Councillor Stephen Penfold

Housing Select Committee - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee approved the proposed changes to Lewisham’s Housing Revenue Account for 2025/26. This included an average rent increase of 2.7% for council tenants and an average increase to service charges of £10.98 or 39.9%. Tenants in properties managed by Regenter B3 will see an average increase to their service charges of £0.90. The committee also approved an average increase of 2.7% to garage rents. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s report into the Council’s handling of a resident's homelessness application was noted. The committee agreed the Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Homelessness should oversee the action plan that has been produced to prevent a reoccurrence of the issues identified in the report.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The Overview and Scrutiny committee were scheduled to discuss how the council responds to anti-social behaviour, how it could support community-led housing, and the Mayor's response to the committee's recommendations on how the council could adopt a trauma-informed approach to delivering its services.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Call-In) - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting has been cancelled.

Private Rented Sector in Lewisham Task and Finish Group - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 6.30 pm

This meeting was to consider the findings and recommendations of the Private Rented Sector in Lewisham Task and Finish Group, which had been looking at the problems faced by tenants and landlords in the borough. The meeting was also to note the minutes of the group's previous meetings on 21 September 2023 and 27 March 2024. Any decisions made during this meeting are not yet publicly available.

Planning Committee B - Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 8.00 pm

The Planning Committee B of Lewisham Council met on 02 October 2024. The agenda for the meeting included the election of a new Vice Chair for the committee.