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Swarcliffe Public Private Partnership Contract has been signed
19 Apr 2005
Service Commencement will be on the 6th June 2005. Modernisation works will start on the 4th July 2005 in the Dennil Area. A series of consultation events will take place on - Tuesday 26th April at St Gregorys Community Centre from 4 pm to 7.30 pm; Wednesday 27th April at St Gregorys Social Club 10 am to 4 pm; and Saturday 30th April at St Lukes Church 10 - 2 pm.
Swarcliffe Public Private Partnership Scheme
Welcome to Yorkshire Transformations. Our first news item is a celebration of the fact that after a great deal of time and effort he contracts between the partners of the Swarcliffe PFI have at last been signed and the service will commence on 6th June 2005 when we will begin to improve the homes and the lives of people living in Swarcliffe.
From this date Yorkshire Metropolitan Housing will be providing the repairs, maintenance and estate management services. You will find that the quickest and most efficient method of reporting a repair is through our repairs help desk. Our dedicated advisors with professional backup support from the Neighbourhood office based maintenance staff will take your call and book a repair appointment. The Help Desk Telephone Number is 0845 6024238.
Mowlems have confirmed they will be starting their modernisation works on 4th July 2005, and once started, all council homes on the estate will be improved within 5 years. Work on the estate has been split into 5 yearly phases and will commence in the Dennil area.
Staffing Update Neighbourhood Office
Gary Hesford is the Project Manager and will be based at the Neighbourhood Office. He will be joined by Property Surveyor, Maurice Wolstenholme and a Maintenance Administrator. You will soon be getting to know the maintenance team as they will take care of all the repairs to your home and the up keep of many parts of the estate.
The Team is dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of high quality maintenance services which will address the immediate, medium and long term repairing requirement for the customers of Swarcliffe
Staffing Update Show Home, 105 Swarcliffe Ave
Wyn Speak has been appointed as your Tenant Liaison Advisor and is based at the Show home. Wyn will be getting to know customers, discussing individual choices for kitchens and bathrooms, advising you on when the works will begin on your home and guiding customers through the refurbishment process to ensure they have a smooth and hassle free experience.
We are confident you will agree after seeing the show home that Swarcliffe is about to have a change for the better. Viewing times for the Show home are:
Tuesday 2 pm – 4 pm
Thursdays 10 am – 12 noon
Late night the first Tuesday in every month 6 – 8.00 pm (provisionally)
Wyn can be contacted at the Show Home on 0113 2044750 or mobile number 07901 582930 during normal business hours.
Tenants Consultation Events
Following the great success of our consultation event for the residents of Sherburn Court we will be holding a series of events for all residents of the Swarcliffe estate to come and see the final plans for the area. We would like to invite all residents to these events to raise any questions that you may have about our plans for Swarcliffe. This would apply to both the Modernisation and the New Developments.
Yorkshire Transformations and Leeds City council Staff will be on hand to discuss the many forthcoming benefits such as the improvements to homes, new play areas, new roads, improved parking and better services.
Following the events all the information will be available at the Show Home
The Swarcliffe PFI Events will be on:
Tuesday 26th April at St Gregorys Community Centre from 4 pm to 7.30 pm
Wednesday 27th April at St Gregorys Social Club 10 am to 4 pm.
Saturday 30th April at St Lukes Church 10 – 2 pm
Demolition Works
As you may well have noticed, demolition works are already under-way in different areas of the estate. We will ensure disruption is kept to a minimum, and as I’m sure you will agree, the works are well worth it! The removal of the ‘Langbar Towers’ and ‘Ash Tree Grange’ multi-storey blocks in particular, have been very popular with local residents and have already made a vast improvement to the area.
PFI Website
www.swarcliffetransformation.co.uk
The PFI has its own website that will keep you informed of the developments on the estate and within the PFI. It will have information on the Partnership with links to their individual sites. Data about the modernisations and the new developments will be available. We also hope to develop a news board for the estate. This is an evolving website, as more work begins more information will be available.
Further information
You will shortly be receiving by post a Swarcliffe Tenants Handbook and repairs leaflet, confirming all the arrangements and services for the estate within the PFI agreement.
‘We are working closely with the staff of LSEH and the elected members to ensure a smooth hand over of services within the PFI. Advice sessions with the elected members will continue as usual at the Neighbourhood office'.
