Barnet housing news

Housing Up to 20 Social Rent Homes Planned on the Former East Barnet Library Site Barnet Council plans up to 20 social rent homes on the old East Barnet Library site in Brookhill Road. Cabinet takes a key legal step on 17 November. 10 November 2026 · 3 min read Housing Barnet Started 876 Affordable Homes Last Year as London Beat Its Target Barnet started 876 affordable homes in 2025-26, second only to Tower Hamlets, as London beat its target with 21,001 starts. City Hall figures, 10 November 2026. 10 November 2026 · 5 min read Housing Barnet Council at Fault: 19 Months in Unsuitable Housing The Ombudsman found Barnet Council at fault for leaving a wheelchair user in temporary housing it had judged unsuitable for 19 months. It must pay £100 a month, £1,900. 1 November 2026 · 3 min read Housing Barnet Council Tenants Face New Management Fee of Up to 15% Barnet council tenants face a new management fee of up to 15% on service charges from April 2027. Consultation runs from 2 November to 18 December. 1 November 2026 · 4 min read Housing Barnet Older People's Housing: What City Hall Heard Barnet was named twice at the London Assembly's hearing on homes for older Londoners. The transcripts are now out, and here is what the panel said. 21 October 2026 · 5 min read Council Barnet Group Strike 27 October: Housing and Care Staff Out UNISON members at Barnet Homes and Your Choice Barnet will strike for 24 hours on Tuesday 27 October. Bin crews could follow before Christmas in a pay row. 20 October 2026 · 6 min read Business Council-owned estate agent Bumblebee opens in New Barnet Bumblebee Property, owned through Barnet Council, has opened its first shop at 26 East Barnet Road. Its fees, hours and £40,000 empty-homes grant link. 13 October 2026 · 3 min read Housing Barnet's 5,361 Empty Homes: Council Checks 100 in One Night Barnet has 5,361 homes empty for over six months as 3,000+ households live in temporary accommodation. Owners face up to 300% council tax; grants reach £40,000. 8 October 2026 · 3 min read Housing Barnet HMO checks: 22 of 76 homes face licence investigation One evening of Barnet Council HMO checks led to 22 investigations over missing licences. £187,000 in HMO fines so far this year; visits go on for 12 months. 6 October 2026 · 3 min read Housing Grahame Park: 449 homes and a 21-storey tower, decision due Barnet Lovell Regeneration has filed detailed plans for the first phase of Grahame Park North East: 449 homes replacing 156, half affordable by habitable room, in blocks of up to 21 storeys. Decision due by 17 December. 25 September 2026 · 5 min read Housing Barnet House Prices Down 4.9% Despite Five Months of Rises The average Barnet home sold for £600,560 in July, down £30,960 on a year. Flats fell 7.0%, and June's figure was revised down by £9,460. 17 September 2026 · 5 min read Housing Brent Cross Town: 82 Social Rent Homes, Ready From 2029 SNG has exchanged contracts for 82 social rent homes at Brent Cross Town, residents in from 2029. Barnet lets 650 social homes a year; Band 4 waits 34 years. 6 September 2026 · 5 min read Housing Barnet house prices rise £9,840 in a month to £603,753 Barnet's average sold price rose to £603,753 in June, up £9,840 on May and the biggest monthly rise in eleven months. Still £28,214 below the July 2025 peak. 23 August 2026 · 5 min read Housing Barnet house prices: £42k off the peak, only Camden fell more The average Barnet home sold for £590,583 in May 2026, £42,483 below last July's peak and 4.3% down in a year. Only Camden fell further among the neighbours; Haringey and Hertsmere rose. 16 August 2026 · 5 min read