Housing Sector
@housingsector.bsky.social
“Championing collaboration between residents and housing providers | Advocating for fairness, transparency, and sustainable solutions in the UK housing sector | Building bridges for better communities.”
Housing Sector Short – Does TPAS Really Represent Tenants? #TPAS presents itself as the voice of tenants, but does this promotional video reflect the experiences of people living in social housing, shared ownership or leasehold properties? #TennantEngagement
Why #GreenSquareAccord and #ThamesWater seem happy to ignore leaks and complaints... #RuthCooke
A #GreenSquareAccord project is now being sold by Creative Bridge. Who owns it, who profits, and where is the evidence behind the claimed 43% fall in complaints? www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-trials-o... #SocialHousing #Transparency #Governance #SteveHayes #SophieAtkinson #RuthCooke
The Trials of Mrs Tranter — GreenSquareAccord Residents
GreenSquareAccord residents question who owns and profits from The Trials of Mrs Tranter, as unverified claims of a 43% complaints reduction are used to market the training programme.
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Following rumours of a potential merger involving #GreenSquareAccord and @MidlandHeart, I contacted both organisations directly. How refreshing to receive a professional response from Midland Heart, while GreenSquareAccord continues to hide behind its blanket refusal to engage
Remember when #SteveHayes made false allegations against me that resulted in my arrest in August 2024? This was never about harassment. It was about narrative control following failed legal action against my website and growing scrutiny of #GreenSquareAccord. www.youtube.com/shorts/XCbZb...
GSA Way Short – The Arrest
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Time to 'fess-up' as they say on the streets? www.youtube.com/shorts/lYCv6... #HousingSector #SocialHousing #HousingAssociations #Governance #Transparency #TenantVoice #ResidentVoice #Accountability #BenJenkins #HannahHowardJones
Housing Sector Short – Somebody Needs to Rip the Plaster Off
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Disputed service charges shouldn’t be “pay first, argue later.” This is a fair and transparent proposal that residents and good landlords should both support. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767125 #Housing #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #BenJenkins @shacaction.bsky.social
Petition: Allow disputed landlord service charges be paid to courts for better justice
Make it possible for tenant/leaseholders to pay disputed service charges to a court. The funds will then only pass to landlords if they can prove the charge's legitimacy within a specified timeframe. ...
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Congratulations to @zoegarbett.bsky.social on being elected Mayor of Hackney. I spoke with Zoë on the Housing Sector Podcast about housing and resident voice. Good to see honest voices stepping into leadership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwdJ... #Housing #SocialHousing #LocalGovernment #Hackney
Housing Sector Podcast #47: In Conversation with Zoë Garbett
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Disputed service charges shouldn’t be “pay first, argue later.” This is a fair and transparent proposal that residents and good landlords should both support. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767125 #Housing #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #BenJenkins @shacaction.bsky.social
Petition: Allow disputed landlord service charges be paid to courts for better justice
Make it possible for tenant/leaseholders to pay disputed service charges to a court. The funds will then only pass to landlords if they can prove the charge's legitimacy within a specified timeframe. ...
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Housing Sector Podcast #71 The Decant Trap Residents from Southwark and RBKC discuss temporary decants, disrepair, regeneration, accountability, and fears that some “temporary” moves are becoming permanent displacement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sgo... #HousingSector #SocialHousing
Housing Sector Podcast #71 - The Decant Trap
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18 months. No rent. No eviction. In #HousingSector Podcast #70, a landlord pays rent, mortgage, and bills on a home he can’t access. When does protection become imbalance? youtu.be/en9sD9UyZag #HousingSector #BenJenkins #Section21 #HousingCrisis
Housing Sector #70 The Landlord’s Trap
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Housing demo London - the voice of the customer is loud and clear, it’s just not at the events CEOs go to! youtube.com/shorts/xgUDg...
