Exactly this. especially for shared ownership tenants who were so blatantly lied to about both ownership and affordability. Trapped - will Angela Rayner offer buyback and release us from this nightmare? Thousands of SO flats could be available for social rent within weeks!!

Is this proposed new shared ownership Code of Practice good enough? Will it address the problems you face? Link to survey per the post below. #SharedOwnership

Last year the Govt asked registered providers to apply policies that would help shared owners with measures such as buying back their flats and allowing them to set their own rents. @eocs_official says the request "has largely fallen on deaf ears." 👇

Phyll Buchanan Crazy. I think we're in a similar situation, except our HA's head lease is the same length as ours. They just bought short leases & sold underleases without thinking about the consequences. It's both incompetence and gross negligence. I think the Competition & Markets Authority should investigate

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov My "affordable" home - a 1 bed shared ownership flat in a no-frills block - now has a £6k pa service charge, 3 times higher than 5 years ago. It is unsellable and unmortgageable. How is building more units with this tenure going to help anyone? 👇 x.com/CommonsLUHC/st…

The Housing Ombudsman needs your input for our latest Spotlight report, ‘Repairing Trust’. Help us explore housing maintenance issues, accountability, and more. Take the resident, landlord or contractor ‘Call for Evidence’ survey today: ow.ly/97YV50SNYUm

Today new shared ownership affordability guidance, published by Homes England, comes into effect. You can read the updated guidance in Section 6 of the Shared Ownership chapter of the Capital Funding Guide (link below). #SharedOwnership gov.uk/guidance/capit…

Shared ownership homes replacing ground rents investments? What can go wrong. SO tenants no rights, all financial obligations, often become entrapped in unsaleable homes with rising costs. Provider having their blank cheque signed. NLC - LEASEHOLD CAMPAIGNER - #reLEASE us #LeaseholdScandal

Estate service charges... what do shared owners need to know? #Sharedownership sharedownershipresources.org/an-expert-on/e…

📑 Last year Govt gave housing associations more flexibility to support shared owners trapped in the building safety crisis. ❌ We've yet to see this translate into support on the ground. 👉 We've asked Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov for a meeting. #UKhousing endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/update-f…

The ongoing transfer of shared ownership 'portfolios' to institutional investors doesn't sound like good news for shared owners. #SharedOwnership

The Housing Ombudsman is calling for evidence from residents, including shared owners, about their experiences of housing maintenance, following what Housing Ombudsman describe as: "a significant rise in complaints about disrepair". Deadline: 25 October 2024. engage.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/contractors-ca…

Financially constrained housing associations pass on new affordable rental property stock so councils & developers are repackaging homes as shared ownership, which could reduce the annual supply of new “social rent” homes by half. Keith Cooper liveapp.inews.co.uk/2024/08/18/tho…

Three weeks until the Grenfell Tower Inquiry report is published, here is the first of three preview articles for anyone who needs to get up to speed: peteapps.substack.com/p/grenfell-tow…

Morning! I'm keen to hear about people's experiences of shared ownership for a piece I'm working on for The Times, especially first-time buyers who looked at it as a more affordable way to get on the ladder. My DMs are open if you'd like to chat? Thanks!

The government may be planning to hike social tenants' rents, to fund affordable housebuilding. But there are many ways to raise revenue that don't rely on tenants’ incomes. Read our joint statement with ACORN the union, DefendCouncilHousing, @Homes4AllUK, Medact and SHAC

🔴 Today we think about the 72 people who died on 14 June 2017, their loved ones & the Grenfell community. The inquiry report lays bare successive governments' failure to protect people. Industry profits were prioritised over safety. We now demand justice and meaningful change.

The dark heart of this catastrophe lies in this simple, depressing narrative: the state stepped back, corporate greed stepped in and innocent people died. Bit by me for The Guardian: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Thank you, James Small-Edwards AM, for asking the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan what steps he has taken to assess the affordability of shared ownership. Unfortunately, his response raises more questions than it answers.... #SharedOwnership