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May 2, 2013
A major provider of temporary accommodation in Haringey is initiating eviction proceedings against households affected by the benefit cap. In the last couple of weeks, some tenants of properties leased by Genesis Housing Association have received letters telling them that they would be seeking a Possession Order to evict the tenant.
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April 29, 2013
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 in Islington/Hackney, Brixton and Herne Hill, see the Let Down campaign […]
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April 26, 2013
Join in, and meet at 12 noon outside Turnpike Lane tube. We will once again be taking to the streets of Haringey to inspect local letting agents as part of Let Down: a day of action against letting agents. Six months ago, on 6 October 2012, local housing campaigners became ‘Community Housing Inspectors’ to investigate […]
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February 17, 2013
Bring rents down! No evictions! Join Haringey Solidarity Group and Haringey Housing Action Group at the: Haringey Landlords ForumTuesday 19 February, 5pm at Wood Green Civic CentreHigh Road, Wood Green, N22 (5 mins walk up the hill from Wood Green tube) Come and join us at the Haringey Landlords Forum, where up to 100 landlords […]
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February 5, 2013
The Metropolitan Police are planning to make 21 families homeless by reclaiming the land for profitable redevelopment. AS YET THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION MEANING THESE BUILDINGS COULD LIE EMPTY (AND OPEN TO VANDALISM) FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. By doing this, they will be ripping the heart out of the community that lives […]
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December 18, 2012
Haringey Defend Council Housing! 7.30pm, Tuesday 18th DecemberWhitehall & Tenterden Community CentreWhitehall Street, Tottenham, N17 8BP[On the right, under the bridge at the end of Whitehall Street]All Welcome This Government is cutting housing benefit levels, introducing less secure tenancies, and driving up rents. But tenants are resisting, and now is the time to stand up for council […]
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October 21, 2012
You can see a video of the Haringey Housing Action Group letting agent community inspection on YouTube.
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October 18, 2012
On Tuesday 16 October, members of Haringey Housing Action Group successfully supported a family facing eviction. Ms T, a member of the group and mother of three, is pregnant and about to be evicted from a private tenancy later in the month, just three days before her baby is due to be born. Ms T […]
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October 8, 2012
Haringey Housing Action 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 Green Lanes to investigate their practices. About 20 people […]
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October 3, 2012
Join us this Saturday, 6 October for a Community Housing Inspection of Haringey Letting Agents We’ll be meeting at 12 noon at Turnpike Lane tube to investigate local letting agents and uncover unwelcome practices: • Discrimination against people on housing benefit• Extortionate charges to prospective and existing tenants• Encouraging short term tenancies to maximise renewal […]
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