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Locata and Allocating Housing Stock

Jon HardyI couldn’t believe your post about increasing the amount of people that view a property at one time. Back in 2003, there were three candidates that viewed a property together, each candidate had a letter say that you were either the first person, 2nd or 3rd.I witnessed a candidate who had a letter saying they would be the first candidates to be offered the property. As the property wasn’t fit for human occupation it took that person some while to make up their mind, but all the while they were getting harassment and abuse from the 2nd and 3rd candidates. The HH officer finally had to escort the first candidate into the kitchen, shut the door and go and have a really harsh words with the other two candidates, which eventually forced the hand of the first candidate to agree to take the property.Just recently there were five candidates viewing housing In Feltham and I was told it was quite obvious who was going to be allocated them by the way they viewed the property, that could have easily started an argument. Did I read it right? You want 10 candidates to view each property to save time, that’s a recipe for a riot with the attitude of the under forties now days, this will put the HH officer at risk, and one of these days being hurt if an argument gets out of hand.Something else springs to mind about allocating of property Allegedly there are no properties for Disabled residents.When a property has been converted for a disabled resident, like wet rooms, chair lifts, extra grab rails and possible slopes outside, when that resident moves on for whatever reason the property is open for all residents to bid for, as it’s no longer a disabled person home.So if an able-bodied family is offered the property, allegedly HH will not fit a bath to the wet room or other alterations.So if that property has been allocated and a disabled resident is offered a property with no alterations, means that some how either HH or the council through grants has to adapt this property for them.Locator and HH know whom the disabled residents who are biding for properties, why then don’t the disabled get a property already converted? Doesn’t this save HH or the Council money?          

Paul Allen ● 5065d14 Comments

Here's a view of a row of houses near Heston Church... the gardens packed with outbuildings...hardly a flower bed in sight.A picture taken today...just so that you know what's happening in the Borough.

Jim Lawes ● 5036d

Paul, if you had read my second post in relation to the first you would have understood that what I was saying was that residents in Pinewood and Sandalwood were being offered properties elsewhere in order that their previous homes became available to residents in Manor Place ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FELTHAM HIGH STREET who need to move but wanted to stay local.I suspect your confusion over where the streets were meant that my posts were not clear to you. If so, my apologies.

John Connelly ● 5052d

I must say that when I contacted Steve - he was very quick to reply, even if Hounslow Homes had given him the same old b******s as they gave John Todd previously on the same matter.BBS seems to be what HH operate under.

Vanessa Smith ● 5054d

PaulThe Lead Member for Housing is Steve Curran, who is also a councillor for Syon ward.To my recollection he has never used this forum but if you e-mail him at steve.curran@hounslow.gov.uk I'm sure he will be able to answer your question.John is not a councillor and as I see it was trying to be helpful, but it is unlikely that he will be up to date with every last detail of Housing policy at LBH.

Phil Andrews ● 5054d

DaveThe residents of Sandalwood and Pinewood estates are being offered most of Hounslow 3 & 4 bedroom housing stock listed on Locata.Allegedly they are meant to be moved to Manor Road, but it looks as though it hasn’t been built yet judging by answers on here. John took a guess at as to why these residents were being offered these properties, which seemed to be a resalable guess.I am going to give up on this tread as it seems that, Hounslow Council , Locata and Councillors in the area haven’t got a flaming idea of what’s going on, getting true information out of any of them is like getting blood out of a stone.

Paul Allen ● 5054d

Manor road is up for redevelopment see last full council meeting

Dave Hughes ● 5054d

OK so I got one part of beautiful Hounslow mixed up with another, (must be the heat)  But my questions are still relevant.So there is a new development in darkest Feltham and the residents of Sandalwood/Pinewood Road Estates are meant to transfer to the new development. But some do not want to go so they are being offered these 10 or so properties on Locata. But will the homes that are not taken up in the new development end up on Locata for any Hounslow resident to bid for? I doubt they will, they will probably be mysteriously allocated.Is there any chance that the Sandalwood and Pinewood estates are going to be redevelopment at any time in the future ?

Paul Allen ● 5058d

Thanks John, for a while there I really lost the plot and thought it was me!

Vanessa Smith ● 5059d

Sandalwood and Pinewood are both off Feltham High Street. They are NOT in Isleworth.

John Connelly ● 5059d

So am I correct in saying that residents in Sandalwood/Pinewood Road Estates in Isleworth are being offered to bid for properties  in those three roads in Feltham because the Isleworth Houses are being pulled down.Are new houses are going to be built in there place and then these residents will be offered a new property once they are built? Similar to Page Road in Bedfont?Or are these residents being offered new properties in Manor Road Feltham and as you say these properties on Locata are being offered to residents who do not want to more so far away?By that it sounds as though there’s not going to be any new houses built in Isleworth

Paul Allen ● 5059d

A recent Chronicle report suggested 68 new properties were to be constructed on the Manor Lane estate in Feltham. Some properties are to be demolished. Possibly Hounslow Homes are trying to free up housing stock on the other side of Feltham High street to rehouse displaced tenants who do not want to move a distance?(A guess at this stage.)

John Connelly ● 5059d

PhilSandalwood/Pinewood Road EstatesProperties listed on Locata in the roads below  Juniper Close, FelthamMulberry Close, FelthamElmwood Avenue, FelthamAre for 1st priority to Transfers living on Sandalwood/Pinewood Road Estates. 2nd priority to Homeless Homeseekers.Is there a problem in those estates and they need housing somewhere else?

Paul Allen ● 5059d

Which are the roads Paul?

Phil Andrews ● 5059d

What’s going on at LocataMost of the Houses listed on Locata this week can only be bided for, by residents of two Isleworth  roads, Are they pulling some housing down in the Isleworth area. If not why are they queue jumping residents that have been waiting four or five years?

Paul Allen ● 5059d