HOUSING REVIEW from...
LIAM GILLESPIE
Welcome to the Summer 2021 edition of @home magazine, the twice-yearly magazine for the City of London tenants and leaseholders. In this edition, you can read interviews with Common Councillors Randall Anderson and Mary Durcan, learn more about their work and the role of Allocated Members on your estates. We also take a look at Aldgate in Winter, which took a different form last Winter due to the pandemic. Despite the challenges posed by lockdown, the online event was still a success, with over 1,000 people enjoying the streamed performances
Head of Housing Management
held as part of the festival. The Social Housing White Paper has been big news recently for both tenants and landlords and you can read more about it, and what it means for you, in this edition of @home. We are already looking at how we will improve our services to ensure that we meet the aims of the proposed Charter for Social Housing Tenants. We will keep you informed of our progress in future issues of @home and set out our plans in more detail as we make progress. April saw the launch of our Climate Action Strategy, which aims to take the City
Corporation to zero carbon emissions by 2027. A major part of this work is looking at your homes and estates and how energy efficient they are. We want to involve residents in discussing ideas around increasing efficiency and to understand how these different ideas might impact residents. You can find out more about this, and how to get involved, on page 14. I hope you enjoying this edition of the magazine. If you have any comments on it, or any suggestions for future editions, please email home@cityoflondon.gov.uk
WHAT’S INSIDE?
An interview with... Randall Anderson
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Word on the Estates
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Feedbacks, Complaints and Compliments
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An Interview with a Member
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Committees, Members & our Housing Estates
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Housing White Paper
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Balcony, Window & Roof Safety
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Summer in Aldgate 2021
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Domestic Abuse & COVID-19: One year on
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People Where I Live
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Interviewed by IT & Systems Manager, Mohamed Hussain A year in review - statistics from across our housing services Plus, safeguarding our community through Prevent
Mary Durcan, the new Chairman of the Housing & Almshouses Sub-Committee Who are they and what do they do?
What residents should be able to expect from their landlord Preventing accidents in the home
And looking back at Aldgate in Winter 2020 For many it has been an incredibly challenging, frightening and unsafe year A Community Gallery Project
Climate Action Strategy
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Resident Recipe
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Attend the resident workshop, plus a sustainability themed crossword Make a Cinnamon Roll Cake - perfect for a summer picnic!
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MEET THE TEAM! Who are the people behind @Home magazine and newsletters?
Liane Coopey Emily Grant
Rebecca Southin Mohamed Hussain
Wendy Giaccaglia Sophie Caley Contact the team at home@cityoflondon.gov.uk
