We are pleased to introduce our newly managed in-house Fire Door Inspection Team. This dedicated team is responsible for ensuring the safety and compliance of our buildings through several key initiatives: Delivery of the Fire Door Inspection Programme: our team will oversee the comprehensive inspection and maintenance of fire doors to ensure they all meet [...]
Several pop-up events were organised throughout August and September at high-rise residential buildings, to connect with residents about the Resident Engagement Strategy. We wanted to hear residents’ thoughts not just on fire and building safety, but also on any other concerns they might have, such as Housing Management and Anti-Social Behaviour issues. [...]
High-rise residential buildings are ones which are at least seven storeys or 18 metres high. Keeping residents safe in their homes is our top priority. It is also crucial that residents feel safe in their homes. It is important for residents to be well-informed and heard on matters of fire and building safety. In line [...]
Meera Bedi, Head of Development (New Build) at The Barnet Group looks back at the early days of Opendoor Homes Opendoor Homes is a relatively new entity, registered as a Housing Association under the umbrella of The Barnet Group just over eight years ago. At that time local authorities were not doing much new [...]
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis has had a big impact on our residents, with higher food and energy costs and soaring rents in the private sector. Across London, local authorities have seen increased applications for housing assistance. In Barnet, 47% more housing applications were opened in 2023 than in 2022. Opendoor Homes works [...]
The new business team have been working on getting a deal finalised for the purchase of a lease for a portfolio of 73 homes for £20.6m by Opendoor Homes, the purchase will secure income for Opendoor Homes and help to deliver long term savings for the borough. The purchase will further help to grow the [...]
The Opendoor Homes Resident Scrutiny Group have now held 2 meetings in June and September. The meetings were attended by the Head of Repairs, Head of New Build, Head of Customer Experience and the Senior Estates Services Manager. The group covered the new repairs priority plan and will be monitoring this going forward, they also [...]
What is your background? I started as a trainee Housing Officer with a Local Authority, after completing my degree course. I went on to focus on development, both new build and refurbishment (covering both urban and rural areas). Since 2015 I have been the CEO of a Midlands based Housing Association. All in all, I [...]
The Barnet Group have recently launched an Online Balance Checks Portal accessible to Opendoor Homes tenants. The 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 current rent account balances • Querying your rent account • [...]
What survey? Opendoor Homes has commissioned Acuity, a market research company who specialise in the social housing sector, to carry out telephone surveys with our 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 based on [...]
