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Keats House Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

13th May 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Sandra Skeggs - Tenancy Services Officer, Dean Howell - Surveyor, Wayne Medforth - Estate Services Team Leader

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

Nothing to raise.

Repairs:

  • Communal Stairwell - A Stair tread is missing and has been taped up - Dean to address for new tread to be replaced.
  • Communal Bathroom - next to number 16 - 2 x ceiling lights have been replaced - plastering has not been completed - Dean sent over to repairs.

Tenancy:

  • Communal Garden - Residents have reported that the washing line in the communal garden, has not been removed and repositioned yet - Email sent to repairs to establish a timeframe.

 

Next Inspection:

To be arranged.

Kestrel House Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

12th June 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Sandra Skeggs - Tenancy Services Officer and Wayne Medforth - Estate Services Team Leader


Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking/ Ground Maintenance:

  • communal garden - Trees alongside a walkway past the bin area to be cut back by estates as very overgrown.

Repairs:

  • Nothing to raise.

Tenancy:

  • Nothing to raise.

Other Issues:

No other issues

 

Date of next inspection:

To be arranged.

Kingfisher Close Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

2nd April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Hayley Sharman - Tenancy Officer, Clive Schwarz - Surveyor, and Darren Soloman - Caretaker

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking:

  • Block 89-103 - Bin room is full - referred to estates services to liaise with Suez.
  • Block 57-71 - Bin room is full - collection day is tomorrow for black and Friday for pink.

Repairs:

  • Block 89-103 - A window is locked - repair to be raised.
  • Block 57-71 - A Down pipe is broken - repair to be raised.
  • A lot of gas meter boxes doors are off their hinges in all blocks - Clive to raise general repair.

Tenancy:

  • Car park - some residents are reporting that people are parking in a certain way in the car park, that could be blocking the way for emergency services - Hayley has taken a photo and will complete a PNC check and send out a letter.
  • Block 89-103 - Boxes/parcels piled outside number 99 - Tenancy have sent a letter out on 9th April.
  • Block 73-87 - Nothing to raise.
  • Block 57-71 - blue door mat and blue box outside a property - Tenancy has sent a letter out on 9th April 2025.
  • Block 57-71 - another blue box outside a property.
  • Block 57-71 - walker frame outside a property - not currently blocking any exit routes.

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

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Lakenham House Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

10th April 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Donna Vincent - Tenancy Officer - Bob Wilson - Surveyor - Tina Cook - Caretaker


Outcome of inspection: 

Caretaking:

  • Communal garden - Broken trampoline - requested bulk team to remove.

Repairs:

  • Nothing to raise

Tenancy:

  • Items being improperly stored in the building- letters sent.

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Laurel Court Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

22nd April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Donna Vincent - Tenancy Services Officer, Cllr Daniel Cowan, and Bob Wilson - Surveyor

Outcome of inspection: Fair

Caretaking:

Vents in doors not being cleaned grass needs cut.

Repairs:

None to report at time of inspection.

Tenancy:

Personal items being stored in communal hallway and stairs, block letter sent 28.04.25

Other:

Building needs decorating in communal areas and bin storage area to be discussed re enclosing it to stop fly tipping.


Date of next inspection:

To be arranged.

 

Leighwood Avenue Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

10th June 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Shelley Biggs - Tenancy Officer and Wayne Medforth - Estate Services Team Leader


Outcome of inspection:


Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

None at time of inspection.


Repairs:

None at time of inspection.


Tenancy:

None at time of inspection.

 

Date of next inspection:

To be arranged.

Lewes Road Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

1st April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Shifrah Walker-Abidoye - Tenancy Officer and Clive Schwarz - Surveyor

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking:

Communal rear Garden is overgrown.

Repairs:

Nothing to report.

Tenancy

items improperly stored - chairs and BBQ, not blocking the communal area - letters sent.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Little Fretches Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

10th June 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Shelley Biggs - Tenancy Officer and Wayne Medforth - Estate Services Team Leader


Outcome of inspection:


Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

Nothing to raise.


Repairs:

1 - 4 Little Fretches - Communal stair tread missing, reported to repairs.


Tenancy:

Nothing to raise.

 

Date of next inspection:

To be arranged.

Longbow Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

3rd April 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Thomas Hare and Clive Schwarz


Outcome of inspection: Good

Caretaking:

  • Damage to fire door on 12th floor foyer. Passed to Maintenance Team.

Repairs:

  • Nothing to raise

Tenancy:

  • 3 properties had a doormat outside the front door. Letters sent.

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Lornes Close Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

1st April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Shifrah Walker-Abidoye - Tenancy Officer and Clive Schwarz - Surveyor

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking:

Nothing to raise.

