Housing Sector
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“Championing collaboration between residents and housing providers | Advocating for fairness, transparency, and sustainable solutions in the UK housing sector | Building bridges for better communities.”
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SHAC Article
Antisocial behaviour can drive people to desperate measures when landlords persistently fail to deal with it, backing them into a corner.
shaction.org/2025/11/12/f...
See also shaction.org/asb/
Antisocial behaviour can drive people to desperate measures when landlords persistently fail to deal with it, backing them into a corner.
shaction.org/2025/11/12/f...
See also shaction.org/asb/
Social Housing Action CampaignFear and Subletting in Social Housing
By Deborah I was convicted in December 2025 for subletting my social housing – something that is commonplace and legal only after tenants have written permission from their landlord, which I …
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November 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
SHAC Article
Antisocial behaviour can drive people to desperate measures when landlords persistently fail to deal with it, backing them into a corner.
shaction.org/2025/11/12/f...
See also shaction.org/asb/
Antisocial behaviour can drive people to desperate measures when landlords persistently fail to deal with it, backing them into a corner.
shaction.org/2025/11/12/f...
See also shaction.org/asb/
Tough at the Top?
A look at why failing leadership in social housing keeps repeating — and why residents are the ones left carrying the cost. Accountability can’t be optional when homes are unsafe and trust is broken.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/tough-at-the-top
#HousingSector #Leadership
A look at why failing leadership in social housing keeps repeating — and why residents are the ones left carrying the cost. Accountability can’t be optional when homes are unsafe and trust is broken.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/tough-at-the-top
#HousingSector #Leadership
Tough at the Top? — Housing Sector
Tough at the Top explores the revolving door of housing leadership — from Ruth Cooke to Victor da Cunha — and asks why failing CEOs keep being recycled while residents face unsafe homes, rising costs,...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Tough at the Top?
A look at why failing leadership in social housing keeps repeating — and why residents are the ones left carrying the cost. Accountability can’t be optional when homes are unsafe and trust is broken.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/tough-at-the-top
#HousingSector #Leadership
A look at why failing leadership in social housing keeps repeating — and why residents are the ones left carrying the cost. Accountability can’t be optional when homes are unsafe and trust is broken.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/tough-at-the-top
#HousingSector #Leadership
Thanks to everyone who’s shared feedback on the Housing Sector Dictionary — built to help residents cut through jargon, now used by housing professionals too.
www.housingsector.co.uk/housing-sect...
Got a phrase or slogan we’ve missed? Send it my way for the next update.
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Got a phrase or slogan we’ve missed? Send it my way for the next update.
Housing Sector Dictionary — Housing Sector
The Housing Sector Dictionary is a plain-English guide to 50+ common housing terms, acronyms, and regulations. From Section 20 and service charges to governance grades, the Housing Ombudsman, and retr...
www.housingsector.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Thanks to everyone who’s shared feedback on the Housing Sector Dictionary — built to help residents cut through jargon, now used by housing professionals too.
www.housingsector.co.uk/housing-sect...
Got a phrase or slogan we’ve missed? Send it my way for the next update.
www.housingsector.co.uk/housing-sect...
Got a phrase or slogan we’ve missed? Send it my way for the next update.
In a sector too often led by finance, it’s refreshing to hear from someone who leads with heart.
Housing Sector Podcast #58 – Compassionate Leadership in Housing with Tanya Scott, Head of Specialist Housing at @accenthousing.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdYJ...
#HousingSector
Housing Sector Podcast #58 – Compassionate Leadership in Housing with Tanya Scott, Head of Specialist Housing at @accenthousing.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdYJ...
#HousingSector
Housing Sector Podcast #58 – Compassionate Leadership in Housing
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November 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In a sector too often led by finance, it’s refreshing to hear from someone who leads with heart.
Housing Sector Podcast #58 – Compassionate Leadership in Housing with Tanya Scott, Head of Specialist Housing at @accenthousing.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdYJ...
