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Help with school uniform costs

Although, schools have yet to finish for the summer, some local Councils have opened their application process for help ...

A Message from Victoria Hall Harrow's CEO: Supporting Our Community in Harrow

Hello Origin Housing residents,  I'm Troy, the CEO of Victoria Hall Harrow a community Hub located beneath Byron Cou...

Our Community Fund re-launches on 30 June, plan your application today to make a difference in our communities!

The Sixth year of Origin’s Community Fund will be launched on Monday 30 June 2025 to support our communities in London a...

Watermill Lane, Enfield gets a brand new playground – just in time for summer!

Our Customers at Watermill Lane will be enjoying a brand new playground this summer, thanks to some brilliant teamwork b...

Getting to know you

We are working on a ‘getting to know you’ survey, so are asking you to complete a survey that will tell us a little m...

Camden Council’s Children’s Services have been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, placing Camden as one of the best performers in the country for a second time.

Ofsted praised Camden's Children's Services for this consistent and impactful approach, noting that children in care "co...

Find out more about Asbestos, it's important everyone knows the basics

What is Asbestos?  Asbestos is a natural mineral fibre that was widely used in construction and manufacturing from the e...

St Anthony's statue blessing

On 8 May, we held a blessing with Father Paschal, and the Somers Town History club, for the newly restored St Anthony’s ...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

Since 2001, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading Mental Health Awareness Week - bringing the UK together to foc...

A year of being with Places for People

On the 16 April 2024 we legally completed our merger with Places for People. Since we have now been part of the Places f...

#ChargeSafe: e-bike and e-scooter safety advice

Whilst e-bikes and e-scooters offer a great way round the city, if the batteries become damaged or begin to fail they ca...

Update: Eversholt Street reception is open again

We've completed the maintenance work for our Eversholt Street reception and are happy to announce that it is back open a...

Domestic abuse support

Domestic abuse happens when someone close to you (usually your partner or family member) behaves towards you in a way th...

Calculating rent and service charges and financial help available

Each year we review your rent and service charges to ensure we can continue to invest in our homes, provide essential s...

Origin Board steps down

In April last year when we became a subsidiary of Places for People, we agreed that our current Board would step down af...

Our Customer Resolution Team are unavailable between 2-4pm on 26 March

Our Customer Resolution Team are unavailable between 2-4pm on 26 March. Please email enquiries@originhousing.org.uk or c...

Planned improvements to your homes

One of the main reasons behind Origin’s merger with Places for People was to get more investment into your homes, and as...

Big Sister Programme: Championing rights, equality, and empowerment for girls

As the world marks International Women’s Day under the banner of Rights, Equality, Empowerment, Places Leisure is proud ...

Our Pledge: International Women's Day, 2025

Our Pledge for International Women's Day 2025.   Violence against Women and Girls is a significant concern.   •On averag...

Out and about with Carol (1)

This month I had the opportunity to briefly visit two buildings in Somers Town – Levita House and Unity Mews – with Neig...

PfP and Origin colleagues meet residents in Kings Cross

On a beautifully sunny day in February Origin took colleagues from Places for People (PfP) Board and Executive team on a...

Places for People visit some our Care and Support schemes

Last week, we gave four of our PfP colleagues a whistle stop tour of our schemes.  Christine Candlish, Caroline Terry, K...

Christmas opening times:

Over Christmas we will be closing at 4pm on 24 December and then closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January 2025. If you...

Celebrating 100 years: Our resident’s story from stage to community champion

We are delighted to share the incredible story of one of our residents, John Levitt, a resident of Holsworthy Square sin...

Our Contact Centre will be closed from 1pm on 12 December and re-open at 8am on 13 December

Our Customer Resolution Team will be unavailable from from 1pm on 12 December until 8am on 13 December. You can still fi...

Celebrating 100 years - Olga Blackman

Olga Florence Blackham, born in 1896, was in the first committee of the Ethical Union Housing Association, later to chan...

Places for People integration update

Following the announcement of our merger in April 2024, we would like to update you on what has been happening over the ...

It's our Winter event 12 December at 4pm

Come along to our free Winter Event for families on 12 December at Basil Jellicoe Hall, Drummond Crescent, London NW1 1L...

Our Annual Report to Tenants 2023/24

Our Annual Report to Tenants gives an overview of what we have achieved throughout 2023/24, focused on what matters most...

Congratulations to our winners at the Places for People Community Awards 2024

Each October, Places for People gather in York to honour the exceptional efforts of those who have made a real differenc...

Celebrating our founders - Father Percy Maryon-Wilson

Father Percy Maryon-Wilson was an original member of the St Pancras House Improvement Society, later known as St Pancras...

Rapid Review Scrutiny Group - we are recruiting!

We have an opportunity for you to join our new Rapid Review scrutiny group. Being a member of the Rapid Review scrutiny ...

