Will there be meaningful change on the key issues of non-cladding defects, non-qualifying leaseholders, extortionate buildings insurance or shared ownership buybacks in 2026? We aren’t holding our breath. #BuildingSafetyCrisis

"After watching what unfolded after Grenfell, with young people caught in starter homes they can’t sell while facing huge bills, why would anyone in their right mind want to buy a flat in a block?" ✍️ @vickyspratt.bsky.social inews.co.uk/opinion/ghos...

🗨️ Baroness Thornhill: "I was obviously aware of the issues around shared ownership, but what shocked me was the actual costs incurred and the amounts of money lost" Why is shared ownership marketed as affordable housing? Where is the evidence?

Flat. Leasehold. Ex-council. Cheap. What could possibly go wrong? bit.ly/4qoBt7o I’ve seen cases where the actual upgrades and repairs are only done to the flats the council still owns but the leaseholders still have to pay their share for the scaffolding!

❌ Serious fire risks assessed as being "tolerable", homes left half-safe at best. ❌ The Government deflects to industry, flats remain unsellable, leaseholders are still trapped. The merry-go-round of buck-passing continues. #BuildingSafetyCrisis www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Are underperformed heat networks poised to become the next cladding crisis for leaseholders? New govt rules will require upgrades to tens of thousands of systems... but residents will pay: www.thetimes.com/article/d81f...

Imagine being stuck in the building safety crisis AND the heat network saga that's about to unfold.

🗨️ “It’s really stressful, it’s really upsetting. It’s now been six years and I’ve lost track of how many times we’ve been told that it’s progressing or it’s moving along and still nothing’s happened." #BuildingSafetyCrisis www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

Despite strong rhetoric in opposition, Labour’s commitment to building safety is increasingly in doubt. This drift typifies Labour’s approach so far: governing by targets rather than delivering the change voters expected. #BuildingSafetyCrisis www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

🆕 HoL Committee report on Building Safety Regulator Residents waiting for remediation are all too aware of how developers are weaponising Labour’s commitment to build 1.5m homes by creating a false dilemma between safety & meeting targets for newbuilds. committees.parliament.uk/work/9196/th...

1️⃣ year today since the "Remediation Acceleration Plan" announcement. The only "change" leaseholders have seen is a new Housing Secretary and Minister for Building Safety. MHCLG are still dragging their feet. Labour are still far from keeping their manifesto promises. #BuildingSafetyCrisis

Today we met with Building Safety Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social We requested: 👉 better information on gov.uk for shared owners impacted by the building safety crisis 👉 a rethink of the RICS valuation system for resales 👉 a buyback scheme for unsellable flats.

🚫 Too many shared owners are trapped in homes they can no longer afford, with no viable exit route. Grateful to Select Committee Chair Florence Eshalomi for asking Housing Secretary Steve Reed MP about the long-term affordability of shared ownership. #UKhousing #SharedOwnership

It's... better than nothing, but the sense of complacency around the sector and at the Regulator about these pretty crappy satisfaction measures should be a cause for concern. The whole structure still excludes tenants in many of the places it was supposed to fix.

🗨️ "They really are the raw end of the market. They get a raw deal in many different ways" Baroness Thornhill is right. ❌ Far too many shared owners are trapped in properties they can't sell and can no longer afford. 👉 It is time for the Government to fund buybacks.

It's realistically only taken this long to come in because of all the time that has been allowed for 'consultation' with landlords about what is - this will sound familiar - practical rather than meaningful. These laws shouldn't be necessary and won't affect the culture issues you rightly highlight.

Why attempt to make this party political? Terrible behaviour. The rules weren't created under Labour and it really shouldn't matter either way. Outcomes of the actual policy are still very much unknown, as the unfulfilled intentions of the rest of the regulation of social housing act have shown us.

🖋️ "Shared Ownership, as it currently exists, is not a genuinely affordable or secure route to home ownership. It has been marketed as a stepping stone but has in practice become a trap for many people like me." Written evidence submitted to the Housing Committee.

You can read the written evidence submitted to the Housing Committee on their website. committees.parliament.uk/work/9247/af...

🚨 Association of Mortgage Intermediaries warning about shared ownership: "While the model is designed to reduce entry costs by allowing buyers to purchase a share of a property and pay rent on the remainder, the overall affordability is often questionable." #mortgages #SharedOwnership

I wonder if those who market shared ownership as 'affordable' will pay attention to what lenders have to say. #UKhousing

🗣️ Joe Powell MP "there are almost double the number of major cladding remediation projects awaiting gateway 2 approval than there are new builds" ICYMI - Thursday's debate on the Building Safety Regulator 👇 hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...

