Harrow Healthy Homes

🥳 The Renters' Rights Act is implemented TODAY! That means private renting becomes more secure and Section 21 no-fault evictions have been ABOLISHED. There are many other changes so make sure you familiarise yourself with the new renting system - read the guide below 👇

Let's take a moment to appreciate the incredible diversity of our movement and the sheer number of groups that mobilised for the National Housing Demonstration - the biggest housing protest in a decade.

Saturday's National Housing Demonstration was massive! 4000+ people marched to demand 1) rent controls now and 2) more and better council housing. Private renters, social tenants and temporary accommodation residents from Harrow were among those who took to the streets.

@whatsoninharrow Through our two policy demands: 1) Implement private sector rent controls 2) Invest in truly affordable and accessible council housing Rent controls + council housing helped keep housing affordable in mid-20th century, we can do it again.

@HAHealthyHomes It's true that rents re very high -particularly in #Harrow How do you intend to make housing affordable?

📢 We're endorsing the National Housing Demonstration on Saturday 18 April in central London. Let's make housing affordable again!

Sky-high rents are forcing people out of their homes and destroying communities. Another housing system is possible - but we need to stand together and fight for it. Join us in central London on 18 April to demand rent controls and council housing now.

Councillor Mina Parmar told a cabinet meeting she would meet with us to discuss the issues that matter to Harrow renters. She lied. We will keep campaigning for decent, safe and affordable housing in Harrow and beyond - whether councillors care or not. harrowonline.org/2026/02/24/har…

📢 CAMPAIGN UPDATE United Infrastructure have been contracted by Harrow to complete the retrofit of all remaining council homes on Bancroft Gardens. According to project manager George Nwaneri, this should be done by mid-April. The end is in sight, but we are not complacent.

Councillor Mina Parmar told cabinet she would meet with us. She lied. So we went back to Harrow Civic Hub with a letter for her boss, Council Leader Paul Osborn. @paulosborn, will you meet with us to discuss the issues affecting Harrow renters?

The people who tell you we don’t need rent controls are the same people lining their pockets from charging over £1000 a month to live in a kitchen.

👀 HARROW LANDLORD ORDERED TO PAY £9000 AFTER SAFETY INSPECTION This is what we like to see: council officers actually using their legal powers to take action against rogue landlords. We'll be pushing for more of this in our next meeting with environmental health. [Link below]

If you want to discuss a specific housing problem, please let us know here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

We are hitting the ground running in 2026 with our first meeting this Thursday (8th). 🕕 6.00-7.30pm 📍 Ground floor meeting room, 64 Pinner Road, HA1 4HZ 🫵 If you want to join the fight for better housing in Harrow, this is the space for you. ✏️ Sign-up form in comments

If you have a housing issue you'd like to discuss, or you just want to support our fight against the housing crisis, join our next meeting on Thursday 8 January 6pm. ✍️You can RSVP here forms.gle/bLo7p26ycqPKzF…

👔Last week we met with Cllr Pritesh Patel and senior officers to discuss Harrow's private rented sector. 💰We were glad to hear that officers will be making greater use of powers to fine rogue landlords. 👀We will return for quarterly meetings to scrunitise the council's work.

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We won't stop fighting to improve conditions for Harrow renters. 🤗 Want to get involved? Come to our monthly meeting next week Thursday 6 November 6pm at 64 Pinner Road, HA1 4HZ.

This was the first ever Harrow Healthy Homes protest. It included council tenants, housing association tenants, private renters and those in temporary accommodation. Some were protesting for the first time in their lives.

📢 Last night Harrow renters made their voices heard! ✊ Our protest outside Harrow Council's cabinet meeting put the pressure on Cllr Mina Parmar, who has now agreed to meet with us to discuss Harrow's housing crisis. 📰 See the write-up in Harrow Online below for more info.