Lambeth Living has announced Mr Keith Hill MP as the new Chair of its Board of Directors.

Mr Hill (MP) will succeed Acting Chair, Lynn Holman who has served as the Acting Chair of the Board since the start of 2009.

He will lead the Board, which oversees policy and strategy and continue the work that has begun to improve service quality to tenants, leaseholders, and freeholders and to help the council qualify for Decent Homes funding.

Mr Hill has been the MP for Streatham since 1992 and will retire at the general election. From 2003 to 2005 he was the Housing and Planning Minister with major responsibility for the Decent Homes programme of council house modernisation. Mr Hill will immediately begin to familiarise himself with his new duties as Chair of Lambeth Living and has announced that he will draw no allowance whilst he remains a Member of Parliament.


Steve Reed, Leader of Lambeth Council said: "I am delighted Keith Hill has accepted his appointment as Chair of Lambeth Living. Keith is a former Housing Minister as well as a highly popular MP here in Lambeth. He knows the patch, he knows the people, he knows housing policy and he has the energy and enthusiasm to make things happen. Keith is the champion our residents need to help Lambeth Living and get their services working better for the tenants and leaseholders they exist to serve.

"Keith has my full support and, on behalf of the whole council, I look forward to working with him to improve the lives of residents up and down Lambeth who want to see Lambeth Living turn round housing in Lambeth after decades of underperformance by the council."

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