and not getting back to me sooner. Stevenage homes are undergoing some kind of external audit, which is taking up a lot of time.
Anne did tell me that one of the items on the list was a mistake and so will be removed.
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As usual no one has any idea of what is going on.
I went to a leaseholders’ forum on Thursday. Stevenage Homes at last had some information on what was going on with the demolition of The Towers. Previously they have had no more idea than anyone else.
I was given a sheet with the following points on it:
- An outline Planning Application was submitted by developers Stevenage Regeneration Ltd in November 2007, which includes the demolition of The Towers.
- The Planning Application is still under consideration by Stevenage Borough Council, and is likely to be decided in 2009.
- Even if Planning Permission is granted in 2009, work on The Towers would be unlikely to start for at least 5 years at the very earliest.
- The options for residents of The Towers are unchanged — the developers have indicated that they will negotiate a private sale with leaseholders if the scheme goes ahead, and will facilitate discussions between Tenants and Stevenage Homes to identify housing need, and provide appropriate replacement accommodation.
With a phone number for any further queries.
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