From 27 October, Awaab’s Law will require landlords to fix damp and mould within strict timeframes, with more protections to follow. Join 4 Million Homes' free webinar on 18 September to learn: What Awaab’s Law covers New rules for landlords What to do if repairs are delayed How landlords are preparing Where to get support [...]
Barnet Homes are aware of incidents where bogus callers have tried to gain access to properties, stating that they are there to carry out inspections in the property. All our staff carry official I.D. stating their name and a photograph. Please do not let anyone into your home if you are unsure of who they [...]
The Barnet Group recognises the value of residents and communities engaging with us in different ways, including providing feedback and interacting in an ad-hoc way, volunteering their time, expertise, and skills to be actively involved in the design, delivery, and scrutiny of our service delivery, and participating at the highest level of governance of our [...]
This week, handover was completed for eight new Barnet Homes properties at Little Strand, on the Grahame Park Estate. The houses were built on a previously underused site, replacing garages which had fallen into disrepair. Work continues on site, and a total of 35 new homes for affordable rent will be built. The homes form [...]
Cllr Ross Houston, Cabinet Member for Homes & Regeneration and Deputy Leader of Barnet Council, said: “The report into the Grenfell fire has highlighted how systemic failures led to a disaster that should have never happened. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of everyone affected. “Straight after the Grenfell fire in 2017, Barnet [...]
The Barnet Group has recently launched a new Online Balance Checks Portal for Barnet Homes/ Opendoor Homes tenants and Barnet Homes leaseholders. The self-service portal enables residents to access priority services at a time convenient to them, without having to call or email us. Key features of the portal include: checking rent or service charge [...]
The Barnet Group has appointed Elliott Sweetman as Interim Group Chief Executive. Elliott becomes Chief Executive, having held the roles of both Group Director of Development and Property and Group Director of Operations and Property at The Barnet Group for the last eight years, and has over 20 years of sector experience. Elliott's key focus [...]
It’s never too early to start planning to enter for this year’s Finest Flowers competition! So, get your gloves on, spades and watering cans ready and start planting! The categories are: The best front/back garden The best communal garden The best balcony/container The best new gardener The Geoff Beddingfield award for the most outstanding garden [...]
The Barnet Group (which includes Barnet Homes, Opendoor Homes, and Your Choice (Barnet)) is refreshing its Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan 2024-29 sets out our vision for the future and identifies our shared goals and objectives for getting there. We would like your feedback on our draft document. You can let us know what you [...]
What survey? The Barnet Group has commissioned Acuity, a market research company who specialise in the social housing sector, to carry out a telephone surveys with Opendoor Homes tenants. The survey is a general satisfaction survey (perception survey) asking tenants what they think about their home and the services provided by Opendoor Homes. The questions are [...]