Repairs:

Nothing to raise.

Tenancy:

Nothing to raise.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Lundy Close Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

8th May 2025


Inspection carried out by:

Shelley Biggs - Tenancy Services Officer and Bob Wilson - Surveyor


Outcome of Inspection: Good


Caretaking/ Ground Maintenance:

  • None at time of inspection

Repairs:

  • None at time of inspection

Tenancy:

  • 2 of the blocks had items in the communal hallways that need to be removed - Letters to be sent from Tenancy.

 

Next Inspection:

To be arranged.

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Malvern Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

23rd April 2025

 

Inspection carried out by:

Thomas Hare and Dean Howell


Outcome of inspection:


Caretaking:

Litter picking needed, Caretaker was onsite.


Repairs:

None


Tenancy:

None

 

Date of next inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Maple Square Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

13th May 2025

 

Inspection carried out by:

Sandra Skeggs - Tenancy Services Officer, Dean Howell - Surveyor, and Wayne Medforth - Estate Services

 

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

Nothing to raise.

Repairs:

Nothing to raise.

Tenancy:

Nothing to raise.

 

Next Inspection:

To be arranged.

Martock Avenue Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

8th April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Treena Nash - Tenancy Officer, Bob Wilson - Surveyor, and Gary Garnet - Caretaker

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

Nothing to raise.

Repairs:

Nothing to raise.

Tenancy:

Block 3, 4, 5 & 6 - Various items left in the communal areas - Block letter(s) to be sent.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Mendip Crescent Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

8th April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Treena Nash - Tenancy Officer, Bob Wilson - Surveyor, and Gary Garnet - Caretaker

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

  • Block 266-268 Mendip Crescent & 648-650 Prince Avenue - Numerous sacks of garden waste left on the front communal garden - Caretaker to remove - Block needs cleaning, caretaker to carry out.
  • Block 2-4 Mendip Crescent & 584-586 Prince Avenue - Block needs cleaning, caretaker to carry out.

Repairs:

Block 70-72, Martock Avenue & 105-107 Mendip Crescent - Boundary fences in the designated garden are damaged - Surveyor to report to repairs.

Tenancy:

  • Block 236, 238, 240 & 242 - Designated untidy garden - Letter to be sent
  • Block 2-4 Mendip Crescent & 584-586 Prince Avenue - Various doormats & rubbish left in communal areas - Block letter(s) to be sent.
  • Dog waste bin located on the corner of Duster Avenue & Mendip Crescent needs emptying - Reported.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Mendip Road Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

8th April 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Treena Nash - Tenancy Officer, Bob Wilson - Surveyor, and Gary Garnet - Caretaker

Outcome of inspection:

Caretaking & Grounds Maintenance:

  • N/A

Repairs:

N/A

Tenancy:

  • Block 1, 3, 5 & 7 - Doormats, plant pots & other various items on the floor outside of properties - Block letter(s) to be sent.
  • Block 15, 17, 19 & 21 - Doormats & paint pots outside of properties. Untidy garden - Block letter(s) to be sent.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Mornington House Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

7th May 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Shelley Biggs - Tenancy Services Officer, and Jamie Cooper - Tenancy Services Officer

Outcome of inspection: Fair

Caretaking:

  • Both bin rooms need to be cleared - Passed to Estates.
  • Far bin room external door left open - Passed to Estates.
  • General litter pick of Estate required - Passed to Estates.
  • Chute rooms to be checked and cleared of waste - Passed to Estates
  • Writing on notice board inside of main entrance door to be removed - Passed to Estates.
  • Bulk waste items in external, communal areas of the block - Passed to Estates

Repairs:

  • Left-hand side stairwell, 2nd floor, looking from Station Road, window has no handle and does not lock - Sent to repairs

Tenancy:

  • Block letter to be sent to all residents to remind to dispose of waste appropriately and correctly - Block letter to be sent by the Tenancy officer.

 

Next Inspection:

Date to be arranged.

Mussett House Estate Inspection

Inspected on:

4th June 2025

Inspection carried out by:

Shelley Biggs - Tenancy Services Officer, two members of caretaking, Bob Wilson - Surveyor


Outcome of inspection: Good

Caretaking:

  • Overgrown trees in car park - Passed to Estates


Repairs:

  • Bathroom in hair care room, vinyl flooring split, and fan not working - Surveyor to raise.
  • Light outside hair care room not working - Surveyor to raise.
  • Hole in roof at front of building - Surveyor to raise.


Tenancy:

  • More spaces requested in the communal car park - Tenancy to investigate further.

 

Date of next inspection:

To be arranged.