We knew it, now we can prove it! Housing associations are deliberately - not accidentally - overcharging for services. Find Others Michael Gove National Housing Federation shaction.org/2023/03/24/whi… #EndServiceChargeAbuse

Rents and service charges are #UnfairAndUncapped respectively. People who cannot afford it are paying towards a swollen surplus across the housing association sector. The sharp spike in inflation has abated but housing associations based their rent rises on the figure at its

Thanks to Keith Cooper and The i Paper for including SHAC's comment in this article. Homes England, a taxpayer funded government agency, spent well over £400,000 on holding a meeting on how to improve efficiency, then missed all its targets. Comments from staff about poor

This is how much our landlords hold as operating surplus - otherwise known as 'profit'. We demand that housing assocs restore their social purpose, put the money to good use, reduce unfair rents & cut uncapped service charges. shaction.org/campaigns/unfa… Join #UnfairAndUncapped:

May Day Greetings! shaction.org/campaigns/unfa…

Have you had a similar experience? If so, please leave a comment on the article. We'll try to incorporate comments into the article and republish. shaction.org/2024/05/11/sha…

Please sign and share if you haven't already and you believe service charge abuse needs to be debated in Parliament - it's quick and easy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6596…

The figures show that only 16% of 295,197 social rent properties sold or demolished by councils or housing associations over a five-year period have been replaced. A deep, deep public housing policy failure.

A revealing insight by a housing association finance worker - a simple and elegant exposé of how service charge abuse is a corporate strategy. shaction.org/2024/06/10/the… #endservicechargeabuse

Timea bought a 2-bedroom shared ownership flat where she lives with her son. "The service charge has soared from around £3,000 in 2019 to approximately £6,000. Meanwhile, insurance costs have increased by 300% and she has been unable to remortgage" inews.co.uk/news/seven-yea…

❗We asked @luhc ministers to help shared owners. 📑 Michael Gove changed some rules. 👉 Housing associations have more flexibility to provide support. ❌ Shared owners told us that nothing has changed. #BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKhousing Housing Ombudsman endourcladdingscandal.org/posts/update-f…

Firefighters are tackling a large fire in Staines town centre. More here: bbc.in/3L0uuPf

BBC News - Tower block fire caused by welding work – developer bbc.com/news/articles/…

SHAC activists and others fighting to #EndServiceChargeAbuse have forced Southern Housing - one of the biggest associations in Britain - to reform its service charging systems. Others will no doubt follow. shaction.org/2024/07/01/sha… An important development not just for tenants

SHAC is building tenant & resident power. Getting individual, landlord or estate issues addressed is vital, but so is creating an alliance with all those suffering housing injustice to stop problems occurring in the first place. If you agree, join us. shaction.org.

Following my arrest this morning at 1:26am.

theguardian.com/business/2024/… Thanks Jack Simpson 💚 & The Guardian for including SHAC comment in this article. Raising rents has been done before & didn't lead to mass housebuilding, it led to mass arrears because tenants can't afford to pay more. Join us to help expose the lies.

BBC News - How ‘perfect storm’ blew away planned social homes England needs - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This is a new initiative from SHAC to provide an advocacy and organising union on a mass scale. It would be for people in council, housing association, and privately rented properties. shaction.org/a-national-ten… All tenures: renters, shared owners, and leaseholders, and people

What I find disgusting with #leasehold is that #fleeceholders can take back possession of my flat even though I worked hard, saved up, bought it & have paid off my mortgage... yet they can still just chuck me out! What do #leaseholders have to do to actually 'own' their own home?