#HousingSector
Housing Sector Podcast #58 – Compassionate Leadership in Housing with Tanya Scott, Head of Specialist Housing at @accenthousing.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdYJ...
#HousingSector
Almost 2,000 views — and rising.
The Regulator’s verdict on #GreenSquareAccord has clearly hit a nerve. From the messages I’ve had, many agree but don’t feel safe saying it publicly — which says everything about the culture.
#RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
The Regulator’s verdict on #GreenSquareAccord has clearly hit a nerve. From the messages I’ve had, many agree but don’t feel safe saying it publicly — which says everything about the culture.
#RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Almost 2,000 views — and rising.
The Regulator’s verdict on #GreenSquareAccord has clearly hit a nerve. From the messages I’ve had, many agree but don’t feel safe saying it publicly — which says everything about the culture.
#RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
The Regulator’s verdict on #GreenSquareAccord has clearly hit a nerve. From the messages I’ve had, many agree but don’t feel safe saying it publicly — which says everything about the culture.
#RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
#GreenSquareAccord are holding a “resident surgery”:
You shouldn't need a booked slot to meet your housing officer — you should know them.
Most residents are at work. If everyone turned up, they couldn’t see them anyway.
This isn’t engagement. It’s PR to tick a box.
You shouldn't need a booked slot to meet your housing officer — you should know them.
Most residents are at work. If everyone turned up, they couldn’t see them anyway.
This isn’t engagement. It’s PR to tick a box.
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#GreenSquareAccord are holding a “resident surgery”:
You shouldn't need a booked slot to meet your housing officer — you should know them.
Most residents are at work. If everyone turned up, they couldn’t see them anyway.
This isn’t engagement. It’s PR to tick a box.
You shouldn't need a booked slot to meet your housing officer — you should know them.
Most residents are at work. If everyone turned up, they couldn’t see them anyway.
This isn’t engagement. It’s PR to tick a box.
Awaab’s Law says residents can take legal action over damp and mould.
But when a mum like Hollie Monks ends up in hospital and is still told her home is “safe”, it shows the problem:
A right you can’t afford to use isn’t protection — it’s theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But when a mum like Hollie Monks ends up in hospital and is still told her home is “safe”, it shows the problem:
A right you can’t afford to use isn’t protection — it’s theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asthmatic mum 'made ill' by damp told to return home - BBC News
Hollie Monks was hospitalised by an asthma attack, but her housing association says her home is safe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Awaab’s Law says residents can take legal action over damp and mould.
But when a mum like Hollie Monks ends up in hospital and is still told her home is “safe”, it shows the problem:
A right you can’t afford to use isn’t protection — it’s theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But when a mum like Hollie Monks ends up in hospital and is still told her home is “safe”, it shows the problem:
A right you can’t afford to use isn’t protection — it’s theatre.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you want to understand how we got here, watch my interview with Ben on the @housingsector.bsky.social podcast youtu.be/NnnOReSA34w?...
The Housing Sector Podcast #42 – Greedy, Stupid, Incompetent, or All of the Above
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November 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If you want to understand how we got here, watch my interview with Ben on the @housingsector.bsky.social podcast youtu.be/NnnOReSA34w?...
The Regulator has spoken. Residents have been saying it for years. #GreenSquareAccord downgraded again.
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
The Regulator’s Verdict on GreenSquareAccord — GreenSquareAccord Residents
GreenSquareAccord faces mounting pressure after a damning regulatory judgement exposed years of governance failures, unsafe housing, and worsening services. With resident complaints at record levels a...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Regulator has spoken. Residents have been saying it for years. #GreenSquareAccord downgraded again.
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
'For emergency hazards, an investigation and the work to fix the problem must take place within 24 hours of the landlord becoming aware of the issue.
If they don't - tenants can take legal action.'
Tenants shouldn't have to take legal action.
#AwaabsLaw
If they don't - tenants can take legal action.'
Tenants shouldn't have to take legal action.
