Achilles: income from rent and service charges- expenditure: maintenance and repairs

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Dear Lewisham Borough Council,

Please can you supply all rental and service charge income for the blocks currently in the Achilles regeneration proposals : Austin House, Azalea House, Fenton House, 363 Maisonettes and businesses, please provide these figures for the past six years.

Please can you also provide the amount spent on maintenance and repairs for the past six years. Please provide totals and a breakdown of the costs under summary headings.

Yours faithfully,

Jacqueline Utley

Foi, Customer, Lewisham Borough Council

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Hatch, Julie, Lewisham Borough Council

Dear Ms Utley

Freedom of Information Act 2000 

 

Thank you for your request for information, which I received on 19
September 2017 concerning the Achilles regeneration proposals. 

 

I am pleased to provide the following response:

 

Q1: Please can you supply all rental and service charge income for the
blocks currently in the Achilles regeneration proposals : Austin House,
Azalea House, Fenton House, 363 New Cross Road Maisonettes and businesses,
please provide these figures for the past six years.

 

Answer: Landlord rent and service charges for last 6 years
block name Landlord rent collection Leaseholder service charge
* collection
Austin House £503,069 £55,640
Azalea House £367,044 £47,660
Fenton House £741,535 £25,734
363 New Cross Road £208,801 £31,026
 

 
* Includes basic rent and service charges like water rates and caretaking
fees.

 

Rental income for the businesses present at the aforementioned addresses
was £620,500 over this period.

 

Q2: Please can you also provide the amount spent on maintenance and
repairs for the past six years. Please provide totals and a breakdown of
the costs under summary headings.

 

Answer: Repairs and maintenance last 6 years
trade name repair cost *
Electrical £17,754
Carpentry & Plumbing £34,390
Void Repairs £72,682
Gas Repairs & Servicing £72,553
Painting & Plastering £26,943
Other Repairs £14,577
Total £238,899
* Repairs & maintenance for Austin House, Azalea House, Fenton House & 363
New Cross Road

 

 

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