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Affordability of Home Ownership inquiry 🆕 Our written evidence to the House of Commons Housing Committee inquiry has been published. #SharedOwnership committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Shared owners who sublet will not be penalised if their sale falls through. But the Govt must do more to help victims of the building safety crisis. This should include changes to unfair RICS valuation rules and funding for buybacks of unsaleable flats. www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/shared-...

As I wrote back in Feb:

We look forward to meeting Steve Reed MP and @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social today. Much more needs to be done to support shared owners trapped in the building safety crisis.

🆕 BREAKING NEWS We won❗🎉 The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill. Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through. #BuildingSafetyCrisis

🗓️ The Renters' Rights Bill will be back in the House of Lords on 14 October. Lord Young of Cookham has again tabled an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords because of the building safety crisis. This is what the Minister said in Parliament last month.

“Eight and a half years after Grenfell, we still have no criminal justice and a million people still living in unsafe buildings,” Labour MP Joe Powell has warned. labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...

🗨️ "Residents are left in limbo. You can’t sell your flat" "It will be fixed, but it’ll be over a long period of time. They told us recently that we’re looking at a horizon of about three years…So we’re looking at 2028 at the very earliest.” www.itv.com/news/central...

Let me manage everyone's expectations: 'STAIRs' is essentially a watered down form of FOI to access information held by housing associations. The Regulator will set standards for STAIRs and the Housing Ombudsman will deal with appeals.

Build baby build is not a housing strategy Bit by me for the Spectator: www.spectator.co.uk/article/buil...

This is the reality for Leaseholders ➡️We are not seeing 👀 change ➡️We are not feeling change Leaseholders have waited long enough 5 MILLION leaseholders will judge @teamlabouruk.bsky.social by their actions, not their words ⛓️LEASEHOLDERS REMAIN TRAPPED #Lab25 #Leasehold

THIS. "Giles Grover from End our Cladding Scandal described housing minister Steve Reed’s enthusiastic adaptation of “build baby build” as “cringeworthy.” He said: “That is landing so poorly with hundreds of thousands of people who are waiting for their homes to be made safe.”"

🗨️ @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social "I’m giving an incredible amount of thought to how we improve the experience for shared owners." Will existing shared owners benefit, or will they be left behind❓ 🚨 Too many can't sell and can't afford their service charge. www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/ho...

In March 2024 a select committee said shared ownership was an 'unbearable reality'. Their recommendations are a good place to start.

"Tenant Satisfaction Measures for overall satisfaction were 60.7% for social and affordable rent and 27.7% for shared ownership." *Pretends to be shocked

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📢 SHARED OWNERS ❓ Issues with resales, staircasing, lease extensions, subletting, valuations, or anything else? 👉 Write to the Government. Use their online form ⤵️ www.gov.uk/guidance/con...

👀👀 So... Steve Reed MP, the new Secretary of State for Housing is doing a Reddit AMA tomorrow. Time to ask questions about the building safety crisis, even if that's not what he wants to talk about. www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

🔴 VALUATIONS @libdemdaisy.bsky.social asked the Govt whether staircasing valuations can be appealed with evidence of significant variations between RICS valuations and actual sale prices of similar properties. #SharedOwnership Answer here ⤵️ questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

''Flats often come with some off putting factors. (...) This is particularly the case due to cladding issues" "Service charges are also reaching terrifying levels in some apartment blocks across major cities." #BuildingSafetyCrisis www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortga...

Nothing has changed since Grenfell. Builders are still cutting corners. Don't buy a newbuild.

🆕 The House of Commons library has published a briefing on cladding remediation on blocks of flats under 11 metres. It includes information on what leaseholders can do if they have concerns. 🔗 commonslibrary.parliament.uk/remediating-...

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📢 SHARED OWNERS ❓ Issues with resales, staircasing, lease extensions, subletting, valuations, or anything else? 👉 Write to the Government. Use their online form ⤵️ www.gov.uk/guidance/con...

99 months since we lost 72 loved ones in the Grenfell fire. Still no justice. As the Government begins to demolish the Tower, please keep Grenfell in your hearts. We will never forget — and we will not stop until justice is done.

❗Residents in a 35-storey building told "they have six months to get out of their homes because of “additional issues” that have been discovered relating to fire safety in the block." "The building was only completed in 2022." #BuildingSafetyCrisis insidecroydon.com/2025/09/12/t...