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 [...]
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 [...]
Our property management team are here to ensure your homes remain safe, and any queries you have are answered promptly. Team members Opendoor Homes Property Management Team members left to right: Denil, Hayley, Sarah, Joe and Yasini.
Opendoor Homes residents don’t just live in Barnet. Many of our residents live in Bedford and Luton and the surrounding areas. We also have many residents who live in the boroughs surrounding Barnet, like Enfield, Brent and Haringey. Wherever you live, we are committed to providing the same high level of service to you. [...]
Some of our estates have electric vehicle charging points. To register to use them, download the Podpoint app and create an account and then email us with your name and registration details to customercare@opendoorhomes.org We will then confirm your approval. For questions relating to access please contact us at customercare@opendoorhomes.org
