GSLP-Liberals-Manifesto-2019

of property developments - alongside
more affordable housing for 50/50 sale
- will enable us to finally deal with the
delays in the housing waiting list.
RENTAL HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY
We have already constructed excellent,
high quality and well designed purpose
built homes for the elderly which
means that our elderly community
can have a better standard of living
and remain independent for longer.
In addition to assisting our elderly
community, most of whom are tenants
of the rental housing stock, we will
release further housing stock.
We have already announced that we
will construct further accommodation
for the elderly at Bob Peliza Mews and
at Chatham Views.
We are also committed to further
construction of purpose built flats for
the elderly and will do so at the site of
the Queen’s Cinema as we cannot think
of a better use of this land than for the
benefit of our elderly community. This
will assist those elderly members of
our community who live in the south
district and want to move out of larger
government rental homes.
BISHOP CANILLA
We have also completely refurbished
Bishop Canilla House so that the
elderly residents there live in a building
that now looks brand new and all the
problems of water penetration that
tenants have had to endure since
the building was built have all been
resolved.
REFURBISHMENT OF ESTATES
We care deeply for the residents of our
rental flats and we have invested in a
major refurbishment of much of our
rental stock which had been forgotten.
We have devised a 10 year plan to
ensure that all estates that have not
yet been refurbished are brought up
to standard and this will happen in a
planned and organized way. We have
already published our plans for Varyl
Begg, Chilton Court and Edinburgh
Estate, Willis’ House, Coelho House,
Knights Court & St John’s Court and
Schomberg. These will be high quality
refurbishments.
TENANTS ASSOCIATIONS
We have established an excellent
working relationship with the tenants
associations that represent all estates.
We will continue our close working
relationship with them and always
consult with them.
HOUSING WORKS AGENCY
In the Housing Works Agency we will
agree a minimum manning level with
the union and we will seek to bring the
skills of the young people we train into
this area.
WILLIS’S ROAD PARK
We note that the area of land to
the north of Macfarlane House has
fallen into disuse, is overgrown and is
attracting rodents. We shall redevelop
this area into a children’s play zone,
given there is no such facility in that
vicinity.
MID HARBOURS ESTATE PARK
WE have already engaged with the Mid
Harbour Estate Tenants’ Association
and committed to providing a new play
park in the estate.
THE WALKS & OTHER
EX-MOD ESTATES
Purchasers at the Walks, Trafalgar
Heights, Naval Hospital Hill and other
ex-MOD estates can rest assured that
in Government the GSLP Liberals will
ensure that any works required in
respect of infrastructure (sewage etc.)
will be carried out by the Government.
Additionally, we will donate all the
common areas in the area of The
Walks to the Management Company
(made up of the purchasers) to enable
them to provide these to the tenants
for a fee to be agreed between them
and to form the basis of a sinking fund
for the maintenance of the estate.
AFFORDABLE ESTATES
We will continue to support the
existing affordable housing estates
where remedial works are necessary
arising from faulty workmanship at
the development stage. We will also
assist all estates in Gibraltar to became
accessible. This is an important part of
the continued work we are doing on
equality and accessibility.
LEASE RESTRICTIONS RELAXED AT
AFFORDABLE ESTATES
It is now thirty years since the GSLP
started the principle of affordable
housing. The whole aim of such
housing is that it should be available
for owner occupation and not for
speculation. We believe, nonetheless,
that thirty years after the first
conveyance of such properties, the
resale restrictions in the underlease
should no longer apply so long as the
party selling has owned the property
for at least ten years before the sale is
effected.
MONTAGU GARDENS
The liquidation of the original
developer of Montagu Gardens has
caused concern amongst owners.
We will assign the 50 year residue in
the Montagu Gardens Lease to the
Management Company. This will
enable it to pass this residue to the
underlease holders.
MONTAGU CRESCENT
We have finalised most of the works
on this estate with some flats still
requiring attention. Additionally we
are working with the management
company on the development of an
estate office.
HARBOUR VIEWS
We have already started the process
of selling the parking spaces at the
prices that had been agreed. This
was not proceeded with whilst the
remedial works had been ongoing as
the parking spaces had to be used to
move vehicles around in the car park
to accommodate the ongoing works.
We will continue to work with the
management company.
SIR WILLIAM JACKSON GROVE
Working with the management
company of the estate we resolved
historic issues as to arrears and
worked on the creation of a new
sinking fund. We also attended to the
refurbishment of areas of the estate.
We will continue to work with the
management company on areas of
Government’s responsibility.
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