This week, Haringey reached a major milestone:we’ve now ended the use of hotels as temporary accommodation for homeless families. That matters, because behind every policy, there are real lives. At Full Council recently, Adam spoke about a young lad in Hornsey - let’s call him Ali. Seventeen years old, sharing a one-bedroom flat with his parents and three siblings. Sleeping in the lounge. No space to study. No room of his own. This is what the housing crisis looks like in rea

This is a huge moment for our borough. Haringey is now a major step closer to delivering a £570 million programme to upgrade every single council home — improving around 20,000 homes across the borough. Every home. Every resident. No one left behind. 🙌 For too long, too many residents have had to put up with homes that simply weren’t good enough — damp, cold properties, outdated kitchens and bathrooms, and communal areas that haven’t been properly maintained. We’ve heard tho

A HUGE moment for Haringey!

Haringey has officially been taken off the housing regulator’s watchlist and is now back in compliance.

We're bucking the national trend and reducing rough sleeping in Haringey.

Earlier this year, I was elected as Chair of Haringey’s Housing, Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel , as well as joining the borough’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee . It’s a big responsibility, and I’m determined to do the job properly. Scrutiny isn’t always the most visible part of what councillors do, but it’s where we can make a real difference — by asking tough but fair questions, challenging the evidence, and pushing for better outcomes for residents across Hornse

The council has now published the Draft Local Plan , setting out a long-term vision for how Haringey will grow and evolve over the next decade and beyond. This includes a dedicated section for Hornsey , based on what residents told us during the earlier “First Steps” engagement in 2020/2021. It’s important to say that the Draft Local Plan does not mean development is being approved or that the council is actively bringing these sites forward. Instead, the Plan sets out a fra