Happy Diwali 2024

Diwali, known as the Festival of Lights, is one of the most celebrated festivals across South Asia and beyond, symbolizi...

Fitch credit rating reaffirmed as A- with a stable outlook

This week our credit rating agency, Fitch, in their annual review of Origin, made the decision to revise Origin’s credit...

Apply now for our latest round of Community Funding - closing in April 2025

The fifth year of Origin’s Community Fund will be launched on Monday 21 October 2024 to support our communities in Londo...

Local fire rescue visit at Columbus Close

As part of our continued working partnership with local fire authorities, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service attended...

PfP Executive team visit our award winning Young People's Service

The Places for People Executive team holds listen and learn sessions as part of their meetings. This is where they visit...

Explore Black History Month events

There are plenty of free events happening across London to celebrate Black history and culture: London Museum Docklands...

The latest Camden Highline newsletter September 2024

Take a look at the latest Camden Highline newsletter below: camdentownunlimited.cmail19.com/t/i-e-ffvtl-tdiiouhli-n/

Black History Month 2024: Reclaiming Narratives

This year's Black History Month theme, "Reclaiming Narratives", focuses on honouring the stories and legacies that have ...

A great trip to the seaside for our older residents, despite the weather misbehaving

Our Retirement Housing Team recently organised a coach trip down to the seaside at Folkestone. Even though the typical B...

We support Fire Door Safety Week

At Origin Housing, we are proud to support Fire Door Safety Week as part of our ongoing commitment to keeping our reside...

Young People Service Summer Social event

A couple of weeks ago, our Young People Service team held a Summer Social event. The day saw 15 young people join in, al...

The Latest Somers Town Community Newsletter Sept/Oct 2024

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics from reducing food waste to local events by ...

Our reception and Customer Resolution Team phone lines will be closed tomorrow, 20 September 2024

Our reception and Customer Resolution Team phone lines will be closed tomorrow, 20 September 2024. Our Repairs line will...

Camden Council Community conversation events

Camden Council will be hosting two events this month to hear from Community members and residents about housing delivery...

Are you over State Pension age, or know someone who is?

Pension Credit tops up pension income and can help with day-to-day living costs.  If you are over State Pension ...

Our planned investment programme

One of the main reasons behind the merger was to get more investment into your homes and these are the headlines for our...

Join us for activities at Basil Jellicoe Hall

We're excited to invite our older residents to join us for some wonderful activities at Basil Jellicoe Hall. Chair-Based...

Celebrating our founders - Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton was the key architect for St Pancras House Improvement Society. Father Jellicoe got him on board to help t...

New homelessness campaign launched by Brent Council

On Friday, 23 August, Brent Council launched the "Find a Place You Can Afford" campaign to highlight the severe homeless...

A Day at the seaside: residents enjoy sun, sea, and community

Our recent day trip to the coast proved to be a huge success, bringing together 17 residents from Camden and Chelmsford ...

Summer celebration for our residents at Basil Jellicoe Hall

On 26 July, we hosted our Annual Summer Resident event at Basil Jellicoe Hall in Camden. The event had a great turnout o...

A Day to Remember at Columbus Close celebrating 100 Years of Origin

To mark Origin’s 100 year celebrations the team at Columbus Close, one of our supported housing schemes, hosted a speci...

We made the decision to step away from X/Twitter

Today is the right time for Origin Housing to come off of X. We feel that by being present we are aiding the organised ...

Join us for our Summer Family Event on 22 August at Magpie Close

Join us at our free Summer Family Event on Thursday, 22 August from 3pm - 6pm at Magpie Close, EN1. There will be food,...

Our reception will be closed for the rest of today and tomorrow and will return to normal service on Monday, 12 August.

Our reception will be closed for the rest of today and tomorrow and will go back to normal service on Monday, 12 August....

Hope not hate: A view on the riots going on across the country

We at Origin utterly condemn the racist thuggery, intimidation and extreme violence we have seen across the country in r...

Celebrating our founders - Nora Hill

Nora Hill was one of the founding committee members of the St Pancras House Improvement Society, later known as St Pancr...

New development: Lantern Apartments, Hampstead Road NW1

We recently took handover of six two and three bed affordable rent apartments at The Lantern in development in Camden on...

Join us for our Summer resident event on 26 July 2024 from 3-6pm at

Come and join us to meet with colleagues from across Origin, explore different stalls, enjoy some free food and children...

Investing in your homes

We carry out condition surveys on our homes to show us when we need to carry out improvement works, based on the age of ...

Team work makes the dream work - volunteers restore community garden

Our Community Engagement Team organised a volunteer day to bring a previous award winning community garden in Camden bac...

Celebrating 100 years - Ted Willis

Playwright, novelist and screenwriter, Edward Henry Willis, commonly called Ted Willis, was President of the Humanist H...

