News and Views for Sheltered Housing residents
New bathrooms, kitchens and more
The five-year-long Decent Homes programme has been bringing benefits for many residents in sheltered housing as new bathrooms and kitchens are installed. We have already completed work at Charlbury Crescent, Cole Court, Garrick House and Thomas Sims Court. Work is underway on bathroom and kitchen replacements at Bards Court, Brunswick Court, Royal Jubilee Court and William Tansy Smith House. We are replacing doors at Cottons Court, Fambridge Court and Garrick House as part of the project. Work is planned for the roofline and cladding at Holsworthy
House. The communal doors and residents’ front doors are also scheduled for replacements. We have completed internal refurbishment work to all communal areas including a fire protection coating to walls, ceiling and staircases although some work remains to be done on the murals in some schemes. We have installed new entrance doors to the communal areas in
ISSUE 1: Spring 2014
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some flats and new windows for communal areas. We are replacing carpets and net curtains in communal areas in many schemes and new lounge furniture is planned for where it is needed. The contractors have also been replacing some communal kitchens, at no cost to the Council. The work should be completed within the next year so everyone should see improvements to their home by then. More information capitalprojects@havering. gov.uk 01708 434700