New Executive Director of Asset Management Appointed

Tuesday 12 August 2008

Homes for Haringey has appointed Ola Akinfe, Executive Director of Asset Management, to oversee the borough’s five year investment programme and £200m Decent Homes programme.

Ola joined the organisation as Head of Asset Management, in October 2006.

The housing management organisation is currently delivering a five year decent homes improvement programme across the borough on behalf of Haringey Council. The range of works include new kitchens and bathrooms, roofs, front doors, rewiring, double glazing and insulation.

Responsible for programme delivery with Haringey’s four appointed decent homes contractors – Wates, Lovell, Apollo and Mulalley, one of his first priorities will be ensuring the first year target of 1,689 decent homes are delivered on time and to a high standard.

He says: “We are not just refurbishing tenant’s homes but assisting the regeneration of the whole community. We are providing high quality home improvements to our residents with the minimum of disruption and maximum benefit. Since the programme started in April, we have carried out more than 150 refurbishments.”

Ola Akinfe Executive Director of Asset Management

Ola led the deliver the decent homes programme for Brent Housing Partnership, a three star arms length management organisation where he was head of major works for over three years. He also worked for City West Homes, rated twice as excellent by the Audit Commission.

His career in building maintenance started at Haringey when he was employed as a repairs surveyor in North Tottenham in 1990 and later as a project manager working on the transformation of Broadwater Farm under the estates action programme.

Chief Executive, Paul Bridge added: “I am delighted someone of Ola’s talent and experience will be leading our decent homes programme. This programme is already bringing around real change and the opportunity to make a real difference to the quality of life of our tenants.”

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Notes to Editors

Over 11,000 of the 16,500 tenants’ homes that Homes for Haringey manages on behalf of Haringey Council will need some work done. The others already meet the government’s decent homes standard.

Homes for Haringey is the Arms Length Management Organisation managing Haringey Council’s housing stock since April 2006.

Homes for Haringey is responsible for:

  • Meeting the Decent Home Standard
  • Services to approx 21,000 council owned properties: 16,700 tenanted and 4, 500 leasehold
  • Tenancy and estate management
  • Housing management of supported housing
  • Rent collection and arrears management
  • Repairs and maintenance
  • Leasehold management
  • Resident involvement

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