A new start at Novella: One of our new residents, Richard, tells us his inspiring story about moving into his home

One of our new residents at Novella, Richard tells us his inspiring story about moving into his home   How do you feel a...

Don’t forget to vote in the General Election this Thursday 4 July

Don’t forget to vote in the General Election this Thursday 4 July  How to vote: Voting in person - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Y...

Congratulations to our Housing Heroes award winning ‘Team of the year’

Congratulations to our Housing Heroes award winning ‘Team of the year’ Our Young People’s service were really proud to h...

A People's Museum Somers Town Panel Discussion on Friday 7 June

Meet A People's Museum Somers Town Panel Discussion on housing issues this Friday 7 June at 6.30pm at Basil Jellicoe Hal...

Happy Pride Month 2024

We’re proud to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community’s right to love, respect, freedom and equality. 🌈 History of Pride Month...

We're looking for residents to join the Places for People National Customer Group

This opportunity to join the National Customer Group is only available to Origin Housing customers who are currently ren...

Blue Plaque for Irene Barclay

Yesterday, one of our founders, Irene Barclay was celebrated with a Blue Plaque from English Heritage. Irene Barclay bec...

People's Museum Somers Town centenary programme and more

St Pancras Housing Centenary 100 years ago the St Pancras Housing Society set down a visionary example for rebuilding a...

Installation of road markings on Eversholt Street

From 22 until 24 May 2024 between 9pm and 5am (daily), Mace Dragados will undertake road markings at two locations on Ev...

We have been shortlisted for First Time Buyer Readers’ Awards 2024

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Best Marketing Campaign for our Origin Kickstart camp...

The Support Hub – Our Helping Hand

Our mantra ‘housing is not enough’ is exemplified in the work of the Support Hub. Since its inception on World Mental He...

We’ve upgraded our website!

We’ve upgraded our website! We hope you like the new look and feel. There’s still of all the information on there that ...

Celebrating 100 years - Irene Barclay

Irene Barclay became the first qualified woman Chartered Surveyor in 1922, after the Sex Disqualification Removal Act ha...

Collaboration in action at our retirement scheme, Pennethorne House

Colleagues from across Origin, alongside contractor Quinn London held an engagement meet and greet event with our retire...

We have been shortlisted for Housing Heroes Awards!

We are delighted to announce that we have made the Housing Heroes Awards 2024 shortlist for Team of the Year – 1,001-15,...

Origin Housing joins Places for People

Today marks a significant milestone for the future of Origin as we have successfully completed our merger with Places fo...

Celebrating 100 years - Father Basil Jellicoe

Father Jellicoe, born in Chailey, Sussex, in 1899, was the son of an ordained priest. After graduating from Magdalen Col...

New annual Rent Charges – how to provide the new rent to Universal Credit

On your Universal Credit Journal please do not use the 'Change of circumstances' to-do, to report an annual rent change...

Ramadan Mubarak!

Today, thousands of Muslims begin to fast and will do for the next four weeks to mark Ramadan. Ramadan is at a different...

Celebrating our founders - Mora Burnet

Mora Burnet was crucial to the establishment of the Ethical Union Housing Association. She was among a group of Ethical ...

How our residents views are helping us deliver our next grounds maintenance contract

We recruited residents to work alongside us in a ‘Scrutiny Rapid Review’ to look at our grounds maintenance contract and...

Places for People merger approved - resident update

Following a recommendation from Origin’s Board, taking into account feedback from residents in the consultation period, ...

Origin Housing’s merger with Places for People approved

Origin Housing, which owns and manages over 7,800 homes across London and Hertfordshire, is set to become a subsidiary o...

Feature on our founder - Adrian Norridge

Born in 1943, Adrian Norridge was very active in housing, with a number of different positions in his long career in the...

Record number of women to be celebrated with English Heritage blue plaques in 2024

English Heritage has announced that this year a record number of women will be celebrated with blue plaques including Ir...

We're celebrating our 100 year anniversary!

Over the course of the year, we will be sharing good news stories from teams, showcasing what we do day to day, the impa...

Our Annual Report to Tenants 2022/23

Our Annual Report to Tenants gives an overview of what we have achieved throughout 2022/23, focused on what matters most...

Places for People - Consultation update

The six-week resident consultation period came to end on 7 December and we wanted to share the feedback we have received...

Regulator of Social Housing announcement

The Regulator of Social Housing has announced that Origin’s governance and financial viability grading has been reduced ...

Our festive opening hours 2023

As we have done for a number of years now, we are staying open between Christmas and New Year. On Friday 22 December we ...

Update on our grounds maintenance contract

To help us award a new contract for the company that looks after gardens and open spaces around our blocks we asked you ...

FREE Winter Event for families on 8 December at Basil Jellicoe Hall

Come along to our FREE Winter Event for families on 8 December at Basil Jellicoe HallPlease come and join us at our fun ...

Please help us keep your building as secure as possible and ensure you close doors behind you

Please help us keep your building as secure as possible and ensure you close doors behind you.We are working in partners...

