The Barnet Group recognises the value of residents and communities engaging with us in different ways, including providing feedback and [...]

Last Thursday evening over 150 guests attended a gala dinner to celebrate Barnet’s community heroes. Now in its eighth year [...]

This year, National Apprenticeship Week runs from 10th to 16th February, with the theme "Skills for Life." At The Barnet [...]

17 - 23 January 2025 is Energy Saving Week, and we are sharing some tips, advice and support available for [...]

We want everyone to have a wonderful Christmas – rocking around the Christmas tree with family and friends, but most [...]

As temperatures drop, there are things you can do to keep your home free from damp and mould. By following [...]

From summer socials to community choirs, The Barnet Group Community Chest Fund continues to provide a much-needed boost to local [...]

Every year, The Barnet Group hosts its Community Awards ceremony to recognise and celebrate the hard work and contributions of [...]

Entries to our annual Finest Flowers competition continued to be of a very high standard this year, making it difficult [...]

Calling all tenants and leaseholders - we have an exciting opportunity for you to be involved in the process of [...]

We are pleased to introduce our newly managed in-house Fire Door Inspection Team. This dedicated team is responsible for ensuring [...]

Several pop-up events were organised throughout August and September at high-rise residential buildings, to connect with residents about the [...]

High-rise residential buildings are ones which are at least seven storeys or 18 metres high. Keeping residents safe in their [...]

This week, handover was completed for eight new Barnet Homes properties at Little Strand, on the Grahame Park Estate. The [...]

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis has had a big impact on our residents, with higher food and energy [...]

The new business team have been working on getting a deal finalised for the purchase of a lease for a [...]

The Opendoor Homes Resident Scrutiny Group have now held 2 meetings in June and September. The meetings were attended by [...]

What is your background? I started as a trainee Housing Officer with a Local Authority, after completing my degree course. [...]

The Barnet Group have recently launched an Online Balance Checks Portal accessible to Opendoor Homes tenants. The portal enables residents [...]

What survey? Opendoor Homes has commissioned Acuity, a market research company who specialise in the social housing sector, to carry [...]

Our property management team are here to ensure your homes remain safe, and any queries you have are answered promptly. [...]

Opendoor Homes residents don’t just live in Barnet. Many of our residents live in Bedford and Luton and the [...]

Some of our estates have electric vehicle charging points. To register to use them, download the Podpoint app and create [...]

Opendoor Homes resident Jason and his son moved into their newly built Opendoor Home last year. We asked what they [...]

Cllr Ross Houston, Cabinet Member for Homes & Regeneration and Deputy Leader of Barnet Council, said: “The report into the [...]

In 2024 we want to recognise and truly thank our Barnet Homes and Opendoor Homes residents that have gone above [...]

The Barnet Group has recently launched a new Online Balance Checks Portal for Barnet Homes/ Opendoor Homes tenants and Barnet [...]

The Barnet Group has appointed Elliott Sweetman as Interim Group Chief Executive. Elliott becomes Chief Executive, having held the roles [...]

This Volunteers’ Week, we celebrate the incredible contributions of our Volunteer Digital Champions. These dedicated individuals have played a vital [...]

Come along to the main atrium (Centre Court) inside Brent Cross Shopping Centre on Friday 14 June, 10am-6pm, to learn [...]

It’s never too early to start planning to enter for this year’s Finest Flowers competition! So, get your gloves on, [...]

The Barnet Group (which includes Barnet Homes, Opendoor Homes, and Your Choice (Barnet)) is refreshing its Strategic Plan. The Strategic [...]

The Opendoor Homes Service Champion Group held their third meeting in July and received an update from the Head of [...]

A big shout out to our major works contractor Quinn London who hosted two DIY workshops for residents on the [...]

For over twelve years I have been a Barnet Homes tenant and thereby, customer. My work experience encompasses the voluntary [...]

Dear fellow resident, I hope you all had a wonderful summer besides the dreary weather we have experienced. I would [...]

As of June 2023 there were a total of 2,200 households (singles and families) living in temporary accommodation through Barnet [...]

For the very first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, Barnet Homes’ Sheltered Housing tenants burst back onto the social scene [...]

Two spirited sisters from Angola, Tatiana Jose and Lucia Loureiro introduce their small Barnet based charity, Clube Nova Vida Angola, [...]

