Tenant Panel pushes for perfection at Armley estate

In March 2013, Tenant Panel members inspected the Fielding Gate estate in Armley, following reports from residents that it was in need of improvement.

The estate comprises of good quality housing, but when they inspected it, it looked as if both Unity and the residents living there needed to take better care of it.

The following action was taken in response to the inspectors’ findings:

• Kamila, the Housing Officer attended a Tenant Panel meeting to hear their concerns and explain her approach to estate management.
• The Maintenance team ordered repairs, including renewing some fencing and repointing the roof valleys.
• Emma, our Tenant Neighbourhood & Involvement Officer held a weekend gardening day, where she brought gardening tools, tidied communal areas and encouraged tenants to tidy their gardens.
• Following encouragement from Emma, residents got together and tidied the paved area.

Tenant inspectors were really pleased by what they found and felt that the estate was looking much better. One member commented that she regularly sees tenants from the estate when she does the school run. Residents had been making positive comments about the changes and seemed really pleased with the work done.

Do you think that the area in which you live could do with some improvement? Would you like to see Unity and residents working in partnership to raise the standard? Would you like to assist Unity in carrying out inspections by joining our Tenant Panel?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please contact out Tenant, Neighbourhood & Involvement Officer, Emma on 0113 200 7743 to find out how you can get involved or see our Resident Involvement Page for more details.