Origin Housing and Places for People merger - Resident information

Announcement 19 October On the 19 October we announced that we have entered into merger talks with national Housing Asso...

Merger consultation frequently asked questions

The consultation ran until the 7 December. From the sessions we have developed an FAQS, these answer the most common the...

Government support available for cost of living

Following two Cost of Living Payments totalling up to £650 in 2022, millions of households are continuing to receive fur...

Fitch Credit Rating update

This week our credit rating agency, Fitch, in their annual review of Origin, made the decision to revise Origin’s credit...

'The Walled-Up Woman' and other events at The People's Museum in Camden

Bonfire night event: The Walled Up Woman The Walled-Up Woman, 5 NovemberJoin The People’s Museum Somers Town on Bonfire ...

Origin Housing and Places for People in merger discussions

Origin Housing and Places for People in merger discussions Origin Housing and Places for People are pleased to announce ...

Origin's In Depth Assessment (IDA) update

The Regulator of Social Housing has today, following an In Depth Assessment, put our governance and viability gradings u...

Black History Month 2023

Black History Month 2023 recognises and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. Black...

It's Fire Door Safety Week

This year, Fire Door Safety Week will run from Monday 25 September until Friday 29 September. For more information check...

Share your views with the Regulator of Social Housing

The Regulator of Social Housing is seeking views on its revised regulatory consumer standards. These are standards that ...

Our summer events

The events were held in Camden, Edmonton and Harrow and organised by the Resident and Community Engagement Team.There wa...

Unacceptable Behaviour Policy Feedback

We are currently reviewing our Unacceptable Behaviour Policy and would like your feedback on this. Our Customer Resoluti...

Out and about with Carol Carter

Armed with my sunnies, sunscreen and bottle of water and of course umbrella and cardi (just in case) I arrived at our br...

Tenancy fraud is not a victimless crime – our key amnesty is your chance to put things right

We've launched a campaign to ensure the people most in need aren’t denied the opportunity for a home as a result of tena...

Summer Event 2023

On Friday 4 August, over 80 residents came to enjoy the fun at the summer event, held by the Resident and Community Enga...

Why being a good neighbour is important for everyone

While we might not see our neighbours every day, it’s likely everyone will be aware of each other going about our daily ...

Free activities to do with children this summer in London

The school summer holidays are approaching, which is good news for teachers and kids but for parents it’s six weeks of k...

Summer resident event at Basil Jellicoe Hall has been rescheduled until Friday 4 August due to train

The Resident and Community Engagement Team are hosting two fun, family events this year. If you’re an Origin resident we...

We need your views on our Complains Booklet by 18 July

We have been working on a complaints booklet, to make sure we've got it right, we're asking for feedback so we can make ...

Upcoming summer events at The People's Museum in Camden

Here's a list of upcoming summer events at The People's Museum in CamdenMemories of Milk - 20 July 11am -1pm - locals in...

London Zoo is organising Inspiring Change – Designing an Eco-Campaign course for young people

London Zoo is organising Inspiring Change – Designing an Eco-Campaign course for young people aged 12 – 15 this summer!T...

We need your views on our draft Damp and Mould Policy by 10 July

We’ve been working on a newDamp and Mould Policy to make sure it serves our residents and your needs as well as possible...

Pam on van

This month our Director of Resident Services, Pam Bhamra joined Ben, from Gilmartins, on his van to shadow him on his mo...

Windrush 75 – Celebration and recognition

Over the last few years, Windrush has been a discussion point in politics and media. This is mainly due to the Hostile e...

The power of pronouns

Everyone has pronouns based on their gender identity, but it’s not always possible to know someone’s gender identity fro...

Athlone Street Estate Repairs Day is on Friday 23 June

Our Estate Repairs Days are returning with our Repairs contractor Gilmartins. This is the first of many Repairs Days thi...

BBQ safety tips for the Summer months

We've put together some useful tips from the London Fire Brigade to help keep you safe if you choose to have a BBQ durin...

HouseProud Pledge

The HouseProud Pledge is a scheme that all social housing providers can sign up to. It asks them to demonstrate their co...

Happy Pride Month!

Happy Pride Month!We’re proud to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community’s right to love, respect, freedom and equality. 🌈To ce...

An update to our stock map, that shows how many homes we've got and where they are

Below you'll see our latest stock map that show our latest stock map to show how many homes we've got in our key local a...

Sharing stories and Information Day at People's Museum on 10 June

People’s Museum would like to invite you to their free Information Day on 10 June between 3pm – 5pm.If you live at St Ni...

Today, 6 June, our new Repairs Contract with Gilmartins goes live

This repairs contract covers around two-thirds of day-to-day repairs but excludes specialist services such as electrical...

We’re here to help when things go wrong

We know sometimes we don’t get things right and you may need to raise a complaint with us. If something has gone wrong o...

