Our handymen and their van
Housing estates across Westminster are set to be spruced up
thanks to a new handyman service launched today.
As part of the joint scheme by Westminster Council and
CityWest Homes, a team of two handymen will be carrying out
communal repairs that are not normally done by contractors such as
painting of fences, gates, repairing potholes and paving stones on
paths and repairing and painting estate benches. A local apprentice
will also be recruited to work alongside the handymen.
The team will focus on areas where residents have identified
low level repairs which sometimes lead to dissatisfaction with the
service or where issues have been raised on the estate through
inspections.
Once an area is identified, the local estate office and
resident representatives will then be consulted on what works they
would like to see carried out.
Cllr Philippa Roe, Westminster Council's cabinet member for
housing, said: "Our aim is to improve the look and feel of our
estates by carrying out minor repairs.
"Some of these jobs don't get picked up unless there are major
works on site and this will be a fantastic opportunity for getting
problems seen to much faster and in a much more cost effective
way."
Darren Levy, Director of Customer Services at CityWest Homes,
said: "We are really pleased that this initiative is up and
running.
"We are committed to ensuring that our homes and estates are
well maintained and are areas that people are proud to live in. The
handyman service is another great way for us to deliver on this
aim."
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For more information please contact Jayne Leckie,
communications officer on 0207 245 2542.