ReCAP: Putting culture, accountability and participation on the menu at the 'repairs café'
Douglas Bounds reports how residents and housing teams discussed communication, scrutiny and accountability at a ReCAP workshop.
Safer homes.
Healthier lives.
Stronger communities.
Put the resident’s experience alongside the repair record. What would you ask before calling the work finished?
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Douglas Bounds reports how residents and housing teams discussed communication, scrutiny and accountability at a ReCAP workshop.
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