Oakhurst Gardens
LRHS
Booker Hall
Rustington
West Sussex
BN16 3AY
Georgia Ellis, Head of Housing & Property Services
Telephone: 01903 787222
Email: georgia@LRHS.co.uk
or:
Email: EstateOffice@LRHS.co.uk
We have a carefully selected team here at Littlehampton and Rustington Housing Society. All of our staff are devoted to making sure that our residents are at the forefront of everything we do. We are very proud of what we achieve, working together to provide a community for residents and their families alike.
Georgia Ellis
Head of Housing and Property Services
Georgia manages the estates department and the team within it. This includes but is not limited to, liaising with owners and new property acquisitions, managing the estates and maintenance teams, liaising with external services, budget management, overseeing the staff working and legislation and compliance of properties.
Kirsti Porter
Housing Officer, Sheltered Housing and Credit Controller
Kirsti leads on the day-to-day operations at Oakhurst Gardens and is the primary point of contact, overseeing the service to ensure residents receive high-quality support in a safe and welcoming environment. Her responsibilities include managing care plans, resident queries, activities and entertainment, tenant movements, maintenance works and external contractors. She also supports residents with benefits and manages feedback, including complaints and compliments.
Kirsti is also LRHS’s Housing Credit Controller, overseeing income management across Oakhurst Gardens and the off-site housing portfolio. She manages rent matters, including payment administration, arrears prevention and tenancy sustainment, while supporting residents with benefits, budgeting and financial support.
Charlotte Williams
Offsite Housing Officer and Deputy to Property Services Manager
Charlotte undertakes property inspections, movement and placements of tenants and organising contractors for repairs, along with handling anti-social behaviour, tenancy sustainment and enquiries for the offsite properties along with many other tasks. Charlotte also has an additional deputy position which is supporting the Property Services Manager – Georgia.
Faith Oliver
Housing Officer
Faith supports the management of LRHS’s off-site property portfolio. Her responsibilities include undertaking property inspections, coordinating tenant placements and liaising with the in-house maintenance team and external contractors to ensure that our off-site properties are well maintained.
She manages day-to-day enquiries and supports residents in maintaining their tenancies, providing assistance where required. Faith also liaises with property owners as and when necessary, helping to ensure effective communication and the smooth management of the off-site portfolio.
Maintenance team
John, James and Ash are all full-time maintenance technicians predominantly for our properties offsite. They undertake a wide variety of repairs and maintenance. However, they all also undertake work for Oakhurst Gardens too where needed. All three are on call for emergency maintenance call out during the evenings and weekends via our emergency line on a rota basis.