Who was the Landlord?

[mrzouk8]

Who was the Landlord and who is the Landlord.

My letter to local councillors regarding the stated of affairs with the poineer in housing association property transferers.
Their eviction policies and more .......


Dear Waltham Forest Councillors


Re: Lea Bridge House

I believe You, Paradigm  ( Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association ) and MP Neil Gerrard are intending to make more than 100 people homeless. As stated at a recent meeting.

It has been confirmed that Paradigm will be levelling out it's tenant population during this process. I would like to ask if they are intending to level out the tenant population with the demolition? I also believe that even though the building will be demolished in the next few years that they intended investing in CCTV and other such prison like activity. I.e. waste taxpayers money. I believe that you will try to use a recent event to justify the investment of CCTV,  I wish to state that it was documented by Helen Weeks and other tenants the likelihood of this happening and the danger that Paradigm was putting it's tenants under, by allowing this particular tenant to live at Lea Bridge House. Councillor Akram received detailed information pertaining to this and other topics Helen Weeks had consulted him about, but nothing was done to stop it. It was never stopped before, what difference would CCTV make! I believe that Councillor Akram is head of Health and Safety for the Borough.

I understand your council (as stated by Leader Councillor Clyde in an e-mail some 5 or 6 months ago and that he believes that this price is fair) is accepting to pay Paradigm inflated rents from £75 to £129.95 for a room (since April 2008) in the purpose built Lea Bridge House  (I believe this is a 73 % increase)and you have confirmation that the building is in and has been in disrepair for some time now. With each update from Paradigm the same issues remain unchanged. (I believe that a longterm member of staff confirmed to me it was a done deal and we had nothing to worry about)

You are aware that it was stated in court that Paradigm employs a fulltime Health and Safety staff member for Lea Bridge House? How then can you justify allowing them to charge and inflated rent and worse by paying it to those in receipt of housing Allowance? You are accepting an increased rent for a building in disrepair, which I believe Valentina O'Connell stated was due to be at standard by January 2009. I'm not convinced though.

You will also confirm that your Health and Saftey team have not responded to me regarding the Health and Safety issues I e-mailed on numerous occasions. I believe Elijah Sobanjo wrote once to me but subsequent e-mails were not responded to.
I believe you are once again avoiding the issues or are too friendly with Paradigm or they have blackmailed you yet again. I believe that Andy Nicol Finance Executive stated that if they did not charge an inflated rent that they would have to demolish the building to build units on the land. (maybe even a hotel, there are many in the area) 
It has been stated by some residents that if this was the case, and the building was to be demolished to provide affordable housing then that's what should happen and that throwing Taxpayers money at the building wasn't necessarily going to change anything, the building would be demolished and if there are those that need it more than us, then they should receive affordable Housing.

Unfortunately I have heard that Housing Associations that are meant to be providing affordable Housing provide exactly the opposite, which is highly charged rents for bad service and are noted as investors in slavery.

I can confirm that there is now an order for my eviction.
Paradigm enforced a Section 21 (with numerous irregularities) which I believe is void as they issued me with a new contract after serving the Section 21. Any rent increase is classified as a new contract, thus making the Section 21 Notice void.

I also understand that Paradigm had the opportunity to take me to court for rent arrears, which they claimed (according to them). Why did they not then take me to court for rent arrears? I have attached a letter from the previous landlord stating the opposite. 

I also note that Waltham Forest housing department states that Paradigm have provided them with sufficient evidence that I have rent arrears. Surely a court hearing would say whether or not this is the case.

Obviously if Paradigm felt so strongly about me having rent arrears they should have taken me to court on that basis. However I believe that they knew they had no case, and intended to keep on bullying me. Apparently in my case it seems that seeking out your rights and saving the taxpayer money does not work in your favour.

I believe that Paradigm are intending to increase the rent yet again by taking away the communal TV Licence. (and that CCTV will replace this, followed by demolition
I note that the building in question is still a building site)

I believe that myself and 2 other tenants are at a level 4 complaints with Paradigm and the Housing Ombudsman is now involved.

>From the action you and your councillors have taken I can only assume that you are complicit.

For you haven't managed to stop them enforcing Section 21 notices, you will note that I've been complaining about these and others issues to you the councillors, MP Neil Gerrard, and many others and no one seems to want to do anything.

I can confirm that I've now lived 2 years and 10 months in Waltham Forest. Are you going to rehouse me?

I have more than 2 kg of paperwork from Paradigm / Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association, something I've never experienced in my whole life.

I believe that Paradigm / Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association state that they purchased the building in Jan 2007, I don't remember receiving a Section 3, Section 3 (a) or a Section 5 regarding this change.
Can you confirm if it was a purchase or a transfer?#

I believe there are a few options.

1.	Chiltern Hundreds Housing Association always owned the building as stated by Valentina O'Connell the manager, and they transefered the property over to Chiltern hundreds Charitable Housing Association when they became a registered social Landlord.

2.	Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association did not produce the Deeds of Assignment or Deed of Sale in court as this would have shown who they purchased the building / Lease from.

3.	The Local Council transferred the property to Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association for a nominal fee as I believe they have done property transfers for a £1. I believe that they were the pioneers of this practise and have good contact with the Housing Corporation, (with funding from the office of the deputy prime minister) the governing body of Housing Associations, but I've seen documented that they are also the preferred partner. (I hope this clarifies who they are?) I also believe that one of their executives was the former housing director for the office of the deputy prime minister. This must be the reason why, and that they have connections with LOCATA amongst other business interests.

I'm looking forward to your response on these matter because so far none of you have made any sense, done anything and seem to be protecting Paradigm / Chiltern Hundreds Charitable Housing Association on every whim.


I wish to remind you yet again of the lack of transparency at the Local ward meeting that took place on the 24 Nov 2008, you still have not satisfied me with a conclusive   response as to why if this was an organised meeting by Councillor Akram, why local ward residents did not have the opportunity to hear what was going on,why it was not documented to be taking place, no minutes were taken and why we were ushered into a separate room behind closed doors?



Mr Adriano de Sousa