Agenda

Hampstead District Management Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 6.30 pm

Venue: Taplow TRA Hall, Taplow, Adelaide Road, London NW3 3NU

Contact: Donna Alexander-Morrison  Email: donna.alexander-morrison@camden.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Registration of Tenants Associations and Co-Option of Tenant Representatives pdf icon PDF 106 KB

Appendix A lists those Tenants’ and Residents’ Associations (TRAs), which have satisfactorily completed the registration process at the date of despatch of this agenda. It gives details of the representatives of those Associations to be co-opted onto the DMC, in accordance with the constitution, together with the names of the substitutes.

 

Appendix B lists those TRAs whose registrations have lapsed. If a TRA wishes to register it must hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM), open to all members, once a year (with an independent observer in attendance). The minutes must be sent to the Tenants Participation Team together with a membership list and a completed registered form.

 

Additional documents:

2.

Apologies

3.

Announcements

4.

Declarations of Interest in Items on this Agenda

5.

Notifications of any Items of Business that the Chair decides to Take as Urgent

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 118 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the Hampstead DMC meetings held on 5th December 2024 and 8th January 2025 and to consider action points and any other matters arising.

 

Additional documents:

7.

Hampstead DMC Progress Report - Action Points Update pdf icon PDF 67 KB

Report of the Executive Director Communities

 

The DMC is asked to note the progress of the action points arising from the previous meeting.

 

Discussion Items

8.

Housing and Domestic Abuse: Update Report pdf icon PDF 168 KB

Report of the Senior Policy Officer Policy Officer, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

 

This report provides an update on the work to achieve Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance Accreditation and work to embed a housing-led response to domestic abuse across Camden. 

 

Additional documents:

9.

Housing Services Operational Update

10.

Annual Report of the Cabinet Member for Better Homes pdf icon PDF 2 MB

11.

Hampstead DMC Budget Bids Report pdf icon PDF 148 KB

Report of the Head of Tenancy Services.

 

TRAs will be asked to provide an update to the meeting regarding the progress of agreed bids, including an update on the associated spend. TRAs are invited to circulate any relevant information in advance through the clerk.

 

TRAs are encouraged to submit bids as soon as possible, so they can be properly assessed and prepared by officers, ready for submission to the DMC. TRAs are reminded that verbal bids cannot be accepted at DMC meetings as, in line with the guidelines, officers need to be able to assess bids before passing them to the DMC.

 

For more information on DMC bids, please see our webpages: www.camden.gov.uk/district-management-committees.

 

 

12.

Local Issues

To consider any local issues raised by DMC representatives.

 

Information Items

13.

Camden Heat Metering Programme pdf icon PDF 161 KB

Report of the Director of Property Management

 

This report provides details on the Council’s heat metering programme since 2009 and its future outlook.

 

14.

Tenant Participation Structure and Ways of Working pdf icon PDF 126 KB

Report of the Head of Property Customer Services & Engagement

 

This report shares our renewed approach for participation, alongside plans for a proposed redesign of the Tenant Participation and Consultation and Engagement teams into a unified service, organised according to the five Neighbourhoods, with each responsible for supporting the Tenant and Resident Associations (TRAs) and affiliated District Management Committee (DMC). The aim of this redesign is to better deliver our regulatory standards and new participation approach, ensuring everyone in Camden-managed homes can become an active resident, and their voices are close to decision-making

 

Additional documents:

15.

Housing and Repairs Service Standards pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Report of the Housing Policy and Change Lead

 

This report shares the Housing and Repairs Service standards, including context for the project, aims and objectives, and methods of tracking progress and compliance.

 

16.

DMC Nomination Papers 2025 pdf icon PDF 119 KB

Nomination forms are included for information only.

 

 

17.

Hampstead DMC 2025/2026 Proposed Meeting Dates

To note the proposed 2025/2026 meeting dates for Hampstead DMC:

 

26th June 2025

18th September 2025

4th December 2025

7th January 2026 (Joint DMC)

12th March 2026

 

 

 

 

18.

Any Other Business that the Chair Considers Urgent