Our offer to Tenants
We strongly believe that our proposal will improve the quality of homes for all current Council tenants and ensure that all work undertaken is to a high quality, putting the priorities of residents first. Below is detailed information about what our offer includes and how it will improve the area if residents vote to transfer to Vision Homes Lambeth as their landlord.
Improving homes and delivering services
Vision Homes Lambeth will improve homes and services for local residents in a number of ways:
Community Chest with an initial investment of £60,000
We are committed to supporting community schemes in the local area, as well as committing to offer a range of further schemes. For example, we will set up a ’Community Chest’ with an upfront investment of £60,000 to support local activities in the first year and £30,000 a year over the following nine years
An initial investment into the Patmos area of £4.4 million
We are proposing an initial investment into the Patmos area of £4.4 million
to cover the first
five-year period, which will be used to improve central heating
and replace boilers, as well as other internal replacements that are outstanding.
This is an average of £18,790 per home over the first five years.
Investment in improvements and repairs
We are proposing a maximum investment into the Patmos area of £13.5 million to cover years 6 – 30, to carry out improvements and repairs.
Commitment to raising standards throughout the Patmos Area
We are committed to raising standards across the Patmos area, ensuring that residents’ needs are met, and your homes not only meet, but exceed required standards .
Modernise resident’s homes
We will work to modernise resident’s homes and wants to ensure that 100% of homes meet the Decent Homes plus standard.
A quality service that improves current housing services.
We will provide a responsive, efficient, high-quality service for residents which improves the current housing services.
A major long-term repair and improvement program
We will undertake a programme of long-term major repair and improvement works
Cost of living initiatives
We will investigate Home Zones, Traffic Management alternatives and Fire Prevention, as well as Cost of Living initiatives.
The area will benefit from the greater investments
Leaseholders living within the Patmos area will also see benefits from the stock transfer, as the area in general will benefit from the greater investment.
Leaseholders
Leaseholders will see service charges from VHL offering a better value compared to what is currently offered by Lambeth Council as funding will be targeted and specific. The area will benefit from the greater investments.
Provide essential services to residents.
We will spend significantly more on improving and maintaining tenanted homes on the Patmos area than Lambeth Council would be able to, especially with recent Cabinet meetings demonstrating increasing uncertainty that the Council faces in the medium term to provide essential services for residents.
Undertaking additional works to reflect tenants’ needs and priorities
We will spend the first five years following the ballot undertaking additional works to reflect tenants’ needs and priorities.
Vision Homes Lambeth and the Community
Vision Homes Lambeth will take a resident-centred approach to housing management:
Supply the majority of services from local SMEs
We will source the majority of services from local SMEs and will work with local providers to develop skills to allow residents to access opportunities for work in the area.
Listening to local opinion
We will take a collaborative, community-driven, bottom-up approach to housing management, ensuring that residents’ views are heard and well-represented.
Putting the local community at our heart
We will put residents and the local community at the heart of everything we do.
Vision Homes Lambeth Board
There will be tenant members on the Vision Homes Lambeth Management Board, to ensure that the voices of local people are heard.
Local groups and involvement
There will also be a Residents Working Group (RWG) and Leaseholder Forum set up to ensure continuing engagement and involvement of local people.
Putting the needs of local residents first
We will put the needs of local residents first by providing:
• A local housing office in the Patmos area at 81 Lothian, providing residents with
a clear one stop shop for support and advice, improving accountability.
• There will be a direct phoneline for residents into a dedicated housing office
located in the Patmos Area, where residents can report repairs, anti-social
behaviour and other incidents. In addition to this, there will also be an out
of hours emergency number which residents can call if they have any urgent issues.
Community center activity programs
VHL will run several youth activities programmes from the Community Centre at 81 Lothian Road, to engage young people.