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Management Team

Service Area Responsibilities

Property Services

This section describes the responsibilities of the various operational elements within the Property Services division of Homes for Islington and lists their senior managers.

Director of Property Services: Simon Kwong

P.A.: Wasima Nazmin
Tel: 0207 527 2848
wasima.nazmin@homesforislington.org.uk

Engineering and Energy

Head of Service: Primesh Kalia 020 7527 8597
primesh.kalia@homesforislington.org.uk

Primesh is responsible for:

• Planned Maintenance
• Mechanical and Electrical Design

Planned Maintenance
Planned Maintenance Manager: Chris Jones 020 7527 8610
chris.jones@homesforislington.org.uk
This team is part of the Repairs and Preventative Planned Maintenance section although retaining a close link with the services design team.

The team deals with the management of mechanical and electrical repair services to HFI residents, including management of the individual and communal gas and lift servicing contracts. Responsibilities include the
day-to-day repair and cyclical maintenance of the mechanical, electrical services in all Islington Council housing stock ensuring that individual and communal heating systems and lifts are serviced and maintained in accordance with the Council’s statutory obligation as a landlord.

The team is also responsible for the management of stand-alone lift services capital projects and where necessary acts as lift services consultant on large architecturally led projects.

Mechanical and Electrical Design
This team is part of the Capital Programme Delivery section although retaining a close link with the services planned maintenance team.

The team is responsible for the management of stand-alone mechanical and electrical services capital projects and where necessary acts as mechanical and/or electrical services consultant to large architecturally led projects.

Capital Programme and Support Services

Head of Service: Christine Short 0207 527 4202
christine.short@homesforislington.org.uk

P.A.: Christine Southam 020 7527 2396
christine.southam@homesforislington.org.uk

This service is lead by Christine Short and consists of:

• Investment
• Resident Consultation
• Quality & Procurement
• Health & Safety

Investment
Investment Manager: Paul Collins 020 75274282
paul.collins@homesforislington.org.uk

This team consists of two sections:

The Investment Team is responsible for monitoring performance on the capital programme. The team recommends strategies for investment in the housing stock, allocates resources and records performance in terms of financial spend and work carried out.

Contact: Kevin Byrne - 020 7527 4128
kevin.byrne@homesforislington.org.uk

The Asset Management Team is responsible for developing HFI’s stock information and integrated data system to enable HFI management to formulate the planned maintenance and improvement of the managed stock.

Contact: Derek Hayes - 020 7527 1802
derek.hayes@homesforislington.org.uk

Resident Consultation
Consultation Manager: Aiden Stapleton  020 7527 4148
aiden.stapleton@homesforislington.org.uk
The Consultation Team is engaged in all aspects of resident consultation associated with the delivery of the HFI’s capital programme. The team ensures that residents are fully consulted on all proposed works and that any concerns expressed are adequately and appropriately addressed. The team is also responsible for the dissemination of information regarding works programmes to all interested parties including Area Housing Panels and Councillors.

The key contacts are:-

South and East Area

Richard Berwick
Consultation Officer
020 7527 5343

Terry Rawles
Consultation Officer
020 7527 7459

North and West Area

Brenda Rodney
Consultation Officer
020 7527 7468

Kim Farrelly
Consultation Officer
020 7527 7430

Quality and Procurement
Quality and Procurement Manager: John Ready 020 7527 2784
john.ready@homesforislington.org.uk

This team consists of three sections:

• Quality and Benchmarking
• Procurement
• Central Finance and Administration

The Quality & Benchmarking Team is responsible for maintaining and managing the quality system and supporting the Property Services management team in the drive for continuing improvement. Property Services is fully ISO9001 2000 accredited across the entire service and has an extranet site available to our framework partners ensuring they follow our processes when managing contracts on behalf of HFI.

Contact: Linda Morley - 020 7527 2333
linda.morley@homesforislington.org.uk

The Procurement Team is responsible for managing all procurement undertaken by HFI and ensuring that the most appropriate method of procuring works and services is used wherever possible. The team is also responsible for maintaining the HFI register of contracts.

Contact: Steve Gilby - 020 7527 2395
steve.gilby@homesforislington.org.uk

The Central Finance & Administration Team is responsible for managing the Property Services Trading Account and providing central administrative functions for the whole of Property Services.

Contact: Gary Murrell - 020 7527 2522
gary.murrell@homesforislington.org.uk

Health & Safety Management
Health and Safety Manager: Stuart Fuller 020 7527 2387
stuart.fuller@homesforislington.org.uk
This team provides the strategic and operational focus for HFI on all aspects of health & safety management including.

• Developing safety policies and guidance
• Providing health and safety related advice, information and support to tenants, residents, staff and all other stakeholders
• Carrying out safety audits of premises
• Assessing construction phase health & safety plans
• Carrying out construction site visits where projects covered by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations are in progress
• Emergency planning
• Asbestos management
• Construction, Design and Management Coordination Services
• Fire Safety Advice
• Home Fire Safety Visits
• Risk Assessments

Repairs and Maintenance (Day-to-day)

Head of Service: Matt West 020 7527 6372
matt.west@homesforislington.org.uk

Legal Repair
This team has legal and surveying expertise and responds to disrepair issues where the occupier of a HFI managed property has lodged a claim been. The team also deals with diagnostic work and larger projects beyond the scope of the Area Repair Teams. In the interests of tenants, the Legal Repair team work to prevent payments for unjustified claims.

Responsive Repairs

Responsive Repairs Manager: Lorenzo Heanue 020 7527 5124
lorenzo.heanue@homesforislington.org.uk

Responsive Repairs Manager: Ryan Collymore 020 7527 4002
ryan.collymore@homesforislington.org.uk

Service Repairs Development
This team monitors the day-to-day repairs contract, working in partnership with Kier Islington Ltd to improve the repairs service, develop and implement new policies and procedures where performance issues have been identified.

New Build and Regeneration

Head of Service: Martin Lippitt 020 7527 8665
martin.lippitt@homesforislington.org.uk

New Build and Regeneration Manager: David Ronan 020 7527 7579
david.ronan@homesforislington.org.uk
The New Build and Regeneration Team manage from inception to completion the delivery of Islington Council’s programme of new build council homes. In addition, the team oversee the delivery of regeneration initiatives.