The Stirchley Community Development / GreenSquareAccord debacle has made the Guardian ...
June 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The Stirchley Community Development / GreenSquareAccord debacle has made the Guardian ...
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
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...
www.housingsector.co.uk
March 23, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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
My full account of SLAPPs involving GreenSquareAccord is now live.
www.housingsector.co.uk/blog/slapps-...
#SLAPPs #HousingSector #SocialHousing
I recently wrote to the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Matthew Pennycook to raise mine and residents concerns about GreenSquareAccord. Residents have been in touch with me about failures at GreenSquareAccord, I'm keen to see the Government hold failures to account.
January 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I recently wrote to the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Matthew Pennycook to raise mine and residents concerns about GreenSquareAccord. Residents have been in touch with me about failures at GreenSquareAccord, I'm keen to see the Government hold failures to account.
The Regulator has spoken. Residents have been saying it for years. #GreenSquareAccord downgraded again.
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
The Regulator’s Verdict on GreenSquareAccord — GreenSquareAccord Residents
GreenSquareAccord faces mounting pressure after a damning regulatory judgement exposed years of governance failures, unsafe housing, and worsening services. With resident complaints at record levels a...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Regulator has spoken. Residents have been saying it for years. #GreenSquareAccord downgraded again.
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
How many more excuses — and when does leadership change? #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-regulato...
August 3, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Service charges up. Repairs not done. Silence when questioned. Then they sell off the homes.
#GreenSquareAccord plans to raise £55M by 2026 from property disposals. Residents paid into a system that failed them — and then funded the sell-off.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/greensquarea...
#GreenSquareAccord plans to raise £55M by 2026 from property disposals. Residents paid into a system that failed them — and then funded the sell-off.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/greensquarea...
GreenSquareAccord – Problem Sold! — GreenSquareAccord Residents
Residents accuse GreenSquareAccord of failing to justify rising service charges while quietly selling off neglected homes. From Wiltshire to Oxford, properties are being run down, sold off, and reside...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Service charges up. Repairs not done. Silence when questioned. Then they sell off the homes.
#GreenSquareAccord plans to raise £55M by 2026 from property disposals. Residents paid into a system that failed them — and then funded the sell-off.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/greensquarea...
#GreenSquareAccord plans to raise £55M by 2026 from property disposals. Residents paid into a system that failed them — and then funded the sell-off.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/greensquarea...
The Teflon Cooke - Housing mergers are sold as stability, scale, and resilience. For residents, they often deliver something very different.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-teflon-c...
#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-teflon-c...
#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke
The Teflon Cooke — GreenSquareAccord Residents
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Teflon Cooke - Housing mergers are sold as stability, scale, and resilience. For residents, they often deliver something very different.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-teflon-c...
#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-teflon-c...
#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke
How much will this end up costing residents?
youtube.com/shorts/32MkZ...
#GreenSquareAccord #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #ResidentVoice #Accountability #HousingRepairs #OxfordHousing #WithholdingPayments #HousingSector #ResidentRights
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#GreenSquareAccord #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #ResidentVoice #Accountability #HousingRepairs #OxfordHousing #WithholdingPayments #HousingSector #ResidentRights
GreenSquareAccord: Raining on the Hallways (Again) – Part Two, An Update
YouTube video by Housing Sector
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November 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
How much will this end up costing residents?
youtube.com/shorts/32MkZ...
#GreenSquareAccord #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #ResidentVoice #Accountability #HousingRepairs #OxfordHousing #WithholdingPayments #HousingSector #ResidentRights
youtube.com/shorts/32MkZ...
#GreenSquareAccord #ServiceCharges #SocialHousing #ResidentVoice #Accountability #HousingRepairs #OxfordHousing #WithholdingPayments #HousingSector #ResidentRights
On 3 December, #GreenSquareAccord was named directly in Prime Minister’s Questions by Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran during a discussion on service-charge abuse by housing associations.
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GreenSquareAccord – Service Charge Abuse Raised in PMQs
YouTube video by Housing Sector
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December 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
On 3 December, #GreenSquareAccord was named directly in Prime Minister’s Questions by Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran during a discussion on service-charge abuse by housing associations.
youtu.be/oTrjZMlxYeA
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Housing Sector Short — Ben Jenkins vs GreenSquareAccord: Part 1
When speaking out leads to legal threats.
In November 2024, Siân Berry MP raised my experience with #GreenSquareAccord during a House of Commons debate on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — SLAPPs.
