Rent Collection Service
We want to support our tenants to prevent arrears of rent and service charges arising and act quickly to avoid rent arrears building up. We want to help tenants meet their payments and help those...
Posted 06 May 2016
News
Backdating Housing Benefit
In the Summer Budget 2015 the government announced that the time limit for backdating Housing Benefit for working age claimants was to be reduced from 6 months to 1 month from 1st April 2016 This...
Posted 26 Apr 2016
Fee-Free Bank Accounts
Fee-Free bank accounts launched Millions of bank customers across Britain stand to benefit as nine major banks launch fee-free basic bank accounts from 1 January 2016. The accounts will be available to anyone who doesn’t...
Posted 20 Apr 2016
Thank you
Keniston would like to thank our residents at the Darrick Wood sheltered scheme who took part in a national oral health survey of older people in England. We were selected to take part by Public...
Posted 20 Apr 2016
Foxley Hall – roof renewal
Scaffolding has been erected for work to start on the roofs of the leaseholder blocks at Foxley Hall. We have consulted about this work and apologies for the inconvenience it will cause for these necessary...
Posted 18 Apr 2016
Funding for new homes
Keniston has recently been re-confirmed as an Investment Partner by the Greater London Authority. This enables Keniston to bid directly for grant for new homes through the current Affordable Development Programme. This is a great step...
Posted 18 Apr 2016
Right to Buy
Last year the government announced that tenants of housing associations will be able to buy their own homes. This scheme for Right to Buy is being piloted in fie large housing associations across the country....
Posted 18 Apr 2016
Green doctor
We are working in partnership with Groundwork, a company who provides energy-saving services. Groundwork is making home visits to help tenants cut their energy and water use and save on household bills. Some of our...
Posted 13 Apr 2016
Strategic plan 2016 – 2019
Our new strategic plan has now been published. This has been created through the work of the Board at an awayday late in 2015 with subsequent input from members of the Management Team. It sets...
Posted 30 Mar 2016