05-12-2008

    Borough Wide Leaseholder and Freeholder Forum

    Forum launch

    The Hackney Borough Wide Leaseholder and Freeholder Forum was launched on 1 July 2006. The Forum was formed to formally represent the views, concerns and interests of leaseholders and freeholders throughout the borough who pay service charges to the Council.

    Aims of the Forum

    • To listen to and represent the concerns of the borough’s leaseholders and freeholders
    • To assist leaseholders and freeholders who pay service charges on individual disputes
    • To educate leaseholders and freeholders who pay service charges about their rights
    • To communicate all progress made by the Forum on leasehold and freehold issues
    • To work alongside Hackney Homes and Hackney Council to come to fair resolutions on issues affecting all leaseholders and freeholders who pay service charges
    • To monitor Hackney Homes’ service standards and facilitate improvements
    Forum Committee members meet regularly with Hackney Homes.

    2008 Open Meeting Dates

    The meetings are held quarterly and are open to all leaseholders and freeholders in Hackney. All meetings commence at 7pm. The meetings take place at Regan Way Community Centre, Regan Way (off Hoxton Street), London, N1 6PH.
    • Tuesday 4 March 2008
    • Tuesday 3 June 2008
    • Tuesday 2 September 2008
    • Tuesday 4 November 2008 (Annual General Meeting)

    Buses to the venue:

    Kingsland Road: 67, 149, 242, 243, 394 – Pearson Street bus stop
    New North Road: 21, 76, 141, 271, 394 – Hoxton bus stop

    Minutes of previous meetings

    • 8 January 2008 (Committee meeting) Minutes
    • 5 February 2008 (Committee meeting) Minutes
    • 4 March 2008 (Open meeting) (Minutes)
    • 1 April 2008 (Committee) Minutes

    Annual General Meeting 2007

    Download the minutes from the 2007 Annual General Meeting held on 6 November 2007.
    Download the minutes from the meeting to elect Forum Committee members held on 10 December 2007.

    Membership

    We currently have in excess of 1000 members of the Forum. This includes members from the recently ceased Shoreditch Leaseholder and Freeholder Forum Association. It has been voted by the AGM and a large majority that membership of the Forum will be by subscription and will be £12 a year per member (or members in one household).
    If you would like to join, please download the PDF Document membership form and send to the address provided.

    What have we achieved so far?

    See the case studies below to find out more.

    Service Charge concerns?

    PDF Document Info about your service charges and what to do before you come to the Forum with a case.

    Newsletter

    Contact the Forum

    Email: leaseholderandfreeholderforum@googlemail.com
    Address: Hackney Borough-Wide Leaseholder & Freeholder Forum (HBLFF), c/o 1 Angrave Court, Scriven Street, London, E8 4HY.
    Last updated 3 June 2008