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Community Housing Inspectors demonstration – Video

October 16, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Housing activists stage inspection of local letting agents

Haringey Housing Action Group, Haringey Private Tenants Action Group and Haringey Solidariyt Group held an inspection of local letting agents to draw attention to high rents, short-term tenancies, discrimination against housing benefit claimants and high administration fees. On Saturday 6 October, a team of Community Housing Inspectors took a tour of local letting agents along […]

October 8, 2012  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Private Tenants challenge discrimination and profiteering by Haringey Letting Agents

Community Housing Inspection of Haringey Letting Agents Saturday 6 October, meet at 12noon outside Turnpike Lane tube station We at Haringey Housing Action Group are seeing more and more tenants, including those who are entitled to welfare benefits who cannot find anywhere to live in Haringey. This is due to discrimination against anyone on benefits […]

October 1, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS  Comments Closed

Joint demands agreed by Haringey Housing Action Group & Private Tenants Action Group

OUR DEMANDS: AFFORDABLE, DECENT, SECURE HOUSING FOR ALL Rents brought down to affordable levels Landlords should be not be making a profit or gaining an extra home out ofsomeone’s basic need for housing No evictions due to inability to pay e.g. due to cuts to benefits, unaffordable housing, loss of job All housing to be […]

September 27, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: INFORMATION  Comments Closed

Bring rents down! Lobby the Landlords Forum Thursday 20th Sept

Join us to demand landlords bring rents down and stop discrimination against those on benefits. At the Landlords Forum run by Haringey council Thursday 20th September, 5.30– 6.30pm Outside the Civic Centre, Wood Green, N22 Some landlords have agreed to reduce rent for tenants who have had their benefits cut following negotiations with the Council’s […]

September 18, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS, LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

Our Response to London Assembly Review of Private Rented Sector

Haringey Housing Action Group response to London Assembly’s Housing and Regeneration Committee review of London’s Private Rented Sector – Session 2: Affordability and Tenure Haringey Housing Action Group Haringey Housing Action Group has been supporting local residents with housing problems for about three years.  Our aim is to support people in a way that they […]

September 3, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: INFORMATION  Comments Closed

More Attacks On Our Rights To A Home – Changes to Squatting Laws

If you think you might be affected by the changes to the law about squatting read this article by Advice Service for Squatters and Squash (Squatters’ Action For Secure Homes). Advice Service for Squatters: September 1st – what happens now? On the 1st September S144 of LASPO 2012 comes into force. We’ll leave it to […]

August 31, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: INFORMATION  Comments Closed

Homeless? Get Your Rights!

Council Homeless Persons Units (HPUs) are famous for trying to turn away as many people as they can – telling them they don’t fit the criteria to be housed. In reality many of these people are entitled to help – and this might include you. There are 5 TESTS that the council must look at […]

August 28, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: INFORMATION  Comments Closed

No Gentrification For Tottenham! The Threat to Working Class People and Ethnic Minorities From ‘The Plan For Tottenham’

We were forwarded this report and analysis of the recently announced regeneration proposals for our community: ‘A Plan for Tottenham’. The proposal contains many references to housing including, increasing property values leading to an increase in rents, less social housing, no mention of how rents will be controlled so those on Local Housing Allowance and […]

August 19, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: INFORMATION, NEWS  Comments Closed

Stop Tenant Evictions – Reduce Private Sector Rents – Protest 3rd August 2012

Haringey Housing Action Group protested today prior to a meeting with the Housing Advice & Options Team to demand more support for private tenants faced with eviction following cuts to Housing Benefit/Local Housing Allowance. Here are some shots from the protest, report to follow. LEAFLET TEXT or download at HAG Apex Hse Protest 3rd Aug […]

August 2, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS  Comments Closed