A social housing tenant has been ordered to pay £40,000 in compensation after pleading guilty to illegally subletting her Barnet property.

Winsome Williams made an unlawful profit over a period of more than four years by subletting the property in High Barnet to two tenants while she was living at her new home in Stevenage.

The offence came to light when one of the tenants was given an eviction notice and applied for housing in October 2023.

When we took office in 2022, we pledged that we would transform Barnet for the better making it a great place to live, work and study for all. We also committed to being open and accountable, giving people the chance to have a say in important decisions that affect them and to be informed of what the council is doing.

A new public art trail celebrating past inspirational figures who have contributed to the borough’s rich and unique cultural tapestry has been launched by Barnet Council.

Their achievements in the fields of art, film, literature, music, design, aviation, commerce and culture will be marked with specially commissioned, unique commemorative artworks to form an art trail. The project was curated and produced by Create London and the artworks were designed by artist and architect Edward Crooks. 

An overgrown space behind Golders Green Library is to be transformed from an empty area with limited access into an attractive garden for residents to enjoy.

Barnet Council has been awarded more than £85,000 by Arts Council England to improve a previously unusable area outside the building and create a sensory reading garden.