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Tenant group calls for rethink after Grenfell
A tenant group has called on landlords to rethink how they involve residents in decisions, claiming that under-representation can lead to disasters like the Grenfell Tower fire.
London Tenants Federation (LTF) has claimed that councils and housing associations are increasingly moving from including independent tenant bodies with elected members in discussions to “fit for purpose” models, in which individual tenants are allowed to take part on panels and boards.
The group claims social housing tenants are left “isolated” by the latter approach and struggle to be heard.
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Ron Hollis, an LTF representative on Lambeth Tenants’ Council, said: “Most social housing tenants in London live collectively in blocks of flats or estates.
“Without wider representative input, we are much weaker and more vulnerable as the Grenfell Tower example demonstrates.”
He called for “an end to landlords dissolving independent tenants’ organisations” and commitments from providers, government and the Greater London Authority to involve tenant representatives “in any reviews of fire risk issues”.
Lambeth Council is due to vote on replacing its tenant and leaseholder councils with an annual Resident Assembly on Monday.
