From 2006 to 2010, I was a councillor for Lee Green ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. During that time, I blogged regularly and in 2009 I won the Tim Garden Award for the Best Blog by a Liberal Democrat Holding Public Office. My blog posts from my term of office are archived here in case they prove of use to former constituents, or to those who share my annoyance with faulty street furniture
As you may be aware, residents on two estates in Lee Green are developing proposals to transfer their homes from council ownership to Broomleigh – a not for profit housing association who have pledged to invest £28million pounds to improve the estates.
Residents on the Newstead Estate can now see how their home could look if they say “yes” in the ballot to be held later this year. Broomleigh have opened a show home to show residents the new kitchens and bathrooms they propose to install.
The show home is at 40M Burnt Ash Hill and will be open at the following times:
Tue 27 May – Thur 29 May 2-5pm
Mon 2 June – Thur 5 June, 10 – 12
Mon 9 Jun – Thur 12 June, 2-5pm
A show home on the other transfer estate – Leybridge Court – will open later this month.
Your councillors are supporting the stock transfer proposals which have been drawn up by residents working with Broomleigh. The proposals are far in excess of any investment the Council or Lewisham Homes can offer, and residents have received guarantees about rent levels and their rights as tenants.
I would be very afraid of Broomleigh as they work on a very non transparent basis and seem to have regard for its residents – we are a number of residents being taken to Court by Broomleigh for not agreeing to unsubstantiated service charges and sub standard services which is proven but still ignored by Broomliegh itself – for more information pls contact us