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Association hands repairs budget to residents


Tue, 5 Jan 2010
By Isabel Hardman


.A housing association has delegated all decisions on its £11 million repairs budget to its residents.

Chester and District Housing Trust launched the residents’ board, believed to be the first of its kind, this month. Twelve members will oversee all decisions on repairs and maintenance for the housing association, which owns 6,200 homes.
The board members will meet on Friday for training about their portfolio before the trust hands over decision-making powers in April.
The board comprises 10 residents, one leaseholder and a member of the main CDHT board. The main board will receive regular reports from the repairs and maintenance group. If this pilot is successful, the trust plans to delegate decision-making for other budgets.
John Denny, CDHT chief executive, said: ‘From the many conversations I’ve had so far it’s clear that the residents have a far-reaching view of how a repairs, maintenance and property investment and improvement service should be focused upon delivering much wider outcomes for the benefit of the wider community, from training initiatives and work experience to skilling of interested groups to the creation of real jobs.’

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