Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Cost of Housing in Harringay
With housing costs now at preposterous levels in Harringay, particularly on the ladder, does anyone have any thoughts as to how this issue may be tackled. It is now no exaggeration to say that we are in the midst of a housing crisis with only the most affluent being able to afford to live in the area. This, coupled with the introduction of the benefit cap pilot in Haringey, is having a terrible effect on individuals, and particularly families, in the area.
One thing we could do for a start is try to halt the money being spent on doing up Green Lanes. This is a terrible idea for us that live in the area as it is only going to lead to more gentrification and higher housing costs for us all. My feeling is that this is being pushed by the Traders on Green Lanes and the impact on rents and house prices has not been considered. I see the benefits for the Traders but see little benefits for us that live here.
All this is going hand on hand with the continued gentrification and change in social make up of the area that is also pushing up housing costs.
It's the million dollar question, but any ideas?
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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This is a spoof post right ? Please tell me this is a spoof.
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'But i see little benefits for those that live here' JJ you cray cray!
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Permalink Reply by JJ on
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What are the benefits? If spending millions on green lanes means it costs more to live here then I'd rather the money wasn't spent, it's already become insanely expensive to live here without making it worse.
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Nice to know I'm " among the most affluent " .
" It is now no exaggeration to say..." Yes, it is
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A 3 bedroom house either side of green lanes is £500,000+, a one bed flat £280,000+. To rent a 3 bed house you'd pay £2,000 + per month, a one bed flat £1,000 + per month.
Average London wage is £35,000. You don't think there's a housing crisis?
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Permalink Reply by DavidJ on
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I completely agree that prices are bonkers - and is indeed symptomatic of a housing crisis and a dysfunctional economy . . . and that it will all probably end in tears . . . but I think the approach of making Harringay in particular less desirable to live is probably not going to crack it.
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Indeed. Nor will it be a very popular suggestion among those who already do live around here!
Living in London is, indeed, insanely expensive. But with the best will in the world, nobody in their right mind is going to vote for making their own area - where they already pay above the odds - less pleasant to live in.
I'm not saying you have no point at all, JJ, but it's a peculiar approach. I'd rather see the area I live in improve to meet the standards it SHOULD already be meeting at the price I pay to live there, not deteriorating just to keep prices low and taking morale with it. Soz.
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Permalink Reply by pipplypig on
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Also, a few hanging baskets and new (betting and kebab) shop fronts JJ is not going to rid Harringay of cockroaches, mice and heroin. I wouldn't worry about Green Lanes competing with Hampstead in terms of property prices any time soon.
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Permalink Reply by Christopher Fowler on
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I don't know how much of a crisis there is for those of us who live in the central Harringay area, either side of Green Lanes, but there is a wider housing crisis in the UK, especially in London and the South East. A pitiful number of new homes are being built, and an even smaller number of truly affordable ones. This problem has arisen since the early eighties, with the selling off of council housing and the government preventing local councils from investing the proceeds of sales in new housing stock. Contrast this with the period of the much-maligned "post-war consensus" (1945-1979) when governments, Conservative or Labour, had major house-building programmes. For example, when Macmillan was the Housing Minister (in Eden's government) the Ministry oversaw the building of half a million new homes a year. This continued into the sixties and seventies, replacing old housing stock and ending the era of slums. Many mistakes were made, especially in the mid to late sixties, with high rise blocks, but overall the country's housing stock improved. We need a similar programme now. Everyone deserves to live in a decent home which they can afford, and the only agency that can ensure that is government.
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