Agenda item

Report of the Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services.

The Committee received a report of The Executive Director, Community and Children’s Services providing an update repairs and maintenance work at the Barbican Estate.

Members felt that it would be more helpful for the following areas to be mentioned explicitly:

• ensuring there was no charge for duplicate repairs
• ensuring that the repairs process was compliant with statutory obligations, including Section 20 consultation requirements
• ensuring there were no charges to leaseholders which should rightfully be the Landlord’s

Members also suggested that there should be clarification at the outset of any works as to whether the costs would be included in the service charge or not.

Officers agreed to expand the list and also undertook to update the reference to carrying out works in a ‘timely manner’ so that this provided more precise information on timings.

Officers described the process by which the new contracts were being managed on a day to day basis, including ensuring that all contractors were brought together at least once a week and that the KPIs were monitored at least monthly.

RESOLVED, that – the report be received and its contents noted.