“My current job role provides me with great satisfaction because I can make a fundamental change to people’s wellbeing and welfare.” I’m the Head of Housing Management overseeing Rental Income, Leaseholder Services, Neighbourhood Management and I lead on Welfare Reform and Regeneration related projects. My journey at The Barnet Group started in 2012. My [...]
“Whilst caring for service users is extremely rewarding, working alongside such dedicated staff is equally as important in motivating me. Reflecting on my career path, I could not have progressed without the invaluable help and encouragement from my managers and other work colleagues.” In my current role as a Community Services Coordinator at Community [...]
Service users from Your Choice Barnet's CommunitySpace service helped transform a Christmas tree at All Saints' Church in Childs Hill. All Saints' Christmas Tree Festival gives local people or organisations the opportunity to sponsor and decorate a tree, raising vital money for local charities. So when The Barnet Group agreed to sponsor a tree, it [...]
Barnet Homes development aprters Bugler has donated three fotball kits to Basing Hill Community FC, through it's Bugler Foundation arm. Andy Bugler delivered the kit to Anthony Dawodu of The Hope of Childs Hill (THOCH), who organised the foundation of the football club for local boys and girls from 6 – 14 to develop [...]
The Barnet Group is pleased to announce that Eamon McGoldrick has been appointed as our new chair. Eamon has over 40 years’ experience in housing management, having started at the Greater London Council as a management trainee in 1977. He has worked extensively across housing in north London, and was Chief Executive of Homes for [...]
As of today, 8 July 2019, The Barnet Group has moved offices. Our new office is at 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW Please note, our Housing Options reception remains at 1255 High Road, Whetstone, N20 0EJ until September. Our telephone and email contacts remain the same. Thank you.
The Mayor of Barnet, Councillor Reuben Thompstone, arrived in Mill Hill this week to open Barnet Council’s £15 million extra care scheme, Ansell Court. The scheme, built by contractors Rydon, has 53-flats which will be managed on behalf of the council by Your Choice Barnet. Ansell Court supports adults with extra-care and support needs to [...]
“There is an enormously diverse set of job roles at The Barnet Group, making it possible to develop your career in a range of areas.” During my seven years with The Barnet Group I have worked across various roles. I’ve now become the Head of PR & Communications. In my current role I oversee [...]
The Barnet Group is delighted to announce the practical completion of Opendoor Homes' development site at Elmshurst Crescent. This proud moment marks the handover of the first Opendoor homes, as we continue on our journey to build 320 homes across the borough of Barnet. New tenants will be moving into the new flats in the [...]
What a six years it has been since The Barnet Group was created. The Group has seen significant growth and longterm management agreements for both Barnet Homes and Your Choice means that the future is both secure and exciting. Opendoor Homes is one of our newer entities in the Group and achieved Registered Provider status in 2017. It has funding and land available to build an initial programme of 320 affordable homes with an ambition to achieve much more. We are seeking a new Chair to lead the board through its exciting developmental period. Ideally, we [...]