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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
“Are homeless families being housed alongside sex offenders?
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Are councils housing sex offenders alongside homeless families?
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils don’t seem to know if they pose a risk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
“Are homeless families being housed alongside sex offenders?
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Exclusive FOI data reveals the ex-prisoners are in temporary accommodation in London—and councils seem unsure whether they pose a risk”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
Just over a month since Middle Ground was published.
In my latest Substack post, I share an update on life after the book, including my own housing journey, moving away from London, and continuing to work in social housing repairs.
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In my latest Substack post, I share an update on life after the book, including my own housing journey, moving away from London, and continuing to work in social housing repairs.
open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
Middle Ground: Looking Back, Moving Forward
It’s been just over a month since Middle Ground was published, and it still feels quite surreal to see it out in the world.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Just over a month since Middle Ground was published.
In my latest Substack post, I share an update on life after the book, including my own housing journey, moving away from London, and continuing to work in social housing repairs.
open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
In my latest Substack post, I share an update on life after the book, including my own housing journey, moving away from London, and continuing to work in social housing repairs.
open.substack.com/pub/behindth...
“Named and shamed: the London boroughs where not a single affordable home is being built”
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Named and shamed: the five London boroughs where no affordable homes are being built
Mayor’s spokesman describes the figures as ‘encouraging’ as they show a 113% city-wide increase in the number of new starts
www.standard.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“Named and shamed: the London boroughs where not a single affordable home is being built”
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
“Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Crisis charity to become a landlord in attempt to rectify ‘catastrophic’ housing in UK
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Exclusive: Homelessness charity planning to buy properties as it can no longer rely on access to social housing”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“£7,000 Payout After Havering Council Left Homeless Family Living in Unsafe Housing”
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/10/7...
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/10/7...
“£7,000 Payout After Havering Council Left Homeless Family Living in Unsafe Housing”
Havering Council has agreed to pay more than £7,000 to a homeless mother after her family was left to live in unsafe housing writes local democracy reporter Sebastian Mann.
thehaveringdaily.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“£7,000 Payout After Havering Council Left Homeless Family Living in Unsafe Housing”
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/10/7...
thehaveringdaily.co.uk/2025/11/10/7...
“London borough with 3,500 kids in temporary homes urged not to follow Sadiq Khan's housing plan”
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
'Don't follow Sadiq Khan's plan - stick to 35% affordable housing target'
Housing campaigners in Southwark are urging the council not to lower its own targets for affordable housing after the Mayor offered developers incentives to deliver 20%
www.mylondon.news
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“London borough with 3,500 kids in temporary homes urged not to follow Sadiq Khan's housing plan”
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
“Lambeth to flog five more empty council homes – too pricey to fix for local families, but apparently fine to sell to private investors”
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/11/lamb...
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/11/lamb...
Lambeth to flog five more empty council homes – too pricey to fix for local families, but apparently fine to sell to private investors
Lambeth Council has signed off plans to flog five more of its long-vacant council-owned homes – arguing that the cost of making them fit for local families would simply be too high.
www.brixtonbuzz.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Lambeth to flog five more empty council homes – too pricey to fix for local families, but apparently fine to sell to private investors”
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/11/lamb...
www.brixtonbuzz.com/2025/11/lamb...
“Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
“Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“Evidence for the rise in housing disrepair claims against councils”
www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/evidenc...
www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/evidenc...
Evidence for the rise in housing disrepair claims against councils
When I take the bus into Manchester city centre, there is a huge billboard advertising something that wouldn’t have been so prevalent years before: housing disrepair claims.
www.legalfutures.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“Evidence for the rise in housing disrepair claims against councils”
www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/evidenc...
www.legalfutures.co.uk/blog/evidenc...
“Social housing management firm fined after workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health”
www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/eng...
www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/eng...
England: Social housing management firm fined after workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health
An East Midlands social housing provider has been fined £32,000 after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration-related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The...
www.scottishhousingnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“Social housing management firm fined after workers exposed to vibration-related ill-health”
www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/eng...
www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/eng...
