Victory for Haringey council tenants – and a grim warning

Haringey Council’s Cabinet last night (14 October) agreed that future Haringey Council tenants will continue to be offered permanent (lifetime) tenancies.Last year, members of Haringey Housing Action Group joined up with Haringey Defend Council Housing, to oppose the introduction of five-year, “flexible”, tenancies for new council tenants.  The council’s own consultation questionnaire was overly long […]

October 15, 2014  Tags: , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS, NEWS  Comments Closed

The number of council homes that Haringey Council has built since 2010 – in 129 words

We found this question and answer in the agenda papers for the council meeting on 21 July 2014: WRITTEN QUESTION 4 – TO THE CABINET MEMBER FOR HOUSING AND REGENERATION [Cllr Alan Strickland] FROM COUNCILLOR CONNOR: How many Council homes has the Council built since 2010? ANSWER In November 2013, the Cabinet approved a Housing […]

August 11, 2014  Tags: , ,   Posted in: INFORMATION  Comments Closed

Defend Haringey’s ‘Social Housing’ Tenancy Rights

Please fill in our simple consultation about higher social housing rents and 5-year tenancies: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MYDZV3C NO to time-limited Council / Housing Association Tenancies! YES to secure tenancies. NO to ‘Near-Market’ Rents in Social Housing! YES to genuinely-affordable rents. FILL IN Our Online Consultation DEMONSTRATE at the Civic Centre, Monday 15th July, 6.30pm Haringey Council’s new […]

June 29, 2013  Tags: ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS, NEWS  Comments Closed