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
- Enfield cannot afford to lose more jobs. So why do new town plans treat them as expendable?Enfield cannot afford to lose more local jobs. But the proposed Crews Hill and Chase Park new town risks treating existing businesses and livelihoods as expendable.
- Why didn’t Enfield Council put Meridian Water forward as a new town?Meridian Water was an obvious candidate for the Government’s new towns programme. It is a very large, self-contained brownfield site that has struggled to deliver. Formal new town status could have made a real difference by helping to get theContinue reading “Why didn’t Enfield Council put Meridian Water forward as a new town?”
- Enfield Labour’s manifesto makes promises about HMOs it cannot realistically keepHouses in Multiple Occupation, or HMOs, are homes where several unrelated people live and share facilities such as a kitchen or bathroom. They provide cheaper housing and play an important role in Enfield’s housing mix. But they can also bringContinue reading “Enfield Labour’s manifesto makes promises about HMOs it cannot realistically keep”
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