Test your heating Turn your heating on sooner rather than later to check that everything’s working before it gets cold. [...]

On 24 May, The Barnet Group’s contractor colleagues from Lift Specialist, Quinn London, R Bensons, Tetra, Re-Gen and WG Wigginton [...]

Our partners at London Borough of Barnet have created a benefits calculator which is an easy way to discover what [...]

Are you struggling with everyday expenditure? If so, we strongly encourage all customers to have a look at BOOST Household [...]

The water supplied to your home by the water board is intended to be clean and bacteria-free, but particularly where [...]

Monthly direct debit Available on the 1st and the 15th of the month If you are an Opendoor customer, please [...]

Pay for the installation of your white goods, including washing machine and cooker Pay for your mail to be redirected [...]

Vapes and e-cigarettes have become increasingly popular recently. While it may not appear so at first glance, they can be [...]

The judging of this year’s Finest Flowers Competition took place on Friday 28 July. Judges had a really tough [...]

There are a few things that say “British summertime”; strawberries, ice cream and of course, Urban Gamez, our annual [...]

Time is running out to nominate someone or a group for our 2023 Community Awards. Our residents’ local groups and [...]

A warm welcome to Patricia Nimo, Resident Involvement Officer To strengthen our commitment in working with and supporting our residents, [...]

This summer, Barnet Homes’ Healthy Homes Team has been holding a series of roadshows across the borough. The team has [...]

How long have been a Barnet Homes resident? I’ve been a Barnet Homes resident all my life. I live with [...]

Tim Mulvenna, CEO of The Barnet Group, recognised that to be an inclusive employer, we needed a dedicated staff member [...]

Come and join us for our second-ever Barnet Question Time, where you’ll get the chance to put your questions to [...]

In Spring we launched our new Community Chest Fund, sponsored by our contractor partners as part of their social value [...]

This message comes from the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Champion Penny Farrar, the EDI Champion on The Barnet Group [...]

If you are a social housing tenant in Barnet, you may be eligible for a payment of up to £15,000 [...]

What survey? Barnet Homes has commissioned Acuity, a market research company who specialise in the social housing sector, to carry [...]

Hello, my name is Abraham Bickersteth and I am a Senior Housing Needs Officer at Barnet Homes. I started at [...]

Dear Resident, The Resident Board held their first business meeting of the year in March with senior heads of services. [...]

As part of The Barnet Group’s Customer Experience Strategy (2022-24), we committed to improve how we assist customers by introducing [...]

Barnet Council has opened Community Safety Hubs as part of a range of measures to help make it easier to [...]

Barnet’s beating heart lies in its local businesses - a diverse, caring and vibrant community. Did you know that Barnet [...]

Four Million Homes is a new and exciting independent programme of opportunities open to Opendoor Homes tenants, providing free training, [...]

We have a range of opportunities for Opendoor Homes Residents to have their say and influence how we deliver housing [...]

Now’s the time to start submitting your nominations for our 2023 Community Awards. Our residents’ local groups and charities in [...]

BOOST Barnet is proud to be partnered with 2econd Chance, Residents can donate unwanted laptops or tablets (under 7 years [...]

Addressing issues around damp and mould in one of our key priorities and we have been working hard at the [...]

BOOST have partnered with digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, to give free data to Barnet community members through the [...]

Barnet Council is prioritising digitally excluded areas and is working with Community Fibre (and other broadband providers) to ensure that [...]

Interested in a career with Barnet Homes? Apprenticeships are a great way to get started. We are looking for ten [...]

BOOST is an employment, benefit advice, skills and wellbeing project helping Barnet residents, and is part of The Barnet Group. [...]

STEP Employment Advisor Olesia has been assisting Ukrainian refugee ‘IS’ into work: ‘IS’ is a 31-year-old Ukrainian refugee who has [...]

In line with the recent introduction of the Regulator of Social Housing’s Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), we need to increase [...]

We recently introduced call recording for our Customer Contact Team. All calls to the Customer Contact Team will be recorded [...]

In April, members of the Opendoor Homes Service Champion Group held their second meeting. The aim of these meetings is [...]

Opendoor Homes recommends housing rent being paid by monthly direct debit. If you have not already signed up to paying [...]

