Nothing sums the leasehold fraud up more than this. In 2019 when I bought my new build 2 bed flat from Barking and Dagenham council (via their council owned developer) the service charges were just £1,700 per year. Within 4 years my service charges are now £3,400, rising to

‘I’m a cash cow for a billionaire’ says leaseholder paying £33,000 a year in service charges inews.co.uk/news/cash-cow-… Those words are my Mum’s. Leasehold is a form of legalised extortion. The government can go further on the reforms announced yesterday. Free leaseholders.

Why is Camden Council destroying tents belonging to Homeless people? Will Camden be putting them up in temporary accommodation? I’m guessing not.

Who do I speak to about not having heating in my flat for the last 3 years? l and Q leaving us to freeze at night with a baby and small child. All through pregnancy for my partner, no heating. Both kids ill and just being ignored L&Q Matthew Pennycook MP

"You have gold, we have mould." The Affordable Housing Awards were established for social housing landlords to highlight their best work. But these tenants say now's not the time to celebrate because their homes are making them sick. Milena Dambelli reports.

I need someone from Guinness Partnership to call me TODAY. Visited an estate and cannot believe the way residents have been treated who are having to live is nasty conditions. I asked one member of staff that wasn’t helpful the following: ‘if a resident dies in their home tonight

Have service charges spiralled out of control? A support group has told BBC London the sky-rocketing charges faced by tenants and residents for the service element of their monthly bills amount to an "industrial-scale scandal". bbc.in/43hT4Ug

My service charge will be almost £9K this year for a 34 square apartment. 350% increase on 2018 111% increase on 2023

Such a disappointment that The Green Party failed to help leaseholders in their Manifesto. This doesn't even make sense 🙄 Clearly they don't understand what leaseholders is let alone how to help leaseholders 🤦‍♀️

BREAKING: The government was "well aware" of the deadly risks posed by combustible cladding and insulation a year before the Grenfell Tower fire, but "failed to act on what it knew", a landmark report has found. trib.al/0TK9GuE 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Within months of telling parliament how her home left her in a financial and emotional black hole, Amanda Walker was dead. Her parents are telling her story ⬇️

UK housing: how has unsafe cladding affected you and your home? theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

"She sold her flat last week at auction for £60,000 less than she paid in 2019. She paid off her mortgage, but lost all her equity and has been forced to move back in with family." Alex Norris MP more victims of the building safety crisis 👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…

Did Adam Kiziak do your building’s fire risk assessment? What happened as a result? DMs open

I listened to this segment on Andrew Marrs show on LBC last night and my jaw just kept dropping to the floor. How have we even got to this stage in this country?

Planning to also do a mini series on District heat networks with impacted people. If you’re having issues with your DHN - drop me a line.

Southwark Council - London's largest council landlord - has 50% of its homes without smoke alarms and 2,000 fire remedial issues outstanding. Utterly damning anywhere, but especially in the borough which lost six residents to the Lakanal House fire in 2009

EUROPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!!

Please sort this out Matthew Pennycook MP people are desperate, this can’t go on.