“People forced out of homes hit with £10k bill for flats they can't live in”
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
People forced out of homes hit with £10k bill for flats they can't live in
A Kirkby housing estate was effectively closed down In July after being declared 'legally unsafe' by the fire service
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“People forced out of homes hit with £10k bill for flats they can't live in”
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
“Rotherham launches 'biggest new council housing programme since 1970s'”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
Biggest new council housing programme since 70s launched in Rotherham
The largest new council housing programme since the 70s has been launched in Rotherham.
www.thestar.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“Rotherham launches 'biggest new council housing programme since 1970s'”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
“South London housing association downgraded after inspectors find hundreds of fire safety issues”
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
Housing association downgraded after inspectors find fire safety issues
Phoenix Community Housing Association, which manages around 7,700 homes mainly in the London Borough of Lewisham, has been handed a G3 governance grading and a C2 consumer grading
www.mylondon.news
October 31, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“South London housing association downgraded after inspectors find hundreds of fire safety issues”
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...
“Fresh blow for Reeves as house builders warn Labour will struggle to hit 1.5m homes target”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Labour will struggle to hit 1.5m homes target, house builders warn OBR
The warning is likely to harm prospects for the OBR upgrading its forecast for economic growth from construction
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Fresh blow for Reeves as house builders warn Labour will struggle to hit 1.5m homes target”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test | Anna Minton
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council, says author Anna Minton
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Awaab's Law. Day one
"A city council has admitted it is not ready to comply with a new law obliging social landlords to fix mould issues quickly."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A city council has admitted it is not ready to comply with a new law obliging social landlords to fix mould issues quickly."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol's 'huge backlog' of mould cases as Awaab's law introduced
The new law means social housing providers will have to deal with hazards quickly.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Awaab's Law. Day one
"A city council has admitted it is not ready to comply with a new law obliging social landlords to fix mould issues quickly."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"A city council has admitted it is not ready to comply with a new law obliging social landlords to fix mould issues quickly."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My piece for The Big Issue on Awaab’s Law. An important step for housing safety, but one that needs culture change as much as compliance.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/awaa...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/awaa...
I've worked repairing social homes – Awaab's Law must bring change
Awaab's Law comes into force on 27 October. Author Joe Carpenter used to fix social homes. He says the new law must change the system.
www.bigissue.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My piece for The Big Issue on Awaab’s Law. An important step for housing safety, but one that needs culture change as much as compliance.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/awaa...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/awaa...
“Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis | Richard Partington
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords.”
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation | Aditya Chakrabortty
With private-sector villainy and public-sector complicity, what makes this HMO scandal so characteristic of modern Britain is how far the guilt spreads, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Sheffield City Council has explained the reason for a 27-fold increase in damp and mould repair requests from tenants.
New figures show a rise in complaints about council houses from 264 in 2022, to 7,262 in 2024 - a 2,650 per cent increase.”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
New figures show a rise in complaints about council houses from 264 in 2022, to 7,262 in 2024 - a 2,650 per cent increase.”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
27-fold increase in council house damp and mould repair requests
Sheffield City Council has explained the reason for a 27-fold increase in damp and mould repair requests from tenants.
www.thestar.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“Sheffield City Council has explained the reason for a 27-fold increase in damp and mould repair requests from tenants.
New figures show a rise in complaints about council houses from 264 in 2022, to 7,262 in 2024 - a 2,650 per cent increase.”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
New figures show a rise in complaints about council houses from 264 in 2022, to 7,262 in 2024 - a 2,650 per cent increase.”
www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ho...
“Inside the 'uninhabitable' Newcastle council flats plagued by disgusting damp and mould”
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Inside the disgusting Newcastle council flats plagued by damp and mould
Newcastle City Council has admitted that residents in Breamish House have been left in "unacceptable" living conditions, after being confronted with images of disgusting damp and mould
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“Inside the 'uninhabitable' Newcastle council flats plagued by disgusting damp and mould”
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
“East London council CEO hauled in front of judge as resident alleges contempt of court”
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Council CEO hauled in front of judge as resident alleges contempt
A Hackney leaseholder alleges the council has breached a court-ordered deadline to complete works on his property in a long-running legal disrepair case
www.mylondon.news
October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“East London council CEO hauled in front of judge as resident alleges contempt of court”
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
‘Speechless': London council told NHS staff to stop writing letters supporting SEN kids moving to safer homes
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
Council 'tells NHS staff to stop sending supporting letters over safer housing'
Hackney parents whose children have special educational needs and disabilities say they are shocked by the request seen in leaked emails
www.mylondon.news
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
‘Speechless': London council told NHS staff to stop writing letters supporting SEN kids moving to safer homes
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...