Last year’s Finest Flowers competition was fantastic! Our judges visited many beautiful gardens around Barnet and talked to residents who [...]

In May, Opendoor Homes held a launch event to mark the completion of the final site in a programme of [...]

Your views on private rented housing are important to us. Have your say on improving it through new property licensing [...]

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the 'Discover and Win' campaign by Barnet Council, aimed at promoting a [...]

Opendoor Homes are committed to tackling damp and mould in residents’ homes, where present. This summer, our Healthy Homes team, [...]

Our Community Engagement Team recently invited our involved Barnet Homes and Opendoor residents to share their views on our Get [...]

If you are over State Pension Age, you may be eligible to claim Pension Credit, even if you own your [...]

If you pay for your household energy by prepayment electricity meter (PPM), then you have until 30 June to redeem [...]

Volunteers Week takes place between the 1st – 7th June. BOOST Barnet is celebrating the huge contribution, commitment and dedication [...]

Join our recruitment team this Saturday from 11am to 3pm at Burnt Oak Library to find out more about exciting [...]

In February, Opendoor Homes residents met with our housing services for the first of many Service Champion meetings. As Service [...]

Are you looking for a way to have your say about our services? As an Opendoor Homes resident, the Involvement [...]

Please remember estimates are payable quarterly in advance, however you can choose to pay by ten monthly instalments to help [...]

Following the procurement of the boroughwide contracts, where significant major works are being planned to your block, we will offer [...]

In 2012 Barnet Homes entered into longterm agreements with providers for contracts for various works and services provided for the [...]

We are undertaking energy assessments on all our stock to be able to plan works to reduce the effect of [...]

Register here We are pleased to announce our new Healthy Homes Team is here to help if you have damp [...]

Stay warm in your home It may be spring, but temperatures can still be low, and many people are still [...]

The Government’s Accommodation for Ex- Offenders programme seeks to increase support for vulnerable ex-offenders, by helping them to obtain accommodation [...]

If you are looking for a way to have your say about our services, the Resident Support Group is open [...]

Happy Spring! After a long and difficult winter with many people struggling with the cost-of living crisis, it is with [...]

Have you been the victim of a scam?  Are you concerned about online banking or using cards online?  During May, [...]

Time to celebrate with a royal knees up! In preparation for the Royal Coronation of King Charles, the annual Big [...]

The Barnet Group’s Community Chest Fund 2023 is funded by our contractor partners as part of their social value investment [...]

Together with Barnet Council, we want as many of your items as possible to be recycled or reused. We are [...]

The Community Skips service is available to each household in Barnet once every three months to help you dispose of [...]

Hello budding gardeners! It’s never too early to start planning to enter for this year’s Finest Flowers competition! So, get [...]

The completion of 46 new homes at Basing Way Green in Finchley marks the end of a programme of building [...]

The winner of the Good Neighbour category at the recent Barnet Group’s Community Awards was Geraldine Haran. Geraldine is a [...]

As part of The Barnet Group’s Customer Experience Strategy 2022-24, we committed to creating more opportunities to hear the voice [...]

Condensation is the water produced when moist air, vapour or steam meets a cold surface - such as windows, walls [...]

Barnet Homes and Opendoor Homes are committed to providing homes where residents can live long and fulfilling lives. To ensure [...]

On the evening of Thursday 26 January 2023, 180 guests gathered at a gala dinner and dance to celebrate the [...]

If you are struggling to pay your rent or need advice, please remember that our Income Collection Team is here [...]

Coming soon The Barnet Group has recently been developing a number of new housing-related strategies and policies on the behalf [...]

As part of  Opendoor Homes’ preparations for the introduction of the Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs) which [...]

Between 1 October and 31 December 2022, Opendoor Homes received 12 Stage 1 complaints. Of these, three were escalated to [...]

We are sorry for the recent issues with our repairs service which have meant that many residents may have had [...]

How well are we doing? The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) is creating a new system, called ‘Tenant Satisfaction Measures’, [...]

The Barnet Group’s Income Collection Service has been delivering innovative workshops for people who are struggling with cost of living [...]

Barnet Council has been awarded £2.9m funding to improve the energy performance of the borough’s council homes, and help Barnet [...]

The Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT) want to hear your views to inform a new programme of work for racial [...]

