Housing Advice

Housing Advice and Options Service

We provide housing advice and assistance on a wide range of housing problems to:

people looking for somewhere to live in Haringey (including those interested in buying a property)
private tenants
landlords
freeholders
leaseholders
housing association tenants
contact us

These pages are designed to help all Haringey residents who have a housing related enquiry.

We can also provide advice over the telephone, via email and through the council's Customer Services Centres. In some cases we may also invite you to attend an appointment with one of our Housing Advice and Options Officers.

To speak to a Housing Advice and Options Officer contact us.

The following information should give you an outline of the main areas of advice that we cover. The booklets which you can download in the attached files section are not complete self-help guides, so if you need further advice please contact us.

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Looking for somewhere to live?

Finding a place to live can be very difficult. Our leaflet "Finding Private Rented Accommodation", which you will find in our attached files section, gives information about finding private rented properties. We also have information about paying a deposit and low cost home ownership. We have links with a small number of local housing schemes and we can check what is available if you contact us.

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Private tenants

Are you experiencing any of these problems:

notice to leave,
disrepair,
rent increases/disputes,
rent arrears,
no return of deposit,
landlord/tenant disputes,
harassment,
illegal eviction, or
anti-social behaviour?

If so contact us.

We will discuss your problem with you, advise you of your rights and try to help you solve the problem.

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Landlords

We can provide you with advice and information on:

your responsibilities,
setting up and ending tenancies,
housing benefit issues,
problem tenants,
grants and
local letting schemes.

For more information visit the landlords section of this website.

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Freeholders

If you are having problems with your mortgage have a look through our leaflet "Mortgage problems" which you can find in the attached files section.

To find out about disrepair and improvement grants for long-term empty properties please contact the Empty Property Officer on 020 8489 4214.

If you are experiencing anti-social behaviour in your neighbourhood please contact the Anti-Social Behaviour Team on 0845 611177.

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Leaseholders

We can advise you on your rights under your lease including end of lease problems, mortgage problems, threat of repossession and succession rights.

To find out about disrepair and improvement grants contact the Grants Team on 020 8489 4214.

If you are experiencing anti-social behaviour in your neighbourhood please contact the Anti-Social Behaviour Team on 0845 611177.

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Housing Association Tenants

If you have received a notice to leave your home contact us and we can advise you on your rights.

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Contact us

To make an appointment with our Housing and Options Service, you can either

email housing.advice@haringey.gov.uk
call us on 020 8489 4309, or
visit one of our customer service centres (open from 8.45am until 5pm, Monday to Friday) at:

North Tottenham
639 High Road
Tottenham
N17 8BD

South Tottenham
Apex House
820 Seven Sisters Road
South Tottenham
N15 5PQ

Hornsey
Hornsey Town Hall Annexe
The Broadway
Crouch End
N8 9JJ

Wood Green
48 Station Road
Wood Green
N22 7TY

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Attached Files
Filename	Filetype	Size
buying your own home leaflet.pdf	PDF	263K
harassment and illegal eviction leaflet.pdf	PDF	215K
how to get repairs done to your privately rented property leaflet.pdf	PDF	234K
low cost home ownership.pdf	PDF	885K
mortgage problems.pdf	PDF	1238K
finding private rented accommodation leaflet.pdf	PDF	258K
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