About Us

Camden Leaseholders’ Forum is an independent group which speaks for people who pay service charges to Camden Council. We represent all the leaseholders and freeholders of Camden Council properties, tackling major issues to improve Camden Council services.

All members of the Forum are volunteers.

Elsewhere on this page:
Current objectives/what are we currently working on
How we work
Meetings
How to get involved
Members
Funding
Constitution etc
Other Groups

Current objectives/what are we currently working on
We mainly exist to safeguard the interests of leaseholders and ensure service charges are value for money. We have (currently) decided to work on the following specific issues:
– Council Engagement: Improving both the Forum’s engagement with the council and leaseholders’ ease of communication with the council
– Major Works (including Capital Works & Better Homes)
– Outbound Communication: Letting leaseholders know what we can do for them, any news we think they should be aware of and how to get in touch with us
– Service Charge (Repairs/Revenue Expenditure)

How we work
We have agreed to that, due to limited resources, we cannot tackle every problem that Camden leaseholders face – we have decided to tackle major issues. We have no legal power to demand that Camden Council make changes, however we can request information and consultation from Camden; Forum meetings are often attended by selected Council officials at our request. To date, sometimes Camden Council act upon what we suggested and sometimes they don’t. We continue to make our case on behalf of leaseholders and collect evidence to further the points that we wish to make.

Meetings
We have 4 formal meetings in the year. These are in a hybrid format so that non-members (leaseholders and other interested parties) may join as observers. Depending on the agenda they may or may not get an opportunity to speak. Want to know about what happens at these meetings and how they are conducted, read our article here.

The Forum also holds a number of Open meetings over the three year term at which all leaseholders are invited to attend. Open meetings tend to address major policy decisions, ensuring that the Forum are kept up to date on issues affecting leaseholders and are called as and when required (at least once a year). During these meetings all leaseholders are invited to comment on, and contribute towards, to the topic(s) being discussed.

We publish our list of forthcoming activities and discussions with every meeting agenda. The latest edition may be found on the Council website at Forum Meetings Agenda.

If you wish to comment on our work programme you might email us or post your comments on the discussion board (click the “login” button if you wish to add your own comments).

How to get involved
We are always on the lookout for volunteers; just send us an email ideally highlighting any skills that you think may be of particular benefit and we’ll get right back to you.

Members
The current Forum members are listed here. Forum members are elected every 3 years (next elections will be held Autumn 2024) and additional members may be co-opted as required.

To contact a particular member (e.g. one that represents your district) please email camden@leaseholdersforum.org.uk with “FAO (Member Name)” at the top of the message.

Funding
The Forum receives no funding from any organisation. We do use donated resources when suitable. Major examples include:
– Volunteer support from both members and non-members
– Technology :WordPress and various free plugins for our website; Mailchimp for our mailing list; Gmail for our email; Cloud Genius for the donation of their technical expertise regarding websites and marketing automation.

Camden Council for the following services:
– Meeting rooms
– Democratic Services (for the taking of minutes at our meetings)
– Website hosting

Constitution etc
Our Constitution and Code of Conduct, adopted in November 2022, is here: Forum Constitution November 2022

Our website principles and editorial policy is here:https://www.leaseholdersforum.org.uk/core/website-principles

Other Groups
There are a range of other groups in Camden which cover similar territories. We work with them as and when appropriate to achieve joint aims whilst aiming not to duplicate efforts. Groups include:
Tenants and Residents’ Associations (TRAs)
Leaseholder Associations (also known as Recognised Tenants Associations – RTAs)
District Management Committees (DMCs)
Camden Association of Street Properties (CASP)
Last updated 9 February 2019