News on Camden Housing and Property Resident's Panel

In session 3 of the resident panel’s meeting, Councillor Apak opened the session describing his role within Camden Council and explained why he is so passionate about the residents of Camden. He explained how he helps to oversee all housing issues within the borough.

We showed the panel the new repair videos and asked them what their thoughts were. The feedback overall was positive along with other contributions on how the Council could respond to residents either by email, telephone or letter and recommended that a response across Camden should take approximately 1 to 2 working days.

The panel expressed concerns about the shortage of labour and whether secondary schools are involved in the recruitment for repair labourers and if apprenticeships were available. The panel also expressed interest about senior adults and residents who have retired but would like to still contribute to the community and support the younger generation in finding work.

Another idea from a member of the panel was ‘could we provide fun workshops’ two to three times a year, to give the younger generation work experience, so that they can make an informed choice of career direction.

Oliver Jones (Director of Recreation) and Charlotte Akinola (Communications Manager) attended the session and asked the resident panel for feedback on communications for workshops that Camden will be rolling out in the next few months.