The Housing Management Board

What is the Housing Management Board?

The Housing Management Board is a forum where tenant representatives meet with senior housing managers and councillors to discuss and influence the development and management of council housing services.

The role of the board

The board:

• Reviews our business plan.
• Reviews our capital and revenue budgets on an annual basis.
• Reviews draft reports on key decisions taken by the cabinet or council.
• Is consulted and advises the Strategic Director on changes to policies, procedures and practices, as well as significant changes and development proposals.
• Reviews quarterly performance statistics.

Full terms and references have been agreed for the board (pdf, 50 KB).

Aims of the board

The board aims to:

• Work towards the development and improvement of the councils housing management role, including all landlord functions.
• Contribute towards the corporate plans stated intention to improve the way we work. This is so that we can effectively deliver on our priorities and provide high quality services.
• Contribute towards the delivery of the Bristol Partnership, Neighbourhood Renewal and community strategies and the council's corporate plan. Promoting and assisting the creation of balanced and sustainable communities with a high quality of life where no one is disadvantaged.
• Contribute towards the achievement of the Neighbourhoods and City Development mission statement.
• Make sure tenants are properly involved in all landlord services.

Membership of the board

The board consists of:

• Five tenant representatives: Alan Jones, Robin Corser-Langford, Christine Rendle, Dee Weaver and Jim White.
• One leasehold representative: Currently vacant.
• Four councillors: Councillors Alf Havvock, Anthony Negus, Ron Stone and Mark Weston.
• One independent housing professional: Judith Ritchie.

The tenant and leasehold representatives were appointed to the board following a selection process. If you wish to contact any of the representatives please contact the Tenant Participation Team.

Dates and venue of meetings

Venue of the meetings

Meetings take place every six weeks on a Wednesday at the Council House, between 6pm and 8pm. The Council House is fully accessible and anyone is welcome to attend.

Dates of the meetings

New meeting dates will be published following the local elections in May.

Putting a question to the board

If you wish to raise a matter for discussion by the board, providing that it relates to policies or service developments affecting all tenants, please contact Chris Harper by:

Email: chris.harper@bristol.gov.uk

Telephone: 0117 922 3382

By Letter: Chris Harper, Central Support Manager, Management Suite, Brunel House, St George's Road, Bristol, BS1 5TR

Written questions must be received at least three clear working days prior to the meeting.

Meeting papers

• Papers meeting 11 April 2012 (pdf, 2.5 MB)
• Papers meeting 29 February 2012 (pdf, 1.0 MB)
• Papers meeting 18 January 2012 (pdf, 395 KB)
• Papers meeting 07 December 2011 (pdf, 0.8 MB)
• Papers meeting 26 October 2011 (pdf, 247 KB)
• Papers meeting 15 September 2011 (pdf, 295 KB)
• Papers meeting 13 April 2011 (pdf, 1.2 MB)
• Papers meeting 30 March 2011 (pdf, 0.7 MB)
• Papers meeting 23 February 2011 (pdf, 0.5 MB)
• Papers meeting 26 January 2011 (pdf, 0.5 MB)
• Papers meeting 13 January 2011 (pdf, 0.6 MB)

For copies of papers from previous meetings, please contact Landlord Services Performance Improvement Team. Please note that there is a delay in publishing the minutes of the meetings online. This is because the board must first agree the minutes.