decent homes - what you will find in this section

This section provides a range of useful information about decent homes. You can find out here what the Decent Homes Standard is and how Homes for Haringey, with your help, plans to improve homes so that they not only meet this standard but are even better.

You can also find out about the contractors you helped to select to do the decent homes work.

Our Guide to Haringey's Decent Homes Programme update you on progress with our decent homes work and tells you in more detail how the Decent Homes Programme works.

We're always investing in improvements to your estates and homes and now using our working towards decent homes search you can find out what works are planned for where you live. Simply type in your postcode or street name.

Latest decent homes news

Commerce Road Community Centre unveiled

Ola Akinfe leaves Homes for Haringey

Haringey apprentices meet the challenge

Ready,steady, go for Haringey apprentices

Summerhill Village gets new garden bench

Works starts at Mulalley’s new site hub

Haringey Leader welcomes Homes for Haringey apprentices

New apprentices join Homes for Haringey

Homes for Haringey celebrate 2000th Decent Home recipient

Haringey residents consulted on new bathroom design

New apprentices - coming soon to Homes for Haringey

Homes for Haringey successfuly bids for £1.4 million

David Lammy MP visits Tiverton estate

Eight new apprentices join the decent homes programme

New community centre for Wood Green

Jobs galore at Homes for Haringey's Jobs Fair

Homes for Haringey accelerates its decent homes programme

Haringey children learn site safety

New artwork for Camspace

Advice day for leaseholders

Homes for Haringey celebrates 1000th Decent Homes refurbishment

New community centre for Campsbourne residents

Homes for Haringey celebrates 500th Decent Home

New Decent Homes Guide for Haringey Tenants

New Executive Director of Asset Management appointed

Christine Bald is 100th Decent Home tenant

Decent makeover for Eric Allen Community Centre

Decent homes work underway

The decent homes work started across the borough in April 2008. Improvements will include new roofs and rewiring as well as making homes more energy efficient by installing double glazed windows and insulation. Some outdated kitchens and bathrooms will also be replaced.

If your home is getting work done, the contractor will be in touch with you nearer the time. They will arrange a meeting before the project starts to discuss what they will be doing and how long it is likely to take. Once they are on site, their resident liaison officers will be on hand day to day to answer your questions.

If you are contacted about a survey to your home please allow the surveyor to visit. Surveys are essential to find out exactly what works are needed to individual homes. Anyone visiting you will always carry an identification card.

Once work is planned to your home, you will receive a copy of Decent Homes - A guide for residents which sets out exactly what you can expect during the work.