Lib Dems fail tenants with management shambles
The Lib Dem/ Tory Administration that runs Lambeth Council has finally been forced to admit the truth about how badly it has let down some of its residents. A letter written to residents by the Council’s housing department has confirmed that the Penwith Manor Estate Management Board has run up debts of over £200,000 which it cannot pay. The EMBs – which allow tenants to run their own services – have been under police investigation for some time. The situation was so bad that if the EMB had continued to operate with debts at this level the contractors would simply have refused to continue providing services to residents. Three major contractors are already refusing to supply services. Councillor John Kazantzis said:, Labour’s spokesperson commented: “This is yet another demonstration of the
shambles that is Lambeth’s housing department. We fully support
well-run Tenants Management Organisations because it gives tenants the
right to run their own services. But by failing to support TMOs properly,
they’ve badly let residents down. Councillor Fitchett must promise
to replace tenants’ money which has gone missing because his officers
failed to do their job.””
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