11 November (Part 2) - Gallions Housing “rapped”
My
comment
about Gallions Housing Association lavishing all the money they are
grabbing from
their tenants in dubious circumstances on a failed Chief Executive, was, it would
appear, inadequately researched. I am grateful to the Thamesmead residents who
have added to my store of knowledge.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) Regulation Committee, whoever they may be, has
said that Gallions has failed its ‘Serious Detriment’ test by failing to comply
with gas safety regulations at one of its properties. More to the point, the HCA is not too happy
about Gallions paying its former Chief Executive, Tony Cotter, the highest
salary in the country on a per property basis.
Mr. Cotter
is on record as saying that housing associations should adopt “a more commercial approach”. You can see what he meant by that.
Further report at the
Inside Housing website. Bexley council appointed councillor Melvin Seymour to keep an eye on Gallions. A whitewash expert if I remember correctly.