At the beginning of 2024, we had our first meeting as Harlow Hive, sharing the things that we felt and had heard were impacting our community. We could never have imagined that, two years later, we’d have so much to reflect on – the journey we’ve shared, the lives we’ve touched, and the changes we’ve …
At the beginning of April, Harlow Hive had a stall outside the back of Harlow Library, with the aim of speaking to people about council housing repairs, sharing what Harlow Hive is about and sharing our Communitree. It’s here that we met one of the residents and heard some of the issues that had been …
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Residents at Redstone House have experienced much stress and confusion over who their landlord is, who their tenancy sits with, and who they speak to about issues. This is a timeline of documents that we have seen. October 2024 residents were contacted by an auction house and informed that the property would be sold. The …
Redstone House: Who is the landlord and management company anyway? Read More »
There is so much to say about the treatment of residents of Redstone House, it’s hard to know where to begin. The start should always be decent homes and dignified treatment for all, and it is fair to say that has not been their experience. Ten hours to leave At 10am on 8th May, residents …
There has been much misinformation in recent weeks on who the residents at Redstone House are and where they have come from. Here is what we understand to be the case. Which council placed you here? We first became aware of the increasing issues at Redstone House at the beginning of April. We then worked …
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Our conversations with people in Harlow showed that there was a lot of frustration with buses in Harlow – including the cost, times and routes. In 2025 we submitted an FOI to Harlow Council enquiring when the last Bus User Group meeting was. The response revealed it was in 2019. We hope that our FOI …
After hearing concerns from many people in Harlow regarding disabilities and accessibility, we submitted an FOI to Harlow Council to ask when the last Disability Forum was, and if it would be reinstated. On the 5th November, it was. Here are our notes from that meeting. Chaired by Dan Swords, leader of Harlow Council, alongside …
My mum passed away from covid in April 2020. Not long after, I was fired from my job. They were looking to make people redundant anyway and then used the pandemic as an excuse. It turned into a case of “We may rehire you once we know what the situation is”, but I was left …
I was living in Stevenage but got into rent arrears with the council and was evicted unexpectedly in October 2020, during the first lockdown. I was really surprised at this in lots of ways – the reason I had been given the place was because I had mental health issues and had tried to commit …
Normally I have to choose between monthly bills and food – that’s been going on for a couple of months now. The Universal Credit uplift was my shopping money and I’m getting in so much debt now. My bills – like everyone’s – have skyrocketed. House bills are rising but income and benefits aren’t. The …