BOOST have a great line up of events in the coming weeks!   NEW Employability drop-in, Every Thursday! Into Work Surgery [...]

Barnet Council wants to involve a wide range of residents to help develop and co-produce its new EDI Policy. They [...]

Last week, on the evening of Thursday 26 January, 180 guests gathered at a gala dinner and dance to celebrate the [...]

We are very pleased to share our Infographic of The Barnet Group’s key achievements in 2022. We hope you will [...]

As we continue to build new homes, we want to ensure residents of Opendoor Homes have a voice and the [...]

Are you looking for work? Could you care for the vulnerable in our community? Come along to our job fair [...]

As we all feel the impact of the cost of living crisis, The Barnet Group are offering our residents the [...]

Opendoor Homes is a housing association and registered provider, it was established by The Barnet Group in 2017. Opendoor Homes’ [...]

It may be winter, but that doesn’t mean our green-fingered contractors can’t get to work early in planning for the [...]

The winter weather has truly arrived over the last few days, and with the rising cost of utilities bills, some [...]

Checking eligibility and applying by 18 December 2022 will mean pensioners could also receive a £324 boost thanks to Pension [...]

Do you know any families who are in receipt of benefit related school meals? If so they have the chance [...]

Opendoor Homes' services will be impacted by the heavy snowfall on Sunday 11 December 2022. Our repairs service will be [...]

Our work, training and benefits advice service BOOST are one of the star case studies in the National Federation of [...]

We are hosting a Meet The Employer Event with Your Choice Barnet! Do you want to be part of a [...]

Illegally dumped waste that gets fly-tipped around the borough can range from bin bags of waste to furniture or large [...]

Whilst the council’s Street Scene and Community Safety teams are working hard to keep the borough clean and free of [...]

Barnet TV - Barnet’s Black Community leaders' video covers identify, culture, community, mental health and more. Features: AQ Ali, founder [...]

Unitas Youth Zone's are hosting their FIRST Black Business Fair on Saturday 26th November. It will be a chance for Black [...]

Sat 12 Nov, 10.30am-12.00pm Workshop Draft Principle 1: Make North Finchley a safe and accessible place for all to spend [...]

As part of The Barnet Group’s new Customer Experience Strategy, we are developing a repairs online self-serve option so that [...]

Opendoor Homes is delighted to announce the completion of fourteen new homes for affordable rent on Summers Lane, N12. Now [...]

I am sure everyone across The Barnet Group was profoundly saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty the [...]

Entries for our 2022 Community Awards are now open! This year we want to recognise and truly thank all our [...]

Whether you want to improve your health and wellbeing or meet new people, Fit & Active Barnet is here to [...]

Do you want the chance to represent Barnet and be one of the first people to cross the world famous [...]

Opendoor Homes, The Barnet Group's registered provider of social housing reached another milestone recently, with the 600th home being let [...]

Entries for our 2022 Community Awards are now open! This year we want to recognise and truly thank all our [...]

BOOST have invited 19 well-known employers to attend our Job Fair at Middlesex University (The Quad) on Tuesday 19th July, [...]

Hosted by The Barnet Group's Head of Community Engagement Tim Blanc on 21 June at 6.30pm. This event will take [...]

Opendoor Homes is committed to delivering person centred service to its residents. To help serve you better, we are hosting [...]

It gives us great pleasure to be able to share with you the winners of our 2021 Community Awards. Below, [...]

Our Community Awards give us the opportunity to celebrate all those who made such a massive difference to our communities [...]

Barnet Homes' and Opendoor Homes' Finest Flowers competition is one of the highlights of our summer. Every year, our [...]

This summer, Opendoor Homes completed its biggest construction to date at Gracie House in Prospect Ring, East Finchley. The 50 [...]

Residents at Prospect Ring had a celebration at the end of September to welcome new residents at Gracie House to [...]

Opendoor Homes reached a huge milestone this week, taking ownership of its 500th home. Opendoor Homes, which has charitable status, [...]

We are delighted to announce the completion of six new homes for affordable rent at Brunswick Park Road, in South [...]

The Barnet Group is looking for talented people to join our growing business. We have 10 apprenticeship opportunities in Barnet [...]

It’s been a tough year for all of us and we want to find out: how Covid has impacted your [...]

