philipjohn001
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Comment on: TMO rejected at third time of trying
They'd be better off talking to the Nat Fed of TMOs rather Co-ops surely?
http://www.nftmo.com/
Mind you, I would have thought they'll have had plenty of help and it doesn't seem as though the council were opposed to the concept...
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Comment on: Register to quiz the next CIH president
F451 try:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/housing-network/2012/jan/20/live-debate-cih-vice-president-election
At least the "D" word was mentioned anyway...
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Comment on: Stand up for tenants
I totally agree with everything Tom has said here - of course some people have learnt to 'play the system'....but wasn't that MPs of all parties were being accused of not very long ago in relation to expenses?
How short the memories...
All we need to do now is get the Daily Fail to reprint this article in full....fat chance there I guess... -
Comment on: ALMO to take control of more council services
Eh?
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Comment on: ALMO to be dumped after tenants back council
Most ALMO staff have been kept on the same T & C's that they had when they originally TUPE'd over from the council in the first place. New staff will almost certainly have been taken on with the same conditions as well...
So, yes they will have already been told that their wages are frozen...again.
As for the democracy point you make....it's the same everywhere isn't it? I mean who voted for our current Govt?
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Posted in: 'The Big Question' - quickly gathering views / surveying
Actually, I have to say that this seems a very good idea - provided the 'hot topic' is one that will engage the residents and not (as PSR has eluded to) one that merely serves the organisation...
I will go off an implement something similar straight away!
Thanks for sharing
ps THIS is what these forums should be used for!
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Posted in: Campaign to get a Tenant out by Management of a Housing Association
"This has the benefit of effectively preventing them bombarding the landlord with tons of unsupported complaints and/or lengthy and often illogical, impenetrable "complaints."
Unfortunatly, it doesn't have the benefit of preventing them from posting to this website! More's the pity
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Posted in: Dear Tom
If we're holding a vote I'm in favour of making this a more amicable discussion forum rather than the insulting and flaming one we currently appear to have.
Speaking as an "involved tenant" I find some of the comments posted to these forums embarressing to be honest, while I know that most people reading them will see the minority for what they are newcomers to the forums won't understand and will, I feel be put off from commenting - even if they actually know what they're talking about...
It's about time womething changed and I agree with the comments added to the other post.
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Posted in: Board Members sitting on a Housing Association - whom work for other Housing Associatio
What you've writte there appears to be very out of context and based on what there is your questio ca't be answered.
However, I kow of no rule that prevents staff from one organisation being a Board member at another...indeed I know of many cases where staff sit on Boards (not their own) in order to gain more knowledge of the strategic functions and hence further their own careers.
Certainly the knowledge that such people bring can be invaluable when challenging the Executive Team.....
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Posted in: Board Members sitting on a Housing Association -whom are they answerable too
So, both the TSA and the Housing Obudsman are aware of your concerns?
Both would have had a look at the concerns and then made a decision as to whther there was anything for them to worry about - if they choose not to do anything then you're basically stuck, because there's no one else to whom you can go.
If LAWS are being broken the Auditor would have picked it up in the final accounts, and if they had any concerns they are duty bound by law to report them in the Management Letter which is published alongside the final accounts.
No concerns equals no problems.
YOU may not like the way something is being done but that doesn't mean that's illegal or even bad governance, it just means that you don't like it.
The only way to change somethig like that is from the inside, by being elected as a Board Member, or through the HA's normal resident involvement route, but as has been said before if you can't get a number of other residents to agree with you, AND back your arguement then you're a lone voice with a grudge and that's all.