Leader of the council and cabinet members
Councillor Darren Merrill
Cabinet member for Council Homes (paternity leave)
Cllr Merril’s responsibilities include:
- Management of the council’s homes – including council homes, sheltered and extra care homes, council owned temporary accommodation, high needs hostels and homes and sites for Gypsy, Roma and traveller communities
- Residents' involvement and services - including services and advice for council tenants, leaseholders and freeholders and support for Tenants and Resident Associations and Tenant Management Organisations
- Housing maintenance - including repairs and major works; heat networks; communal repairs; gas and electrical safety and refurbishment of voids
- Fire safety - ensuring council homes meet fire safety standards and leading the council’s work on fire safety, cladding and remediation for private sector and housing association residential buildings
- Housing allocations - oversight of the council’s Housing Solutions Service and the allocation of council homes, housing association, social rent and key worker homes to Southwark residents
- Renewal of the Aylesbury, Tustin, Ledbury and Abbeyfield estates - working with residents to deliver new and improved homes and estates (working with the Cabinet Member for New Homes and Sustainable Development)
- Tenants and residents' halls - including their maintenance, ongoing improvement and ensuring they are the best possible facilities for residents of our estates and broader community
Page last updated: 20 July 2023
