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<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">THIS CONSULTATION IS NOW CLOSED</div>We thank all respondents for your participation. Housing services currently managed by Tower Hamlets Homes (THH) are set to be transferred to Tower Hamlets Council, following a decision by Cabinet on February 22 2023.To view the consultation Summary Report, click <a href="https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/19368/widgets/55707/documents/37319" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or visit the Key Documents tab on the right of this screen. If you need further information, please find the updated FAQs <a href="https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/19368/widgets/55707/documents/39024">here</a> or in the Key Documents tab.A timetable for the transition will be developed over the coming months, in discussion with Tower Hamlets Council, THH, staff and stakeholders, with the aim of completing the move by the end of this year.Tenants and leaseholders do not need to do anything and will continue to access their services in the same way. The change does not affect tenancy and leasehold agreements.The decision was agreed at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 22 February, held in the Council Chambers at the Town Hall in Whitechapel. The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, said:&ldquo;This decision marks an important step forward in the way we deliver housing management services. Housing is one of our top priorities and I am pleased that we are putting it at the forefront of the council.&ldquo;I am committed to ensuring that council tenants and leaseholders get the best service possible, and we can do that much more effectively under one roof.&ldquo;The Council and Tower Hamlets Homes will continue working closely together to ensure a seamless transition for tenants and leaseholders. We will be communicating with them, as well as our staff and other partners, every step of the way.&rdquo;THH was set up in 2008 to allow the borough to qualify for the government&rsquo;s Decent Homes fund, which ended in 2017.Aims of bringing services back in-house include: to help join-up housing and other council services to make it easier for residents to get what they need; to give residents a strong voice into the council to help improve standards; to ensure the council is closer to critical issues such as fire and building safety; and to provide services for the best value.Tower Hamlets Council carried out a consultation on the future of services for people living in council homes, including the option to bring Tower Hamlets Homes back in-house, between 24 October and 18 December 2022.Over 86% of council tenants and leaseholders, who took part in the consultation, agreed that housing management services should be brought back in house under the direct control of the council. <img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehq-production-europe/8b4027409cc89a0a25588d555a744d39c4102a60/original/1666257271/0c335d57a3e5f255576d05f824084b55_HC_LetsTalk.jpg?1666257271" style="width: 970px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-rounded">

The future of services for people living in council homes

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Leaseholder

Tenant

Private tenant of a leaseholder

Other

0 - 6 years 

7 - 10 years

10 - 15 years

15+ years

0 - 15

16 - 24

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65 - 74

75 - 84

Prefer not to say 

Sensory impairment, (such as being blind / having a visual impairment or being deaf / having a hearing impairment)

Physical impairment, (such as using a wheelchair to get around and / or difficulty using your arms)

Learning disability, (such as Downs syndrome or dyslexia) or cognitive impairment (such as autism or head-injury)

Mental health condition, (such as depression or schizophrenia)

Long-standing illness or health condition (such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease, or epilepsy)

Woman

Prefer to self-describe (please specify) 

Male

Female

Intersex

Prefer to self-describe (please specify)

Single (never married or never registered a civil partnership)

Married

In a registered civil partnership

Separated, but still legally married

Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership

Widowed

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Cohabiting with a partner

White British (English, Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh

White Irish

White traveller of Irish heritage

Gypsy/Roma

Any other White background

Mixed White and Black Caribbean

Mixed White and Black African

Mixed White and Asian

Any other Mixed background

Asian/Asian British - Indian

Asian/Asian British - Pakistani

Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi

Any other Asian background

Black/Black British Somali

Black/Black British other African

Black/Black British Caribbean

Any other Black background

Chinese

Vietnamese

Any other background

No religion or belief 

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Christian

Jewish

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Sikh

Hindu

Humanist

Gay/lesbian

Bisexual

Heterosexual/straight

Divorced 

Formerly in a registered civil partnership which as now dissolved