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OFFICIAL ORGANISATIONS
Newlon Housing Association – Landlord of the Barnsbury Estate
BEST (Barnsbury Estate Transformation) – Newlon’s website for the proposed redevelopment
Source Partnership – Independent Residents’ Advisors contracted by Newlon
Greater London Assembly (GLA) – The Mayor of London’s guidance on ballots and funding requirements for estate redevelopments
The Housing Ombudsman – the regulator that Newlon is answerable to, if their own processes are not meeting legal requirements (but you have to go through internal complaints procedures first)
LEASE INFORMATION
The Leasehold Advice Service – independent advice service, funded by the government
Newlon lease extension advice – Newlon page with lease extension contact details
RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) – info on lease extensions, valuations and compulsory purchase processes, will provide one free 30 min telephone consultation to help you understand how they can help – call RICS Contact Centre on +44 (0)24 7686 8555.
ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
Islington Council – Planning islington.gov.uk/planning Housing Development islington.gov.uk/housing/housing-development-and-involvement
Our Barnsbury Ward Councillors – click on name to see info Rowena Champion, Jilani Chowdhury, Mouna Hamitouche
Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South and Finsbury – our local Member of Parliament
MISC
Kings Crescent TRA, N4 (Hackney) – a Tenants and Residents Association facing similar issues with redevelopment
Newlon S20 process presentation 5th August 2021 – Presentation to Old and New Barnsbury leaseholders covering aspects of the S20 process and how it will be used for the ongoing estate costs and the refurbishment cost
Old Barnsbury Leaseholder Q&A responses from Newlon Sept 2021 – Answers from Newlon to questions posed to them during the 5th August presentation
Barnsbury Estate Transformation Residents Charter Overview – Presentation that gives an overview of the residents charter and its intended purpose
Old Barnsbury Workshop boards – information about the proposed refurbishment of Old Barnsbury
BARNSBURY ESTATE TRANSFORMATION (BEST) RESIDENT NEWSLETTERS
March 2022 Resident newsletter An update for Old Barnsbury residents
Barnsbury Estate Leaseholders Group 