Campaigning for affordable, safe and sustainable new homes in Enfield
What we do
Affordable Homes
Affordable housing targets have not been met in Enfield for many years, and we now have an affordable housing crisis
We are campaigning to ensure that new housing schemes deliver the maximum amount of affordable homes
Office Conversions
Offices converted into flats do not need to follow planning rules; flats are often very poor quality and rarely affordable
We’re asking Enfield Council to put measures in place to ensure office conversions are fit for human habitation
Wellbeing and Sustainability Homes need to be safe and healthy places to live, and built to minimise their impact on the environment
We want planners to give more priority to wellbeing and sustainability policies when assessing planning applications
Enfield in Numbers
5,000
children in temporary accommodation
2.5
years in temporary accommodation
11
1st time buyers spend 11 times salary
11
% of households that are overcrowded
Help us campaign for better homes
There are all kinds of ways you can help improve housing in Enfield.
- Sign-up for more information
- Write to your MP or Councillor
- Let us know about a development you’re concerned about
News, views and research
- New study shows that Enfield needs to build thousands of affordable homes per year.Enfield Council’s latest “Local Housing Needs Assessment” (LHNA) shows the scale of Enfield’s affordable housing crisis. Enfield needs to build between 2,111 and 3,493 new affordable homes per year. At least two-thirds of these affordable homes will need to beContinue reading “New study shows that Enfield needs to build thousands of affordable homes per year.”
- The GLA’s new ‘Planning London Datahub’ shows that Enfield is not building enough affordable housingLast week, the Greater London Authority (GLA) launched its new ‘Planning London Datahub’, which is part of the GLA’s ambition to make planning data more accessible and usable. The information available on the GLA Datahub shows that over the lastContinue reading “The GLA’s new ‘Planning London Datahub’ shows that Enfield is not building enough affordable housing”
- Meridian Water will deliver a lower proportion of open green space than Hong Kong.Better Homes Enfield believes that a new report commissioned by Enfield Council about green space at Meridian Water is misleading. It claims that the plan for open green space is “best practice” but we think it is far from bestContinue reading “Meridian Water will deliver a lower proportion of open green space than Hong Kong.”
