Councillor’s decision to put brakes on housing development flawed, says Ombudsman

A Haringey man was left in limbo for six years while the council decided whether to buy his house and develop the land around it, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman heard.

Family of disabled boy left without housing adaptations because of council delay

Haringey council took so long to complete adaptations to a disabled boy’s home that he had outgrown the proposals, a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation has heard.

Homeless Haringey family left in bed and breakfast accommodation because of council errors

A Haringey mother of six has been living in bed and breakfast accommodation since February 2020 because her local council did not do enough to prevent her from becoming homeless, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.

Young family left homeless by Haringey benefits blunder

A young family, including a disabled child, had to leave their home following a miscalculation of their housing benefits by London Borough of Haringey, reports the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

Haringey and Islington councils criticised for how they recovered business rate debts

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised two London councils for the way they tried to recover historic business rate debts.

Homeless family left in damp and cockroach-infested properties by London council

London Borough of Haringey did not deal properly with disrepair issues at the two properties where it placed a homeless family, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found.

Family housed in London tower block had no cold water

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised a London council after it placed a young homeless family in a tower block with no cold water and a lift that only worked infrequently.

Haringey family re-housed thanks to Ombudsman investigation

A disabled Haringey woman and her family have been re-housed after a Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) investigation ensured that a council put right errors it had made processing her housing application.