Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
MIRROR EXPOSES HARINGEY LANDLORDS BENEFITING MOST FROM HOUSING BENEFIT
Today's Daily Mirror has an article and interactive map about the landlords making the most money out of housing benefit across the country. We know there are several In Haringey who make a fortune from the taxpayer but the Mirror has helpfully listed the top 5 from their and the GMB's research. I've cut and pasted these below with the link to the article. Haringey now has the Article 4 direction in place, the discretionary licensing scheme in Harringay and the extended licensing scheme for more wards in Tottenham starting May 1.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/richest-mp-britain-slams-welfa...
Haringey
Anthea Investments Ltd., £1065580
Northumberland Park House Ltd, £894184
Btc Residential, £854082
B & R Estates Ltd, £782339
Woodlands Estates, £745315
What we really need in Haringey is a borough wide scheme like Newham's as we need to to do as possible through every angle to manage and establish controls around private sector renting in order to hold landlords accountable. As a ward councillor I have been pressing and advocating for this to be a top priority for Haringey.
Being serious about regeneration means tackling these private sector landlords is non-negotiable. Its not as glamorous as meeting with developers, private companies buying up land or having posh dinners at Spurs and elsewhere. Its probably less fun than drawing maps and planning land assembly till 2030 which is what the current site development consultation is about. See link here: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/site-allocations-dpd.htm
We need to regulate private landlords in our borough through every means possible and invest the upfront funding to do this. Otherwise the problems we face as residents through the impact of the worst slum landlords and the DEGENERATION of our area are likely to continue.
Zena Brabazon
Cllr, St. Ann's Ward
Chair, St. Ann's and Harringay Area Forum and Committee.
email: zena.brabazon@haringey.gov.uk
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Permalink Reply by Zena Brabazon on
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UPDATE ON THIS STORY - The GMB CALL THEIR REPORT " LANDLORDS HIT HOUSING BENEFIT JACKPOT"
The entire GMB research into this is here. The GMB research has the top 20 landlords making money off housing benefit in Haringey and the top 20 for everywhere in the country. Its an excellent piece of research. I'm not suggesting these are bad landlords but you will no doubt recognise some of the names and some people will have their own experiences of them.
Link is here: http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/landlords-hit-housing-benefit-jackpot
Their report says:
'Huge Payments For Housing Benefit In Great Britain Shows Landlords Are The Real Winners From Britain's Welfare System
Billions going into fat cats wallets and off shore tax havens from housing benefit would be better spent building houses and homes for working people says GMB'.
What this report demonstrates is that housing benefit is, in broad terms, a public subsidy for the wealthy. Demonising poor people who simply need somewhere to live is plain wrong.
Zena Brabazon
Cllr, St. Ann's Ward
Chair, St. Ann's and Harringay Area Forum and Committee.
email: zena.brabazon@haringey.gov.uk
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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One of those listed, Andrew Charalambous, was selected as conservative candidate for Enfield not that long ago. He is now the UKIP housing spokesman. He has his own website with a very interesting piece in defence of inequality.
http://www.andrewcharalambous.co.uk/in-defence-of-inequality/
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Permalink Reply by Narendra Makanji on
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There was a statement from Keith Flett on behalf of Haringey TUC yesterday (quoted in part below) which adds to this thread:
TRADE UNIONISTS SLAM UKIP SPOKESMAN MAKING A FORTUNE FROM HARINGEY HOUSING CRISIS
Haringey TUC has slammed UKIP Housing spokesman Andrew Charalambous who the Mirror newspaper has revealed owns Woodlands Estates Limited that has received almost three quarter of a million pounds in housing benefit payments from Haringey Council in the last year.
Mr Charalambous is well known in the area, having stood unsuccessfully as a Tory candidate in Tottenham in 1992. His role as a landlord is less well known.
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Well lookee here:
Grainger Residential Management / PHA Ltd / Grip Nomco 1 & 2 - £1.2m across 16 districts.
Part of Grainger PLC with fixed assets of £618m, current assets of £1bn and turnover of £283m. In 2013 own 13,353 units with a market value of £1.8bn. They manage 8,216 units with market value of £953m.
Could this be the same Grainger plc that Zena was so keen to bring into Seven Sisters with their wrecking ball? When she, as part of New Deal for Communities, was able to grant then a £1.5million bung to persuade them that this is the place for them?
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