#AwaabsLaw
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
'For emergency hazards, an investigation and the work to fix the problem must take place within 24 hours of the landlord becoming aware of the issue.
If they don't - tenants can take legal action.'
Tenants shouldn't have to take legal action.
#AwaabsLaw
If they don't - tenants can take legal action.'
Tenants shouldn't have to take legal action.
#AwaabsLaw
Housing Sector Podcast #57 Evacuation - When Homes Are Declared Unsafe with Matt Hodges-Long.
Across the UK, more residents are being told to leave their homes at short notice as buildings fail safety tests.
youtu.be/hmi509oyK3M
#HousingSectorPodcast #HousingSector
Across the UK, more residents are being told to leave their homes at short notice as buildings fail safety tests.
youtu.be/hmi509oyK3M
#HousingSectorPodcast #HousingSector
Housing Sector Podcast #57 Evacuations - When Homes Are Declared Unsafe
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October 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Housing Sector Podcast #57 Evacuation - When Homes Are Declared Unsafe with Matt Hodges-Long.
Across the UK, more residents are being told to leave their homes at short notice as buildings fail safety tests.
youtu.be/hmi509oyK3M
#HousingSectorPodcast #HousingSector
Across the UK, more residents are being told to leave their homes at short notice as buildings fail safety tests.
youtu.be/hmi509oyK3M
#HousingSectorPodcast #HousingSector
Govt admits it’ll never meet its affordable housing target — and now wants to “incentivise” developers to dig.
But were developers really holding fire for more incentives? Or is it skills, red tape, or just profit margins?
news.sky.com/story/govt-f...
But were developers really holding fire for more incentives? Or is it skills, red tape, or just profit margins?
news.sky.com/story/govt-f...
Govt forced to water down affordable housing targets as London property market 'in crisis', minister says
Sky News spoke to Housing Secretary Steve Reed and Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan, who blamed the Conservatives for having to lower their targets.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Govt admits it’ll never meet its affordable housing target — and now wants to “incentivise” developers to dig.
But were developers really holding fire for more incentives? Or is it skills, red tape, or just profit margins?
news.sky.com/story/govt-f...
But were developers really holding fire for more incentives? Or is it skills, red tape, or just profit margins?
news.sky.com/story/govt-f...
12,000 followers.
Not all here to agree — some just to see what’s said next. But people are watching the housing sector.
This isn’t about popularity.
It’s about visibility.
Accountability.
Truth.
Thanks to everyone who’s engaged, shared, or challenged.
#HousingSector
Not all here to agree — some just to see what’s said next. But people are watching the housing sector.
This isn’t about popularity.
It’s about visibility.
Accountability.
Truth.
Thanks to everyone who’s engaged, shared, or challenged.
#HousingSector
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
12,000 followers.
Not all here to agree — some just to see what’s said next. But people are watching the housing sector.
This isn’t about popularity.
It’s about visibility.
Accountability.
Truth.
Thanks to everyone who’s engaged, shared, or challenged.
#HousingSector
Not all here to agree — some just to see what’s said next. But people are watching the housing sector.
This isn’t about popularity.
It’s about visibility.
Accountability.
Truth.
Thanks to everyone who’s engaged, shared, or challenged.
#HousingSector
ackling Stigma or Protecting the System
Written in response to the @insidehousing article by Stop Social Housing Stigma.
housingsector.co.uk/blog/tackling-stigma-or-protecting-the-system
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #StopSocialHousingStigma #InsideHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAccountability
Written in response to the @insidehousing article by Stop Social Housing Stigma.
housingsector.co.uk/blog/tackling-stigma-or-protecting-the-system
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #StopSocialHousingStigma #InsideHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAccountability
Tackling Stigma or Protecting the System? — Housing Sector
A critical look at Stop Social Housing Stigma and its sector backers — TPAS, CIH, L&Q, and others — exposing how a campaign claiming to fight stigma has become another insider project funded by landlo...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
ackling Stigma or Protecting the System
Written in response to the @insidehousing article by Stop Social Housing Stigma.
housingsector.co.uk/blog/tackling-stigma-or-protecting-the-system
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #StopSocialHousingStigma #InsideHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAccountability
Written in response to the @insidehousing article by Stop Social Housing Stigma.
housingsector.co.uk/blog/tackling-stigma-or-protecting-the-system
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #StopSocialHousingStigma #InsideHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAccountability
Housing Sector Podcast #56 – Building Safety or Smoke and Mirrors?
