Town Hall launches investigation into ‘corruption’ by Hackney Homes staff
Banister House, one of the council properties managed by Hackney Homes
Hackney Council has launched an investigation into allegations of corruption by members of staff at its housing management organisation.
The allegations have been made against a “small number of staff” at Hackney Homes, the arm’s length management organisation (ALMO) responsible for housing in the borough.
A whistleblower contacted Hackney’s mayor, Jules Pipe, who forwarded the allegations on to the council’s audit and anti-fraud department.
An un-named source told the Evening Standard: “The whistleblower has made a number of allegations which the council is urgently looking at…
“The suggestion is that although ultimately funded by the taxpayer, Hackney Homes is being run like a family business with an unethical culture affecting service users and their right to fair treatment for more than four years.”
A Hackney Council spokesperson said: “Allegations have been made against a small number of Hackney Homes employees. These allegations are unproven and an investigation is underway.
“The council takes all allegations extremely seriously and if evidence of wrongdoing is found, further action will be taken. Until the investigation is concluded it would be inappropriate to comment further.
The whole of Hackney council ic corrupt all they care about clubs bars the noise team is all in favour of the club owners I’ve complained for yrs never been logged in they got no care for the resedents I’ve dealt whith planning all corrupt,Hackney homes we live in shoreditch hse Charles sq people piss there vommit I wonder if the major or Charlotte graves head of housing would like it the nois from bars is unbearable and you want our rents our children walk through urine we. Have two bars under our block 5 0 clock licences who would live whit that an illigal structure was put outside the bar it took 6 yrs to get a licence for it that’s all backhanders same as the licencing start listening to the people that voted you lot in and pay you wages .
I have contacted the mayor and the fraud team about the way hackney private sector dealt with issue with the private landlord. It all fishy in this council and apparently they investigating now . Sound that the landlord has connection inside the council and with the building control .
Its all corruption in this council , its a big mafia
Over five years ago complaints by residents were put before a full council meeting including the mayor about Hackney Homes.Most of the complaints were regarding the decent homes project.The complaints included the then new front doors which cost £1400 each and were faulty.The double glazing,the kitchens,the bathrooms,the interior works which was paid for and not done.In fact nearly every aspect of the decent homes project was complained about.Just recently Hackney Homes have started to replace the front doors,but who is paying for this?Its now come to light that metal has been stolen.If the investigation is concerning the above complaints whys it took so long?And shouldnt the police the be the ones doing the investigating and not the council?
The evening Standard of1/6/15 carries a report that the police are investigating corruption in hackney homes.It seems that they are investigating some of the issues that were brought up all those years ago.
I cant go into too much detail but according to police etc Hackney Council housing staff stole my ID in 1987 and basically they have a network of frauds especially in the mainly black ghettos. Lambeth, Lewisham, Richmond and now back again in Hackney and they’ve used ex friends and family to know about my life and movements and basically whatever I like is taken away from me and whatever I dont like, theyve forced upon me. Their victims mainly end up in Prisons, Loony bins or dead and thank God Ive had help in dealing with the corrupt frauds or else Id be sorry I ever wanted to be someone or alive. Their fraud network spreads in government organisations and affiliations such as Education, NHS, JCP, BDC, DWP, CAB, and other housing orgs inc Hackney Homes, the Charlatans masquerade as church going Government Officers.
about time too! I’m in the process of getting legal help against Hackney Homes over a flood that happened last year in my whole & my neighbours home which also affecting my downstairs neighbours. They won’t take the blame and have lied to the insurance company stating that flat roofs and garage roofs are cleaned annually. Lived in my property for 5 years and not once have our roofs been cleared. When the roof was finally unblocked and 4 hours past before the last drop of water. The company that was unblocking it used 10 black heavy duty bin bags to remove the rubbish that had been up there, in their words “years!”. Also when the issue of roof cleaning was brought up in the estate committee meeting I and the rest of the estate was told there is no annual cleaning of the roofs
I wouldnt hold my breath on any result coming out of all of this.In the early nineties the police were called in to investigate a paedophile working in the councils child services using false i.d.(liverpool police had been looking for him years)What the Met found,according to them,was wide spread fraud and corruption.Two investigations then took place but i never heard of any reports being published regarding any of this.
Nothing new. A known sex offender was employed in one their big revenue raising sections. He was sacked by previous employers for stalking, sexually harassing, targeting, bullying and intimidating women. Especially black women. Was white but had a fetish. Finally had to get rid of him but they did so reluctantly. A lot of women had to complain before they took action. Basically if your a corrupt, deviant liar you fit right in at Hackney.
I live in an estate transferred by Hackney Council to Metropolitan Housing Trust for £100k. During the regeneration of the area, Metropolitan received millions of pounds of grant funding to refurbish and develop new properties.
Unfortunately I bought one of these shiny flats only to find out (after sale) that it was built at risk without planning permission, had no building completion certificate or planning sign off and hadn’t been properly checked or signed off by the council.
I have serious noise issues, have not had any valid testing, the property is now under council enforcement notice due to leaks through electrics for 3 years and I cant get a straight answer from the council about how they allowed the properties to be sold in breach of the conditions of the 106 agreement or the conditions of the transfer.
Council say “its a civil mater and you should go back to Metropolitan as its buyer beware”. It appears the council does what they want, there are no checks for compliance with transfers and despite 54 purchasers spending on average £250k each (yes, massive fraud) there is not a single person, team or entity in the council that will answer my request for proof of compliance – despite this being part of my lease terms.
Well done Hackney council, allowing fraud of its residents to continue without scrutiny or answers, for allowing this sham and then sitting back in the comfort of knowing that they don’t have to answer to anyone.
Apparently Hackney Council have an ‘Audit and anti-fraud department’ which no one within the council knows about or can be contacted by residents with concerns!
Recently Hackney Homes have begun doing work on estates that leaseholders had for years stated that they had paid for and the work had not been done.In one case a leaseholder was billed six years ago for work that wasnt completed.The leaseholder in now in dispute with Hackney Homes over this.Seeing that the Evening Standard report on corruption in HH states that the police are investigating claims ot work paid for and not done,are HH tampering with evidence?
Too much corruption in Hackney at the moment. City and Hackney Mind are riddled with corruption and extensive evidence has been published proving this. Hackney Homes are complacent in who knows they are corrupt, as their complaints section is as guilty as any other section. Extensive proof is also available of this. Theres a wordpress blog called hackneyjustice that covers all of this
Oh well – I got £500 added to my service charge to re-render a single brick (done really shoddily of course in true Hackney Homes style) on my (first floor) balcony (in a group of houses not a block of flats) plus an out of the blue £4300 Interim Invoice to put double glazing in when my maisonette already has it -someone’s getting very rich here – and it’s not me!! (both without my knowledge or consent of course!)