Lewisham Homes
We are a social housing provider, managing homes on behalf of Lewisham Council
Last summer we let you know about the first phase of the Haseley End and Talmage Close Greening Project in Forest Hill. We’re pleased to share that planting at the green space is now complete, and was …
Towards the latter part of last year we welcomed applications for the second round of our Community Investment Fund. Launched in 2020, the fund awards up to £10,000 to initiatives dedicated to …
Earlier this year we made temporary changes to refocus our housing and viewing services to ensure that we were able to deliver a high level of essential services for residents, at a time when we were …
The way we all work has been hugely affected by the pandemic, especially in our community relations team, where many of our projects have been cancelled or postponed. We’re no longer able to hold …
Safety remains our top priority and we are proud to confirm that with our stringent management of fire risk, we have received British Standard 9997 (BS 9997) certification. The BS 9997 certification …
Last year, the government introduced the Green Homes Grant which offers funding for homeowners and landlords to add energy efficient improvements to their properties, in a bid to reduce fuel costs and …
With usual classroom training for residents having been suspended for almost a year, the Lewisham Homes Academy has gone fully digital with many residents benefitting from online courses. Last week, …
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK. The deadline is 30 June 2021. Find out more about the scheme and who’s eligible to …
Our Kenton Court development in Sydenham is making good progress with brick walls now rising fast. Ground works began in December 2020, and completion is expected at the end of 2021 or early 2022. The …
At the beginning of 2021, we reduced some of our services due to rising Covid-19 cases across the country. This was to keep contact to a minimum for the safety of our residents and staff, and to …
We have left our Old Town Hall office and have moved across the South Circular Road to Lewisham Council’s Laurence House building. Our new address can be found on our ‘Contact Us’ page here. The move …
Last night our Evelyn Community Store was featured on BBC news after it was revealed that retailers Tesco and Waitrose had teamed up to donate a brand new van to its volunteers. During the segment, …
During International Day of People with Disabilities back in December we pledged our support for the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme which gives people a discreet way to symbolise their hidden …
In 2019 we commissioned Artmongers – a local organisation that creates public art – to produce a mural across the hoardings at our development site at Marnock Road, Brockley. We worked with the team …
We’re pleased to share that we’ve teamed up with the Orchard Project – a national charity dedicated to the creation, restoration and celebration of community orchards – who recently began planting a …
Therapy 4 Healing (T4H) have partnered with Planet Hoop and are offering free fun and fitness virtual workshops: Fit and Fun Fridays, which has been funded through the Lewisham Homes Community …
We will be making temporary changes to our services over the next few weeks due to the increase in ASB cases we have been receiving since the Covid-19 pandemic began, with people spending more time at …
Following the removal of dangerous cladding at Hatfield Close and Gerrard House in 2017, the three blocks have been subject to an extensive refurbishment and recladding programme. This is now nearing …
Lewisham Council is giving residents the chance to help shape its Housing Allocation Scheme. There are currently 10,000 people on Lewisham’s waiting list for housing, and only around 1,000 homes …
Today we’re launching a new survey so that we can hear from residents to find out what support you’d like from us as an organisation, and learn about the things that are most important to you. …
Lewisham Homes is making some adjustments to services following the introduction of the national lockdown on 4 January (see government guidance here), and in response to the sharp increase in numbers …
Lewisham Homes is in the process of upgrading the fire safety of the blocks on the Pepys Estate. Fire Risk Assessments have identified the essential elements that require works to be carried out as a …
We are supporting the formation of a Street Properties Tenants and Residents’ Association (TRA). This will eventually become an independent group which will feed back to us and receive updates on the …
In response to Covid-19 cases rising sharply across the country, on 4 January the government introduced a new national lockdown with immediate effect. See the government guidance here. The safety and …
