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MAJOR MILESTONE








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                                                                                                                                                                                     Over the next 12 months we’ll be trying

                                                                                                                                                                                     to access the majority of homes in
                                                                                                                                                                                     North East Lincolnshire as part of our
                                                                                                                                                                                     commitment to investing millions
                                                                                                                                                                                     of pounds in refurbishments and
                                                                                                                                                                                     improvements.


                                                                                                                                                                                     This means there is a very good chance we will be
                                                                                                                                                                                     contacting you or knocking on your door.

         ENGIE Contracts Manager Rob Seaman, LHP resident Mr Turrell, LHP commercial
         manager James Robinson and ENGIE Project Manager Wayne Moore                                                                                                                Why?

                                                                                                                                                                                     We need to check the condition of key features
                                                                                                                                                                                     in your home such as the kitchen, bathroom, roof
        A Grimsby resident is celebrating in                  Mr Turrell said: “The work we’ve had done has been                                                                     and windows to see whether they may need to be
        style after his home became the 500th                 great, and the process was straightforward and                                                                         replaced.
                                                              quick. My favourite room is definitely the kitchen.
        to be revamped as part of a £16 million               Before the refurbishment, we had a mismatch of                          “I’M A GRIMSBY LAD
        improvement programme.                                cupboards, no kitchen wall units and we didn’t                      BORN AND BRED. AFTER                               So please allow us access.

                                                              have flooring. We worked with ENGIE to choose the                       COMING OUT OF THE                              We will notify you in writing when we are in your
        David Turrell has lived in the semi-detached          design, going for grey which we think looks ace, and                    FORCES, I MOVED TO                             neighbourhood to let you know that we may knock
        property on Cromer Avenue, which he shares with       they also gave us the opportunity to have our sink                     THIS HOUSE WITH MY                              on your door. Our surveyors will have photo identity
                                                                                                                                       WIFE AND SON AND
        his wife and son, for more than eight years.          moved to under the window. Our kitchen now feels                                                                       cards.
                                                              light and spacious. I couldn’t wait to fill our kitchen                   WE’VE LIVED HERE
        Over the course of a couple of weeks, Mr Turrell      wall units.”                                                        EVER SINCE. THE WORK                               Do you survey all homes?
                                                                                                                                         WE’VE HAD DONE
        has seen his home transformed with a brand-new
                                                                                                                                         HAS BEEN GREAT,
        kitchen, PVC windows and bathroom upgrade, as         LHP commercial manager James Robinson said:                             STRAIGHTFORWARD
        well as a new boiler and heating system.              “Not only does this investment further improve the                                                                     We have committed to delivering a rolling stock
                                                              quality of the homes we provide, it makes such a                                 AND QUICK.”                           condition survey programme of 20% of our homes
        The facelift was carried out by energy and            significant difference to our tenants.                              LHP tenant David Turrell                           every year meaning that you will be visited at least
        regeneration specialist ENGIE as part of a                                                                                                                                   once every five years.
        programme to refurbish more than 1000 homes           “It’s fantastic to reach this milestone and we look
        on behalf of LHP, over the duration of a four-year    forward to refurbishing many more homes across                                                                         By the end of March 2019, we aim to have surveyed
        contract.                                             the area.”                                                                                                             80% of the stock in this area. The remaining 20% of
                                                                                                                                                                                     homes will be visited in 2019/20.




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