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
A governance dispute at Sir Thomas More Estate in Kensington & Chelsea raises questions about residents’ associations, major works, and who holds legitimate authority to represent a community.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/who-spe...
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #RBKC
The truth about the housing sector rarely sits in one place. But when the pieces start coming together, the picture becomes much clearer.
The truth is out there — here, there and everywhere.
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #BenJenkins
open.substack.com/pub/housings...
Abstract image of house with text saying stop social housing stigma. Below is a banner saying guest blog.
Stigma in social housing: are we asking the right questions?
This guest blog from Nic Bliss explores why stigma persists – and how to help rebuild trust and drive long-term change.
👉 Read and reflect: https://loom.ly/CejLvGU
#SocialHousing #TenantVoice #HousingEquality #Stigma #HousingPolicy
Residents in Cambridge say the upgrades are real: new heating, plumbing, ventilation, community rooms—plus carefully planned relocations.
Read the full story ➜ bit.ly/4pTziJl
#TenantVoice
Years of damp and mould show how far GSA’s Heating Hub claims are from reality. Why wait for Awaab’s Law? Just fix it.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-heating-...
#SocialHousing #GreenSquareAccord #HousingSector #TenantVoice #ResidentExperience #Accountability #DampAndMould #AwaabsLaw
Southern Housing has released a video mocking people who are sceptical of shared ownership. Given their own track record, it’s a staggering decision.
#SouthernHousing #SharedOwnership #HousingSector #TenantVoice #ResidentVoice #SocialHousing #HousingCrisis #Accountability
If you’d like to make a difference too, we’d love to hear from you.
📧 tenantengagement@gravesham.gov.uk
📞 01474 337000
#IW25 #GraveshamTogether #TenantVoice #EveryVoiceMatters #ProudToBeGravesham
Whether you want to chat with our team, join a workshop, or simply connect with others, The Lounge is your space to be heard.
📍 The Lounge, Longferry Court, The Terrace, DA12 2DF
Pop in, have a chat, and help shape your community.
#IW25 #GraveshamTogether #TenantVoice #EveryVoiceMatters
Your voice helps us build stronger communities, better homes, and lasting connections.
📸 Meet the team bringing your voice to the heart of housing in Gravesham.
#IW25 #GraveshamTogether #TenantVoice #EveryVoiceMatters
ackling Stigma or Protecting the System
Written in response to the @insidehousing article by Stop Social Housing Stigma.
housingsector.co.uk/blog/tackling-stigma-or-protecting-the-system
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #StopSocialHousingStigma #InsideHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAccountability
🎉 The Lounge is open!
Yesterday, we officially launched The Lounge — a brand-new space created with tenants, for tenants.
📅Opens every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am–4 pm.
👉Come along, say hello, and make The Lounge your space.
#Gravesham #TenantVoice
In #HousingSectorPodcast 48, I speak with Deepa Mistry, who’s paying for 2 homes — one unsuitable, one she can’t sell due to missing fire safety certificates.
Watch here: youtu.be/3yeEp4V0eIQ
#HousingSector #HousingSectorPodcast #BenJenkins #ResidentsRights #TenantVoice
This is the GSA Way!
youtube.com/shorts/VcBEw...
#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke #HousingSector #BenJenkins #TheGSAWay #SocialHousing #HousingCrisis #PoorService #Workmanship #TenantVoice
The Chartered Institute of Housing is funded by the very landlords failing us — and doesn’t speak for tenants like me, or have I got it wrong?
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/charter...
#SocialHousing #CIH #TenantVoice #HousingTruth #HousingCrisis #ServiceCharges
The real war? It's not over repairs. It's over the narrative.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/content...
#HousingCrisis #TenantVoice #ServiceCharges #NarrativeControl #Devonshires #LeaseholdReform #SocialHousing #ContentWars
If a £30 kettle breaks, you get a refund. But buy a faulty home and you're on your own. Dan Bruce found this out the hard way Here is his story:
youtu.be/r6Cn133GIP8
#HousingSector #TenantVoice #HousingCrisis #UKHousing #HousingPodcast
Sky-high bills. No services. Increasing service charge. Jakia is fighting back. Hear her story in Housing Sector Podcast 35.
youtu.be/hIwo0KFh4nE
#HousingSector #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #ServiceCharges #HousingJustice #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis
We took part in the first meeting of the newly re-formed Residents’ Scrutiny Panel.
buff.ly/KtpmVmD
#SocialHousing #Housingcharities #TenantVoice #BCOP #Birmingham #ResidentScrutinyPanel #HousingOmbudsman #SirJosiahMasonTrust, #LenchesTrust, #SolihullCare, #YardleyGreatTrust #SherborneParishLands
In this week’s podcast I talk to the lovely Paul Kershaw as we try to follow the money!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpGt...
PS – Spoiler: we don’t think it’s ending up being spent on our homes.
#HousingCrisis #FollowTheMoney #SocialHousing #TenantVoice #HousingAssociations
New report lays out roadmap to new national #tenantvoice that has credibility, influence and positive impact for tenants of #socialhousing. @coophousinguk.bsky.social
@sheltercharity.bsky.social @socialhousing.bsky.social @nfa-councilhousing.bsky.social
Read report: bit.ly/4jxxlPc
What do tenants want to see from Welsh Government in a future rent policy? 💭
In yesterday's #TenantVoice Cymru Forum, tenants from across Wales told us directly. ⤵️
