Housing
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Westcountry Housing: Have your say
West Country Housing is a housing association based in the south west. They provide ways of allowing residents to have their say and get their views across through the use of a survey.
http://www.westcountryha.org.uk/Wha/
ResidentInvolvement/Get+Involved/
Have+Your+Say/Have+Your+Say.htm
Sovereign Group estate walkabouts
The Sovereign Group aim to make sure that their homes and property improve the quality of life for their residents. Each estate is visited regularly and residents are encouraged to take part in walkabouts so that they can say what they want changed and so that recognised problems can be fixed.
Stop Housing Benefit Cuts
'Shelter' is an organisation that helps people with housing difficulties by giving helpful information and fighting for change. By writing to your MP you can help reduce cuts to housing benefits.
The Guinness Partnership: customer strategy group
The Guinness Partnership 'customer strategy group' provides a chance for residents to influence the way in which the group acts and allows the residence to put their views and questions across to the partnership.
Guinness South Partnership Walkabouts
Cornerstone Tenants Association
The 'Cornerstone Tenants Association' allows you to have your views heard by Cornerstone Housing which will help to improve services for local residents.
Tenant & Leaseholder Committee
The Tenant & Leaseholder Committee aims to improve the Exeter City Council housing services and service delivery. The group looks at council strategy, resource allocation, policies and procedures.
http://www.exetertenants.org.uk/
_tenant_leaseholder_consultation.php
DCHA Tenant Investigation Group
The Devon & Cornwall Housing Association's 'Tenant Investigation Group' are a group of volunteer residents who are working in partnership with us to improve housing services. They do this by mystery shopping DCHA and other housing association services so they can compare them, through reading reports and looking at facts and figures about service areas, talking with staff and consulting with residents.
DCHA service improvement panel
The Devon & Cornwall Housing Association Service Improvments Panels are places where residents can share their views with the DCHA to help improve building services.
Devon & Cornwall Housing Association: Neighbourhood Walkabouts
Neighbourhood walkabouts provide residents with the chance to point out scheme issues and meet new residents from the local community in the aim to improve services.
Devon & Cornwall Housing Association
Devon & Cornwall Housing Association hold neighbourhood walk abouts, service improvement panels and tennant investigation groups.
Starting a tenants or residents association
Start your own tenants or residents association in your local area which will allow a connection between local residents and Exeter City Council. The Tenants Association will help plan area-based local events, discuss services that could be improved or point out if there is a lack of facilities in the area.
http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=554&listid=9610
Exeter City Council: Influence building plans
Exeter City Council decide whether to give planning permission to anyone wanting to build or re-develop a building in the city. Your opinion about a plan could affect the council's decision, if you have a legitimate objection to a building plan that can have an affect on traffic, the area's appearance; or a neighbours privacy or light then contact the local planning office.
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