I talk with @dominicahern about how “new build standards” are getting softer — even while thousands of homes remain unsafe. youtu.be/r4zEf3gy2m0
#BuildingSafety #HousingPolicy #Accountability #SmokeAndMirrors
I talk with @dominicahern about how “new build standards” are getting softer — even while thousands of homes remain unsafe. youtu.be/r4zEf3gy2m0
#BuildingSafety #HousingPolicy #Accountability #SmokeAndMirrors
Housing Sector Podcast #56 – Building Safety or Smoke and Mirrors? with Dominic Ahern
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October 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Housing Sector Podcast #56 – Building Safety or Smoke and Mirrors?
I talk with @dominicahern about how “new build standards” are getting softer — even while thousands of homes remain unsafe. youtu.be/r4zEf3gy2m0
#BuildingSafety #HousingPolicy #Accountability #SmokeAndMirrors
I talk with @dominicahern about how “new build standards” are getting softer — even while thousands of homes remain unsafe. youtu.be/r4zEf3gy2m0
#BuildingSafety #HousingPolicy #Accountability #SmokeAndMirrors
The Housing Sector mentioned in this piece about the growing call for a national tenants and residents union.
The movement for real, independent tenant representation is building momentum — and it’s long overdue.
Read the article here:
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/143...
The movement for real, independent tenant representation is building momentum — and it’s long overdue.
Read the article here:
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/143...
Housing campaigners discuss tenant and resident union - Socialist Party
Come along on 11 October Paul Kershaw, Unite the Union housing workers branch chair Rents are rising ahead of inflation, disrepair is widespread, and in the private sector, tenants’ security is depend...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The Housing Sector mentioned in this piece about the growing call for a national tenants and residents union.
The movement for real, independent tenant representation is building momentum — and it’s long overdue.
Read the article here:
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/143...
The movement for real, independent tenant representation is building momentum — and it’s long overdue.
Read the article here:
www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/143...
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My book Middle Ground is out now!
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My book Middle Ground is out now!
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Based on over a decade of frontline experience in homes across London & the South East, it shares the human stories behind damp homes, disrepair & systemic failings - and calls for a fairer, more reliable social housing system.
linktr.ee/behindthetools
Here’s my response to #GreenSquareAccord’s Stage 2 complaint decision — and why I’ll now escalate to the Housing Ombudsman, Regulator of Social Housing, ICO, and Solicitors Regulation Authority.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/reading-betw...
#HousingSector #FreeSpeech #Accountability
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/reading-betw...
#HousingSector #FreeSpeech #Accountability
Reading Between The Lines — GreenSquareAccord Residents
“Reading Between the Lines” examines GreenSquareAccord’s Stage 2 complaint response in full, revealing patterns of evasion, misuse of legal process, and governance failures under CEO Ruth Cooke and He...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Here’s my response to #GreenSquareAccord’s Stage 2 complaint decision — and why I’ll now escalate to the Housing Ombudsman, Regulator of Social Housing, ICO, and Solicitors Regulation Authority.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/reading-betw...
#HousingSector #FreeSpeech #Accountability
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/reading-betw...
#HousingSector #FreeSpeech #Accountability
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A great read! Thank you @housingsector.bsky.social.
More on the conference and National Tenants and Residents Union initiative here:
shaction.org/a-national-t...
Join SHAC free here
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More on the conference and National Tenants and Residents Union initiative here:
shaction.org/a-national-t...
Join SHAC free here
shaction.org/shac-registr...
