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‘Do you like our council homes?’
Dacorum Borough Council wants to know what you think of its homes.
It has sent surveys to all people who live in them this week, and all feedback will be used to improve the housing service.
Return the survey by post for free or do it online at www.dacorum.gov.uk by Friday, February 24.
For more information, email tenantinvolvement@dacorum.gov.uk or ring 01442 228000 and ask for Tenant Involvement.
Councillor Margaret Griffiths said: “The more people who share their views with us, the better informed any improvements to the housing service will be.”
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Sunday 27 May 2012
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livewell
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 03:22 PMHere's what sticks in my craw- the council said it couldn't possibly spend 240 million on buying the properties from a labour government- so instead they spent 100 million more buying it from the con-dem government- when they were going to sell the properties to the tenants they had to spend money bringing the properties into a decent state: ie, windows doors, kitchens, bathrooms and yet they asked for no such allowances from the government when they purchased them. For years they have been scrimping on the maintenance programme going on about the green energy programme of insullation and new boilers when all that energy is going out the windows and doors needing replacement, now they ask should we spend money building new homes or bringing the old ones up to habitable status (although not phrased like that), well under the law they are required to keep homes in a decent maintained status and are not meeting- or going to meet that standard. The portfolio holder for housing has already shown her incompetence in so many ways it would be laughable if people weren't suffering. I suppose as council tenants we should be grateful for a roof over our heads and not forced into the workhouse, but when the mold reaches epic proportions and the wind whistles through the doors and windows you do sometimes question what your paying 110 pounds a week for.
PMS2011
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:23 PMThe pre-war stock is ok. The stuff they had churned out in the sixties - Highfield 14 and most of Grovehill was made of wood and cardboard. If they want a clearer picture of how goodbad their housing is, they should try living in them. Nah, didn't think so...
fredkarno
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:15 AMNot actually clear whether it's the housing service or the actual houses they are concerned about. My experience is that the long term lack of maintenance is coming home to roost and this is bound to revive the idea that the private sector will do the job better and cheaper. Being a bit thick, I still cannot work out how a private company which has to make a profit can do anything cheaper than an an 'in-house' facility - unless the management is no good, which is where the answer actually is. Even I can remember the farce of 'privatising' refuse collections and the result. I mean, who was daft enough to expect self-supervision when a profit has to be made? Our Councils management, that's who and I bet they are still in place!!
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