Four bungalows for affordable rent at Valley View in Barnet have now been completed, making the end of phase one [...]

Opendoor Homes has completed two more homes for affordable rent this week. The two-bedroom houses at Crispin Road in Burnt [...]

Eight new homes for affordable rent have been completed at Bamford Court. The flats, built off Norfolk Close will provide [...]

This year we want to recognise and truly thank all our residents that have gone above and beyond in supporting [...]

For the latest information for residents about The Barnet Group's response to the Coronavirus pandemic, please visit the Barnet Homes [...]

Opendoor Homes has completed the construction of two homes at West Farm Place in Barnet. The three homes were built [...]

We hope our new Opendoor Homes residents have settled into their new homes and the quality of our services are [...]

Opendoor Homes are delighted to have today received the keys to six properties at Salcombe Gardens in Mill Hill. The [...]

The Barnet Group is pleased to announce that Eamon McGoldrick has been appointed as our new chair. Eamon has over [...]

Work at our development sites across the borough of Barnet is continuing at pace. In the last quarter, we have [...]

Four new homes handed over at Alexandra Road brings Opendoor Homes' ever closer to the 100-home mark. These four family [...]

We are very pleased to announce that Ursula Bennion has been appointed as the new Chair of Opendoor Homes. Ursula [...]

Work on Opendoor Homes' ambitious plans to build an initial 320 new homes in Barnet is progressing [...]

The completion at ten new homes at Pyrus Court forms part of a landmark week for The Barnet Group, as [...]

As 2018 draws to a close, we take a look at the progress of some of our developments in what [...]

A few weeks ago, Opendoor Homes marked the start of the development of the site of Burnt Oak’s registry office [...]

Opendoor Homes marked a new partnership with contractor Hill by joining together at a ‘ground breaking’ ceremony to celebrate affordable [...]

“When someone's physical independence is taken away from them, you want to hold on to it in other ways” Specially [...]

Demolition work has now been completed Opendoor Homes' largest site at Burnt Oak Registry Office, after just over a fortnight [...]

Opendoor Homes' 14 new homes at Basing Way are due for completion at the end of November. Here are some [...]

In September, Opendoor Homes announced the practical completion of its development site at Elmshurst Crescent in Finchley. Tenants have now [...]

Demolition work started this week on Opendoor Homes' largest scheme to date. The former registry office on Burnt Oak Broadway [...]

Opendoor Homes is delighted to announce the practical completion of its development site at Elmshurst Crescent. This proud moment marks [...]

A large number of Opendoor Homes' developments now have activity on site. This week, we're going to be taking a [...]

A large number of Opendoor Homes' developments now have activity on site. This week, we're going to be taking a [...]

A large number of Opendoor Homes' developments now have activity on site. This week, we're going to be taking a [...]

Opendoor Homes is delighted to announce that planning permission has been granted for the scheme at Friern Court. 10 two-bedroom [...]

Barnet Council has granted planning permission for 50 new homes at Prospect Ring, East Finchley (pictured above) and four bungalows [...]

Work on Opendoor Homes' development sites continues at pace as we construct 320 homes for affordable rent across the borough [...]

Opendoor Homes’ development site at The Croft in Burnt Oak was granted planning approval at 8th February's Planning Committee. This [...]

Demolition work has begun at Adamson Court, Hertford Road, Barnet. Opendoor Homes will be building a 10-home development on the [...]

Historical analysis of the site set to become Opendoor Homes’ newest development has revealed that transformation is not a new [...]

Opendoor Homes' development site at the former Burnt Oak Registry Office was granted planning approval last night. The scheme on [...]

Construction work has begun at two of Opendoor Homes' development sites. At Elmshurst Crescent (pictured above) in Finchley, under-used garages [...]

One of the planning experts we have been working with to deliver on a number of Opendoor development projects has [...]

Opendoor Homes is delighted to announce that planning permission has been granted for two more schemes, totaling 18 new homes. [...]

Opendoor Homes is delighted to announce that our development site at Sheaveshill Court was granted planning permission last night, 26 [...]

On Monday 20th March 2017 we celebrated the official launch of Opendoor Homes as a Registered Provider. At Basing Way, [...]

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has granted Opendoor Homes registered provider (RP) status at its 7th March committee meeting. [...]