Live from the frontlines
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Legal battles in housing aren’t equal. Without legal support, residents face experienced teams who do this every day — and it shows. This is about access to justice. youtu.be/ofd0EGJktys #HousingSector #BenJenkins #TenantRights #SocialHousing #HousingLaw #Leaseholders
Housing Sector Clips – Legal Battles: Why Residents Are at a Disadvantage
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Missing invoices. Rising service charges. Same patterns across landlords. Is this failure — or a playbook? www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/the-service-charge-playbook #HousingSector #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #Accountability #BenJenkins #GreenSquareAccord #Peabody
The Service Charge Playbook — Housing Sector
An in-depth investigation into service charges in the social housing sector, examining missing invoices, transparency failures, and governance concerns across housing associations including Peabody an...
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On this weeks podcast I talk to Katie Joyce about her book New Beginnings published by @spectrum-books.com. I sat down with Katie Joyce to talk about her book New Beginnings — a fictional story grounded in real experiences from homelessness services. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gghE...
Housing Sector Podcast #69 – New Beginnings with Katie Joyce
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£500,000 in service charges… with no invoices. In Podcast #68, I speak with Muna_Suz from @shacaction.bsky.social about #Peabody, service charge overcharging, and the legal tactics used to silence residents. This isn’t one case—it’s a pattern. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO5r...
Housing Sector Podcast #68 - Missing Invoices, Legal Threats and the Housing Playbook
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From service charge to funding our own prosecution. youtube.com/shorts/XbVdA... In this clip, I explain how residents can end up indirectly funding the very legal action used against them. #GreenSquareAccord #SLAPPs
Housing Sector Short – Who Really Profits from Legal Threats?
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When rents were cut by 1% annually from 2016, it changed the financial model for housing providers. In this short clip, Suz Muna explain how that policy shift pushed landlords to look elsewhere for income—and how service charges became the focus. @shacaction.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/SI6gR...
Housing Sector Short – When Rent Cuts Led to Service Charge Rises
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Government allows landlords (likes Hastoe, a housing association in this case) to rip money from our pockets with these unjustified and extortionate rises. We're fighting back. If you're affected, please join us.
SHAC and Members in the News Our member Joseph got a service charge increase of 300%. His income didn't increase by 300%. His other household costs didn't either. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaseholders in Luton forced to pay for fire safety work
Joseph Brown says the charges for his flat will increase by about £1,500 a quarter from April.
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Great to hear Martin is standing in #le2026 to fix the problems. welcome 💚
Housing Sector@housingsector.bsky.social · 5mo agoHousing Sector Podcast #67 is live. A follow-up with Martin Donkin on Coniston House — delays, disruption, and serious questions about transparency and accountability. www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lV... #HousingSector #BenJenkins #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #Transparency
Housing Sector Podcast #67 is live. A follow-up with Martin Donkin on Coniston House — delays, disruption, and serious questions about transparency and accountability. www.youtube.com/watch?v=35lV... #HousingSector #BenJenkins #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #Transparency
Housing Sector Podcast #67 - From Modular Promise to Ongoing Mess
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Raised in the House of Commons last week. My full account of SLAPPs involving GreenSquareAccord is now live. www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/slapps-... #SLAPPs #HousingSector #SocialHousing
SLAPPs - Ben Jenkins vs. GreenSquareAccord — Housing Sector
A resident’s case against GreenSquareAccord exposes the use of SLAPPs in social housing. After complaints were upheld, the response escalated into legal threats, restrictions, and court action. This a...
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This week I cover a Housing Ombudsman update, service charge scrutiny, and the early progress of a First-tier Tribunal challenge. After a Section 22 request, corrections have already reduced charges by around 30%. youtu.be/A1TuMIxXp4A #HousingSector
Housing Sector Raw: Honest Conversations About Housing
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@bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social and Walsall Council identified over £60m linked to GreenSquareAccord in three years. Wiltshire Council says retrieving the same figures would exceed FOI limits. If some councils can find the numbers, why can others not? www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/followi...
Following the Money - Housing Benefit, Councils and the Accountability Gap — Housing Sector
An investigation into how Housing Benefit flows from local councils to housing associations, revealing tens of millions of pounds in public money linked to a single provider and raising serious questi...
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