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		<title>Homes for Islington dumps chair</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/homes-for-islington-dumps-chair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homes for Islington has dumped the chair of its board in a behind-the-scenes coup orchestrated by the Labour Party. 
Anne Lucas, who has been chair since 2003, lost a vote of confidence at the board meeting on Monday, 17 December. Mr Adam Borrie, who only joined the board this year, takes over. Borrie received just one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=71&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ilag wins case at tribunal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islington Leaseholders Action Group (Ilag) has won its case against the London Borough of Islington over a charge for a leaseholders&#8217; association.
The judgement of the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal is available here: (lvtresult.pdf)
Leaseholders would like to give special thanks to Mr Francis Davey, a barrister at Temple Chambers specialising in housing and leasehold issues, who gave [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=68&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HFI takes us for a water ride</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/hfi-takes-us-for-a-water-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Homes for Islington leaseholders living in tower blocks could be charged hundreds of pounds each for new water pumps even though they are not legally liable for the costs of replacement.
The London Borough of Islington, along with several other London local authorities, is entering into an agreement with Thames Water to pay half the replacement costs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=65&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A voice for London&#8217;s leaseholders</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/a-voice-for-londons-leaseholders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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The London Leaseholders Network (LLN) is a group of social sector leaseholders from about 15 of London’s 32 boroughs who meet every month to discuss mutual issues of concern. 

Those issues range from particular problems experienced dealing with social sector landlords to policy recommendations to government.
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In the past, LLN members have: served on the government’s social sector [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=64&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EDF Energy &#8211; power without responsibility</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/edf-energy-power-without-responsibility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homes for Islington (HFI) has been presenting bills to the borough&#8217;s 11,300 leaseholders for electrical refurbishment work which the housing authority knows they are not liable to pay.
Under the Electricity Act, the UK&#8217;s seven power distribution companies are all liable for the maintenance and refurbishment of all electrical kit through to the householders&#8217; consumer unit.
This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=63&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Psychoanalysts&#8217; charges to go on our bills</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/12/03/psychoanalysts-charges-to-go-on-our-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ilag&#8217;s case against a charge for a leaseholders&#8217; association was heard last week.  Islington Council put forward a case which could leave us facing even higher charges for pyschoanalysts, jugglers and masseurs.
Here we have written to Mr Anthony Essien, chief executive of the Leasehold Advisory Service, setting out the implications if the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal approves [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=58&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ilag to challenge charge</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/ilag-to-challenge-charge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islington Leaseholders Action Group (Ilag) is to challenge the charge for a leaseholders&#8217; association at the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal.
A date for the hearing at the LVT has been set for 26 November, 2007.
ILAG is now supported in its application by two legal opinions. These are: Mr Anthony Essien, chief executive,  the Leasehold Advisory Service, the foremost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=57&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HFI owes us millions</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/hfi-cock-up-means-were-owed-millions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islington Council leaseholders who have paid any bill for major works in the twenty years before 2003 could get their money back. This is because of a landmark ruling by the Lands Tribunal in August. 
In a case involving Islington Council, the tribunal ruled the authority&#8217;s consultation process was flawed.  It said the council failed to consult [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=4&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partners&#8217; get-out-of-bill card?</title>
		<link>http://leaseholders.wordpress.com/2007/10/20/partners-get-out-of-bill-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Partners will be unable to charge more than £500 for the major works it has carried out to leaseholders&#8217; properties. 
Again, the reason is because of the ruling made by the Lands Tribunal in the case of Mrs Abdel-Malek.  This found that the Section 20B notice &#8211; essentially, a procedure for delaying presentation of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leaseholders.wordpress.com&blog=1669121&post=6&subd=leaseholders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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