The latest Somers Town Community Newsletter - May

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics like the new youth and community hub, volunt...

Local elections - Do not forget your photo ID!

Today on May 4, 2023, there will be local elections across the UK. The elections will take place in all areas of England...

'CONVOKER: Sound from South Camden' and other events at The People's Museum in Camden

'CONVOKER: Sound from South Camden' The People's Museum is hosting a May Day event by local artist Hannah Sawtell. 'CONV...

Emergency Alerts – how to manage your phone to stay safe if you are experiencing domestic abuse

On 23 April at 3pm there will be a national test of the Emergency Alerts service. The alerts will be used to let you kno...

The new Emergency Alerts service is now live

The new Emergency Alert service is now live and as you might be aware, a national Emergency Alerts test will happen on S...

LIFT opportunities and events

Leading Inclusive Futures through Technology (LIFT) is a three year programme across Camden, Hackney, Islington and Towe...

Free activities to do with the kids during Easter holidays in London

From family workshop: My First Opera Experience, discovery days to playing with clay, here's the best family events and ...

Supporting Victims of Crime workshop

We are proud to say that we have funded Trauma Recovery Art Therapy Workshops organised by The Josh Hanson Trust, where ...

Meet the Housing Ombudsman event on 30 March

Islington residents are invited to attend an event 30 March where you will be able to hear from the Housing Ombudsman. T...

Protecting the contents of your home – better to be safe than sorry

We’ve recently spoken with some of our residents who thought that as their landlord, we automatically insure their furni...

Universal Credit: reporting a change of rent

When we let you know about your rent changes, please do not report this until the actual date of that change. If it's do...

Ramadan Mubarak

Ramadan is one of the most significant events in the Islamic calendar, celebrated by Muslims around the world. In 2023, ...

Fuel Poverty Partnership lobby letter to the Mayor of London

Earlier this month, our Chief Executive, Carol Carter, signed a letter from the London Fuel Poverty Partnership to the m...

The latest Somers Town Community Newsletter - March 2023

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics like reducing food waste, workshops and loca...

Staying safe in your kitchen

Fires are more likely to start in your kitchen than any other room in your home, we've put together some advice from the...

Happy International Women’s Day!

Happy International Women’s Day! The theme this year is #EmbraceEquity This is all about recognising the difference betw...

The latest HS2 Euston Station Newsletter

Take a look at the first HS2 Euston Station Newsletter in 2023, covering topics from Euston Road lane closures to utilit...

Camden Clean Air Action Plan 2023-26

Camden Council are launching the Camden Clean Air Action Plan 2023-26. They will be hosting a launch event on 10 March 2...

Welcome to our new residents

On 27 February 2023, LandQ will be completing the sale of 152 properties across Camden and Islington to Origin. We have ...

A quick animation to tell you about the financial support we can offer our residents

We've put this quick animation together to highlight the financial support we offer our residents, check it out and get ...

We've made this quarter’s Best Companies lists

The results are in… We’re really pleased to have made it into this quarter’s Best Companies lists for: Top 50 large comp...

Housing Digital Innovation Awards - Best Digital Innovation Team winner

We are excited to announce we're this year’s Housing Innovation Award ‘Best Digital Innovation Team’ winners!In December...

The Latest Somers Town Community Newsletter

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics from reducing food waste to local events by ...

LGBT+ History Month 2023: Behind the Lens

It’s LGBT+ History Month, a month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history, as well as a...

Get involved with our Repairs Contract Group

Following our comprehensive procurement process, which started with a consultation with our residents and colleagues at ...

A new 'garden in the sky' will link Camden Town to Kings Cross

We're excited to find out there will be a new 'garden in the sky' that will transform a section of disused railway betwe...

Our Resident Engagement work in Winter 2022/23

We recently sent out a newsletter from our Community Development Team with our rent statements. The update below outline...

A Space For Us Now news

Make 2023 meaningful...Become a Community CuratorVolunteer - help shape a museumWhat's coming up? Event on the 1980sWhat...

The latest Somers Town Community Newsletter - January 2023

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics from reducing food waste to local events by ...

Help with living costs

If you’re struggling to afford the every day costs of living, please speak to your Neighbourhood Manager about our cost ...

Incident on Phoenix Road on Saturday

You may have seen the news over the weekend of a serious incident which took place around the corner from our main offic...

Christmas Gift Card Initiative 2022 22/12/2022

Instead of Christmas hampers, this year our Community Development Team decided to give residents referred by staff gift ...

Repairs Contract update

We’re pleased to announce that following a comprehensive procurement process, which started with consultation with resid...

The work we've done to improve our response to damp and mould

We created a Damp and Mould Task Force early in 2022 following the Housing Ombudsman’s spotlight report on damp and moul...

Avoiding electrical fires – how to keep safe at home

From overloaded extension leads and cheap chargers, through to white goods not fit for the job, issues with electrical i...

