Ewart Road Housing Co-op provides the housing and estate management for the Ewart Road Estate.
Although we are we are funded and overseen by Lewisham Council, for whom we act as a managing agent, we are managed by our residents, who employ professional housing staff to provide the actual housing service and run everything from day-to-day. The staff are led by the Housing Manager who reports to the Management Committee and is assisted by office and estate staff and contractors.
The staff provide a full housing service: repairs and maintenance, rent collection, dealing with enquiries, caretaking, grounds maintenance, and so on.
The principal areas we do not cover ourselves are capital works programmes and processing housing applications — these are both dealt with by Lewisham Council, so to be housed by us you must have been referred to us by the council via the Council Housing waiting list which they maintain for the borough as a whole.
The Co-op Office
The office is on the estate itself, at the corner of Wastdale Road and Dalmain Road, and so is the hub of the Co-op.
The office is also where most sub-committee meetings are held, whilst the adjoining Ewart Community Hall is used for the full Management Committee meetings and for General Meetings.
The office is open to residents all day Monday and Thursday, also Tuesday and Friday mornings. It is closed to callers on Wednesdays. Outside of these times, you can reach us by phone, fax or contact us via this website or by email (see the infobox on our homepage for contact info).
Auditors
The co-op’s accounts are prepared and audited annually by independent auditors.
In addition, the co-op’s performance, and compliance with required standards, is monitored both monthly and annually by Lewisham Council. Service charges being levied on leaseholders have to be approved by separate auditors appointed by the London Borough of Lewisham.