Brent Council

This council provided me with accommodation in the 020 7 telephone area from my temporary accommodation in Harrow 9 years ago so I do now really feel part of London. I’ve had a few sweeteners along the way such as winning expensive rugby tickets, a tour of Wembley Stadium, a fabulous day of White Water Rafting at the Olympic centre in Hertfordshire and just now a pair of expensive tickets to the very posh Christmas dinner and party for the Mayor of Brent which I enjoyed immensely. I’ve also won a £30 Marks & Spencer voucher from my own towerblock. The reception area of my towerblock take in courier packages for me which I find helpful and the estate cleaning lady, Kathleen does a fantastic job and I get on very well with her.
You’ve got to watch Brent Council a bit however. I paid enough money to cover my first month’s Council Tax one year with an accompanying phone call and instead of crediting the first month they just removed the amount from my entire bill so it was still due in the April which could have caused difficulty for me as I was on a long holiday. When my Australian partner bought me my flat under the Right To Buy I received a rent statement a month after they had received the money showing I was going into arrears which could have affected my credit rating if I’d not jumped up and down. I’ve had 2 leaks from the flat above and 2 horrendous overnight parties but it’s calmed down a lot now. I will be checking carefully my leasehold service charge bills especially as Eric Pickles has, I think, put a cap on leasehold major repairs bills.
Loony Leftie council probably. I don’t really approve of the fact that most of the social housing goes to immigrants but I usually get on quite well with my neighbours and am not bothered on my estate.