Are you interested in shaping how we explain and present service charges?

We are looking for residents to be a part of our scrutiny group to look at how we explain and present service charges. T...

Come along to our FREE Winter Event for families

Please come and join us at our fun filled, free Winter Event for families on 26 November at Basil Jellicoe Hall, Drummon...

Fitch credit rating reaffirmed as A- with a stable outlook

Due to high inflation, higher interest rates, general economic prospects and the likelihood of a rent cap in 2023, it wi...

LocalMotion Partnership

LocalMotion is a collaboration of six funders who want to play their part in facilitating systemic, positive change in s...

We need your views to help shape our new Resident Involvement Strategy!

We’re asking for your feedback and ideas about the ways we can improve how we involve our residents in shaping our servi...

Somers Town Future Neighbourhoods 2030

Helping Somers Town residents tackle the climate emergency and create a fairer future for everyone.Somers Town would lik...

The latest Somers Town Community Newsletter - November 2022

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics from climate action day and stay warm days t...

Diwali 2022: The significance of the festival of lights and happiness

Today, 24 October 2022, we celebrate the Festival of Lights, Diwali. It is a five-day-long celebration that commences wi...

October half-term activities for kids in London

October half-term is upon us! We’ve searched for some fun things to do with the kids in London this half term, so you do...

Our Annual Accounts 2021/22

We've done lots of work on our Annual Accounts document for 2021/22 to make sure they are easy to follow and well design...

Cost of living support

Millions of people across the UK are struggling to cover their essential household costs nowadays. The 'cost of living c...

Black History Month 2022

As we start Black History Month 2022, we love the Time for Change: Action Not Word theme chosen by blackhistorymonth.org...

Resident Voice Index Survey

The Resident Voice Index™ has just launched its latest survey, titled ‘Cost of Living: Crunch time’and we would love you...

PlaceShapers update on the cost of living campaign

Petition hand in: Thursday 22 September 2022PlaceShapers is part of 70 organisations calling on the Government to fix th...

Energy Price Cap Update

The government recently announced their plan to replace the Ofgem price cap by the government’s own Energy Price Guarant...

Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We are saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. A lifetime of service to the United Kingdom, th...

British Library Family Day: Festival of Books - September 2022

British Library is organising a Family Day: Festival of Books on 24 September from 12.00 - 16.00. Join them for this fun...

The latest Somers Town Community Newsletter September 2022

Take a look at the latest Somers Town Community Newsletter, covering topics from reducing food waste to local events by ...

Update to parking form

We have updated our parking form so that you can request to exempt a vehicle to be able to park in your area for a reaso...

Camden Inspire begins on Friday 2 September

What is Camden Inspire? The brainchild of Camden Town Unlimited, an organisation that represents businesses and aims to ...

Our Spotlight Panel's 12 month workplan and why your views are important to us

No one knows better what it’s like to live in your home and neighbourhood than you, our residents who live there 24/7. W...

Help for Households - cost of living support from the Government

We know people are worried about rising goods and energy prices, inflation and cost of living pressures, so the governme...

What have we been up to this summer?

On 16 July 2022, we held our summer resident engagement event at Basil Jellicoe Hall in Somers Town, Camden. We had a gr...

As a result of the rail and bus strikes our Estate Services - bin collections, caretaking and garden

As a result of the rail and bus strikes our Estate Services - bin collections, caretaking and gardening will be reduced ...

Fire Safety Advice – Hot Weather

With the hot weather we're currently experiencing, our gardens will be very dry and with that, the risk of fire will inc...

Camden Inspire 2022

Camden Inspire is back again this year on 2-3 September - midday-10pm.They are yet again taking over Buck Street and Stu...

Carbon Literacy Tenant Pathway

The Carbon Literacy Project are hosting a Kick-off meeting for the development of the Tenant Pathway of the Social Housi...

Hertfordshire Pop-Up event, Blakeney Road in Stevenage

Come and join us at our Hertfordshire Pop-Up event on Blakeney Road in Stevenage on Wednesday 17 August 2022 between 3 -...

We would love your feedback as part of our Consumer Standards Resident Consultation

All Social Landlords are regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing who set out the way in which we must deliver servi...

Free family activities in London this summer

With schools closed across the country for the summer holidays, keeping little (and big) ones occupied without breaking ...

Heatwave - Heightened Fire Risk

With the continued extremely hot and dry weather, which we are experiencing currently, there is a greater risk of inadve...

We’re signing up to the HouseProud Pledge, to recognise and support our work with LGBTQ+ involved re

We’re signing up to the HouseProud Pledge, to recognise and support our work with LGBTQ+ involved residents HouseProud w...

Cost of living payments from the Government

There are three different cost of living payments: The main cost of living payment, worth £650 in total, is for those ...

Save the date for our Hertfordshire Pop-Up Resident Engagement Event in Stevenage!

