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Community Housing Inspectors expose anti-social practices by Haringey Letting Agents and serve Cease & Desist orders

Return of the Community Housing Inspectors – See short video below On Saturday 27th April 2013,as part of a London-wide day of action against Letting Agents, 20 Haringey Community Housing Inspectors went out to investigate the practices of local Letting Agents in Green Lanes, Haringey. Other actions took place in other parts of London including [...]

April 27, 2013  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: LOCAL ACTIONS, NEWS, PRIVATE TENANTS  Comments Closed

Haringey Haringey Housing Action Group join Haringey Solidarity Group & others demanding return to rent caps and to bring a stop to the benefit cap

Cap Rents NOT Benefits – Scrap the Benefit Cap Protest Monday 15th April, 8am-10am, Stratford Benefit Delivery Centre, Department for Work & Pensions https://www.facebook.com/events/555732437791477/?fref=ts Up to 25 people joined us to protest against the benefit cap on the first day of the pilot due to commence today in Haringey, Enfield, Bromley and Croydon, before being [...]

April 16, 2013   Posted in: LOCAL ACTIONS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Haringey Residents Federation slams benefit cap and calls for affordable housing for all

Sky News interview (15.4.2013) with Federation secretary on day of introduction of benefit cap pilot scheme in four London boroughs including Haringey.

April 15, 2013   Posted in: NEWS  Comments Closed

Cap Rents NOT Benefits – Scrap the Benefit Cap Protest

Monday 15th April, 8am-10am, Stratford https://www.facebook.com/events/555732437791477/?fref=ts The benefit cap is due to start on 15thApril in Haringey, Enfield, Bromley and Croydon, before being rolled out nationwide in the summer. These four trial boroughs were apparently chosen because one office processes all their benefit claims.On the day of its introduction, we are asking opponents of the [...]

April 7, 2013  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: LOCAL ACTIONS, NEWS, PRIVATE TENANTS  Comments Closed