October 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A great read! Thank you @housingsector.bsky.social.
More on the conference and National Tenants and Residents Union initiative here:
shaction.org/a-national-t...
Join SHAC free here
shaction.org/shac-registr...
More on the conference and National Tenants and Residents Union initiative here:
shaction.org/a-national-t...
Join SHAC free here
shaction.org/shac-registr...
Do We Need a Union?
As @shacaction.bsky.social leads the call for a National Tenants and Residents Union, I’ve laid out my thoughts in this new blog.
Read it here - www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/do-we-n...
#Housing #Tenants #SHAC #ResidentVoice #HousingUnion #SocialHousing #UKHousing
As @shacaction.bsky.social leads the call for a National Tenants and Residents Union, I’ve laid out my thoughts in this new blog.
Read it here - www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/do-we-n...
#Housing #Tenants #SHAC #ResidentVoice #HousingUnion #SocialHousing #UKHousing
Do we need a Union? — Housing Sector
With SHAC hosting a national event on 11th October to explore forming a Tenants and Residents Union, this blog asks the big question: do we need one? Drawing on personal experience, sector failings, a...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Do We Need a Union?
As @shacaction.bsky.social leads the call for a National Tenants and Residents Union, I’ve laid out my thoughts in this new blog.
Read it here - www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/do-we-n...
#Housing #Tenants #SHAC #ResidentVoice #HousingUnion #SocialHousing #UKHousing
As @shacaction.bsky.social leads the call for a National Tenants and Residents Union, I’ve laid out my thoughts in this new blog.
Read it here - www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/do-we-n...
#Housing #Tenants #SHAC #ResidentVoice #HousingUnion #SocialHousing #UKHousing
The Housing Sector Podcast Episode #55 – "The Fleecehold Trap"
In this episode, I speak with Lee, a homeowner and "fleecehold" campaigner, about the reality of living under a private estate management company.
youtu.be/goa9ro--jbs
#HousingSector #Fleecehold #Leasehold
In this episode, I speak with Lee, a homeowner and "fleecehold" campaigner, about the reality of living under a private estate management company.
youtu.be/goa9ro--jbs
#HousingSector #Fleecehold #Leasehold
Housing Sector Podcast Episode #55 – The Fleecehold Trap
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October 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The Housing Sector Podcast Episode #55 – "The Fleecehold Trap"
In this episode, I speak with Lee, a homeowner and "fleecehold" campaigner, about the reality of living under a private estate management company.
youtu.be/goa9ro--jbs
#HousingSector #Fleecehold #Leasehold
In this episode, I speak with Lee, a homeowner and "fleecehold" campaigner, about the reality of living under a private estate management company.
youtu.be/goa9ro--jbs
#HousingSector #Fleecehold #Leasehold
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Another Sunday afternoon in PPE, salvaging possessions from my flat. More than two years later, there’s still water coming in, and we still don’t know how any of this meets building regulations or how the structure has been affected by being wet for so long.
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Another Sunday afternoon in PPE, salvaging possessions from my flat. More than two years later, there’s still water coming in, and we still don’t know how any of this meets building regulations or how the structure has been affected by being wet for so long.
Three reports. Three versions of the same story. #GreenSquareAccord’s glossy spin. My residents’ report. And the Housing Ombudsman findings.
Read A Tale of Two Reports and draw your own conclusions:
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
Read A Tale of Two Reports and draw your own conclusions:
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
A Tale Of Two Reports — GreenSquareAccord Residents
A Tale of Two Reports compares GreenSquareAccord’s glossy annual report with the Housing Ombudsman’s 2024/25 findings. Behind the polished PR, the Ombudsman’s data shows high rates of maladministratio...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Three reports. Three versions of the same story. #GreenSquareAccord’s glossy spin. My residents’ report. And the Housing Ombudsman findings.
Read A Tale of Two Reports and draw your own conclusions:
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
Read A Tale of Two Reports and draw your own conclusions:
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