Register your interest and save the date! Come and join us on Wednesday 17 August 2022 between 3 - 6pm at Blakeney House...

Employment & training service turned the tide for an unemployed resident

Juvan was referred to the service in March 2022 by his Supported Housing Officer. He had recently lost his job and neede...

Estate Repairs Days - coming to your area soon

We’d like to invite you along to one of our Repairs Estate Days. The first is on on Friday 24 June in Somers Town. We wi...

You are invited to our free summer event for families on Saturday 16 July

Please come and join us at our fun filled, free Summer Event for families on 16 July at Basil Jellicoe Hall, Drummond Cr...

We have been shortlisted for the Inside Housing Development Awards 2022

Our popular Harrow One development in partnership with Hill Group UK has been shortlisted for ‘Best Partnership - over 1...

Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebration at Rose Bush Court and Ashton Court

Back in April, we launched our Community Fund for The Big Jubilee Lunch celebrating Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June - a...

Parking consultation

If you have parking enforcement in your area you will receive our Parking Consultation via email and/or letter from toda...

Grenfell Tower - fifth anniversary

Remembering Grenfell Five years on from the Grenfell disaster when 72 people lost their lives and many more were injured...

We need your views on our draft Repairs Policy by Monday 20 June

We’ve been working on a newRepairs Policy to make sure it serves our residents and your needs as well as possible. We kn...

Right to Buy scheme announced by the Government on 8 June

On 8 June Boris Johnson announced his plans to boost home ownership in England. The plan includes extending the Governme...

Monkeypox advice

As we have been hearing about monkeypox a lot in recent weeks, we wanted to provide you with more information about the ...

Help with the cost of living

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered a statement in the House of Commons outlining the Government's plans to support peo...

Coronavirus update

At a recent Covid Planning meeting we agreed it is the right time to lift covid-related measures in our offices, and her...

A guide to asbestos in your home

We've put together a handy guide to ensure you're safe in your home around any potential hazards from asbestos, Just fol...

Asbestos in your home guide

We've put together a handy guide to ensure you're safe in your home around any potential hazards from asbestos, Just fol...

Parking update - April 2022

Parking Ticketing Limited (PTL), one of the companies that operates some of our car parking areas is now named BaySentry...

Our Spotlight Panel Needs You

Our Spotlight Panel is made up of residents who works closely with us to review our performance and hold Origin accounta...

Spotlight Panel Needs You

Our Spotlight Panel is made up of residents who works closely with us to review our performance and hold Origin accounta...

A look at the Spring budget and what it means

There were some changes in the budget aimed at making the rising cost of living easier on people across the country.A ye...

Universal Credit: reporting a change of rent 2022

When we let you know about your rent changes, please do not report this until the actual date of that change. If it's do...

We currently have a staff shortage in our Home Ownership Team, which means we won’t be able to deal

We currently have a staff shortage in our Home Ownership Team, which means we won’t be able to deal with your enquiries ...

Homes for Ukraine

We have worked with volunteer groups in the recent past to secure accommodation for refugees and we are currently lookin...

Ukraine crisis: how you can help

Global charities operating in the UK and Ukraine are appealing for funds to offer aid in the humanitarian crisis. The B...

An update on our parking review

The Scrutiny group has reviewed our Parking Policy and have suggested their recommendations for improvements. From these...

2020/21 Service Charge Audited Accounts Update

2020/21 Service Charge Accounts Update: We have a delay with our audit partners and we are still working with them to fi...

Our response to Storm Eunice

Without knowing what the severity would be and the impact on our residents and colleagues, here is a quick overview of h...

Coronavirus update 21 February 2022

Yesterday, the Government unveiled it’s "living with Covid" plan. This means that: From 21 February: the government is d...

Rent and service charges - how we can help

We know that times are tough for many of our residents, and we realise that an increase in rents and service charges is ...

Storm Eunice

The Met Office has issued a Red weather warning for London effective between 10am-3pm on Friday, 18 February 2022. This ...

Housing Digital Innovation Awards - Best Online Service winner

In October 2020, we launched Basil Bot – a state-of-the-art chatbot, which has transformed our customer service offer in...

We need your views! We’re running a focus group for our residents on tenant satisfaction measures

The Regulator of Social Housing is looking for views on its proposals for tenant satisfaction measures which are part of...

A Q&A with former apprentice Sulejman, to support National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2022

It’s National Apprenticeship Week from 7-14 February, to support #NAW2022 we’ve spoken to some of our apprentices about ...

Repairs Roadshow – feedback and updates

We would like to thank everyone who took time to respond to our survey on repairs to help inform how we procure and mana...

National Storytelling Week

Storytelling is an ancient form of passing on knowledge for survival, education and recreational purposes, which is why ...

Holocaust Memorial Day

The Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on 27 January remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside t...

Up to 7 million missing out on benefits they're entitled to - are you?

