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Estate Services in your neighbourhood

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  1. Standards of Service
  2. Estate services available in your neighbourhood
  3. What we will do and when we will do it
  4. You are here: What we will carry out on a seasonal basis
  5. We will deal with reports within an appropriate timescale
  6. How we will monitor the standards
  7. Contact estate services or report a problem
  8. Make a compliment or complaint

What we will carry out on a seasonal basis

During spring, we will:

  • Clear and treat moss from unadopted footpaths (these are paths belonging to the landowner: Housing) and drying areas.
  • Cut the grass and ensure grass cuttings are blown from footpaths (Between March and October, to an agreed schedule, weather dependant).
  • Spray and remove weeds on communal footpaths and drying areas.
  • Cut back self- sets/shrubs on or near footpaths.

Estates service charter 4

During summer, we will:

  • Cut the grass and ensure grass cuttings are blown from footpaths (Between March and October, to an agreed schedule, weather dependant).
  • Spray and remove weeds on communal footpaths and drying areas.
  • Cut back self- sets/shrubs on or near footpaths.

During autumn, we will:

  • Cut the grass and ensure grass cuttings are blown from footpaths (Between March and October, to an agreed schedule, weather dependant).
  • Clear and treat moss from unadopted footpaths (these are paths belonging to the landowner: Housing) and drying areas.
  • Sweep and remove leaves.

Estates service charter 5

During winter, we will:

  • Clear ice and snow from shared footpaths and spread grit to prevent further ice forming (when required giving priority to our vulnerable tenants living in bungalows)
  • Previous page: What we will do and when we will do it
  • Next page: We will deal with reports within an appropriate timescale

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