Today we launch our latest campaign. Every party standing for election in 2024 must commit to Build Social. We have a housing crisis in this country, but we also have a solution: social housing: insidehousing.co.uk/insight/inside…

Arrived in Chicago

The housing emergency isn’t just about homes - because a home isn’t just four walls and a roof. The lack of new social housing and dwindling of housing benefit are transforming our cities. Enough is enough. #UnfreezeHousingBenefit #BuildSocialHousing theguardian.com/society/2023/o…

Ben Twomey Renters' Reform Coalition Tom Darling And besides committing to Bill which is then dependent on another Bill that there is no commitment to is effectively legislative gaslighting

I’m discussing long-awaited #RentersReformBill on Times Radio around 10.20. Genuinely don’t get how ending s21 apparently makes landlords sell up. Rising interest rates, yes. Not being able to evict tenants for no reason? No. The government’s own impact study says it won’t happen

9 days left to submit your abstract for our #HSA24 conference. This year the theme is Healthy Homes, Healthy Lives. Full details here: housing-studies-association.org/pages/conferen…

Ex-council semi in Essex village, now privately let at £1350 a month.

Think of it as a no fault eviction notice Rachel

Great article from Cedric Boston Unity Homes 👇 "What we need is a radical rethink of what social housing is for... If our aspiration is to give people a decent life, not just a decent home, we must aspire for social housing to be more than a safety net." #ukhousing

“I was going to change the world. I wish I’d chosen a different career instead.” Jane Eyles (@zamorasdream) has worked in the #socialhousing sector for over 30 years. Here, she recounts her experiences and the words which made her question everything. housingview.co.uk/2024/01/02/i-w…

Why is nobody moving house in London? The fall in private renters moving looks big on this chart, but look at the current rate for social renters! About 2% have moved in the last year - if this rate continues the average tenancy will last 50 years. That can't be healthy.

This is such an important piece of research led by social housing tenant and tpas associate Kai Jackson. Be so helpful if you can circulate and/or complete so we can maximise the survey response rate Hull CC Tenant Participation Team

Reminder that the US built some of the greatest train stations ever seen. These are the most beautiful (thread) 🧵

On the flight back from Dubai yesterday, watched Oppenheimer and Barbie

Gov has published an eight week consultation seeking views on a new Competence and Conduct Standard for social housing providers. Read our reaction 👉bit.ly/4bpeqCK Find out find out more, including how to get involved in the 🧵👇

Hey Michael Gove, Re your call for improvement in public-sector productivity, it might surprise you to learn that our current method of regulation is the major impediment to improvement. Come listen to the arguments: tinyurl.com/4avr65ys Bags of undeniable evidence.

We need a rent cap now

Social rent homes in England fall by more than quarter of a million in decade theguardian.com/society/articl…