Up to seven million people in the UK are missing out on benefits they're entitled to, according to MSE founder Martin Le...

Have your say on how social housing landlords measure tenant satisfaction

Consultation on the introduction of tenant satisfaction measuresThe Regulator of Social Housing is looking for views on ...

Changes to parking charges

Following a recent review of our parking policy we have stopped charges for parking bays.All charges have been stopped f...

Government announcement on building safety and cladding costs for leaseholders in medium rise buildings

Here we explain the recent Government announcement on building safety and what it means for you, as far as we can tell f...

Self isolation changes to five days

The first test must be taken no earlier than day five of the self-isolation period, and the second must be taken the fol...

Apply now for our latest round of Community Funding - closing on 31 January 2022

We launched our community fund in 2020 to support our communities in London and Hertfordshire. This fund is invested int...

Candle safety in your home

With the days growing darker and winter setting in, a few candles scattered around the room can add a warm glow to your ...

The Somers Town Community Hub is now open

Somers Town Community Association and Camden Mobile Food Bank have opened their new joint venture; The Somers Town Commu...

Fire safety during the festive season

We hope you all have a great festive season this year. To make sure you and your families are as safe as possible it’s b...

A new scheme for young people in partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre

In our second partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre, we've have launched Project 62, a scheme for formerly homeless ...

A new scheme for young people in partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre (1)

In our second partnership with New Horizon Youth Centre, we have launched Project 62, a scheme for formerly homeless you...

Summer safety tips

Barbeques – never light a barbeque on your balcony. They can cause fires to start when falling embers burn items on the ...

Our Tpas membership

We are now proud members of Tpas, England’s leading resident engagement experts! Tpas promote excellence in resident inv...

Ashton Court redevelopment

Corridors at Ashton Court and inside Sue's newly remodelled flat.  Ashton Court is our newly redeveloped retirement sch...

How to improve your financial well-being

This week is the Money and Pensions Service’s Talk Money week. The aim of the week is to break the stigma that surrounds...

Housing Day 2019: a look at our origins

In celebration of Housing Day 2019, we want to share with you the history behind Origin. Our founder Basil Jellicoe form...

World Homelessness Day 2019: New Horizon Youth Centre's takeover of King's Cross

Ahead of World Homelessness Day on Thursday, last week we were joined by Claire, Dean and Holly from New Horizon Youth C...

101 year old resident reunited with military service medals

On Thursday 15 August one of our residents living at Pennethorne House was awarded with a new set of war medals by the M...

Our summer BBQ at Enfield Single Housing

On Friday 16 August, we had a summer BBQ at Swan House with our Enfield Single Housing residents. This year's BBQ was a...

Gardening at Swan House in Enfield

Last week, residents and our Grounds Maintenance Contractor John O'Conner joined us to replant the gardens at Swan House...

Remembering Henry Croft: the Original Pearly King

We joined the Pearlies of Kings Cross and St Pancras to dedicate a plaque to Henry Croft, who lived at 15 Charles Road ...

What to do if you suspect a gas leak

Our Customer Resolution Team have had some calls recently to report a gas leak to us, it is quicker and safer for you to...

Rose Bush Court wins Regional Bronze Award

We’re delighted to have been recognised in the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) awards which celebrate housing for la...

Keir Starmer MP visits Project 99

Last week we were delighted to host Keir Starmer MP on a visit to Project 99 – a joint venture between us and our partne...

We've been awarded with an Autism Accreditation

We are delighted that we have been awarded an Accredited status by the Autism Award Committee from the National Autism S...

Bright futures for young people at Project 99

Back in April of this year, we launched Project 99 together with New Horizon Youth Centre (NHYC), in our first partnersh...

A day in the life of an Estate Inspector: Tony

Ever wondered what it's like to be an Estate Inspector? Meet Tony, part of our team of Estate Inspectors. We spent the d...

Older Somers Town residents get creative through storytelling workshops

Members of our older people project We Are Ageing Better took part in The Liminal Space’s Pivots and tales animation wor...

Gardening galore in Enfield in partnership with Together We Create

Local charity Together We Create (TWC) runs innovative projects to help build strong communities. We’ve partnered with T...

Tackling homelessness together

The homelessness crisis continues to be a high-priority concern in our country and, as a registered social landlord, we’...

It’s official – we’re a London Healthy Workplace

The Healthy Workplace Charter, backed by the Mayor of London, is a framework that supports and recognises organisations...

Keeping your home safe this Autumn and Winter

As National Home Security Month draws to an end, we thought it’d be useful to gather some top tips and advice on how to ...

How to Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Carbon monoxide is a noxious gas that gets produced when fuels such as gas, oil, coal or wood don't burn fully. Carbon m...

Origin Housing staff volunteer in the local community

There isn’t much Origin’s Housing Services team didn’t cover on their annual away day, from clearing rubbish in a park a...