When speaking out leads to legal threats.
In November 2024, Siân Berry MP raised my experience with #GreenSquareAccord during a House of Commons debate on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — SLAPPs.
August 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Housing Sector Short — Ben Jenkins vs GreenSquareAccord: Part 1
When speaking out leads to legal threats.
In November 2024, Siân Berry MP raised my experience with #GreenSquareAccord during a House of Commons debate on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — SLAPPs.
When speaking out leads to legal threats.
In November 2024, Siân Berry MP raised my experience with #GreenSquareAccord during a House of Commons debate on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation — SLAPPs.
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
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-heating-...
#SocialHousing #GreenSquareAccord #HousingSector #TenantVoice #ResidentExperience #Accountability #DampAndMould #AwaabsLaw
The Heating Hub vs Reality — GreenSquareAccord Residents
A seven-year timeline of damp, mould and heating failures in a GreenSquareAccord property, backed by a 2022 independent surveyor’s report. This blog exposes the gap between GSA’s Heating Hub advice an...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/the-heating-...
#SocialHousing #GreenSquareAccord #HousingSector #TenantVoice #ResidentExperience #Accountability #DampAndMould #AwaabsLaw
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
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.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
August 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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
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
Thrilled to share that Assisted Reading for Children just received a £1,000 boost from GreenSquareAccord! How do you support literacy?#ReadingMatterss
https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/25115623.assisted-reading-children-receives-1k-donation/?ref=mr&lp=3
https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/25115623.assisted-reading-children-receives-1k-donation/?ref=mr&lp=3
Charity that supports children with reading given £1k donation
GreenSquareAccord has made a £1,000 donation to Assisted Reading for Children.
www.bicesteradvertiser.net
April 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Thrilled to share that Assisted Reading for Children just received a £1,000 boost from GreenSquareAccord! How do you support literacy?#ReadingMatterss
https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/25115623.assisted-reading-children-receives-1k-donation/?ref=mr&lp=3
https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/25115623.assisted-reading-children-receives-1k-donation/?ref=mr&lp=3
Large sums of UK public money are routinely paid to housing associations with limited, inconsistent, and often undocumented scrutiny.... GreenSquareAccord, Service Charges and The Taxpayers' Burden labourhub.org.uk/2026/02/08/g...
GreenSquareAccord, Service Charges and The Taxpayers’ Burden
By the Social Housing Action Campaign Service charges in social housing are often presented as unavoidable, technical, and tightly regulated. In reality, they are increasingly opaque, poorly unders…
labourhub.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Large sums of UK public money are routinely paid to housing associations with limited, inconsistent, and often undocumented scrutiny.... GreenSquareAccord, Service Charges and The Taxpayers' Burden labourhub.org.uk/2026/02/08/g...
First post on yet another social media account! Our latest This Is The GSA Way Podcast!
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This is the GSA Way Podcast #11 - 10 New Year’s Resolutions for GreenSquareAccord
YouTube video by Housing Sector
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January 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
First post on yet another social media account! Our latest This Is The GSA Way Podcast!
youtu.be/NLNw3lovab4?...
youtu.be/NLNw3lovab4?...
A Christmas Carol, the GSA Way…
Days before Christmas, families are threatened with eviction for lawfully asking to see service charge evidence under Section 22.
This isn’t about refusing to pay.
It’s about transparency.
Time to end the GSA Way.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/sc25
Days before Christmas, families are threatened with eviction for lawfully asking to see service charge evidence under Section 22.
This isn’t about refusing to pay.
It’s about transparency.
Time to end the GSA Way.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/sc25
Service Charge 2025 — GreenSquareAccord Residents
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A Christmas Carol, the GSA Way…
Days before Christmas, families are threatened with eviction for lawfully asking to see service charge evidence under Section 22.
This isn’t about refusing to pay.
It’s about transparency.
Time to end the GSA Way.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/sc25
Days before Christmas, families are threatened with eviction for lawfully asking to see service charge evidence under Section 22.
This isn’t about refusing to pay.
It’s about transparency.
Time to end the GSA Way.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/sc25
Oxford charity supporting children through art given £1k grant
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
Oxford charity supporting children through art given £1k grant
AT The Bus has been awarded £1,000 by GreenSquareAccord to support its outreach programme at New Marston Primary School in Headington.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Oxford charity supporting children through art given £1k grant
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
Service charges are under fire — and not just for inflation or admin errors. This is systemic financial abuse.
In The GSA Way #14, we expose how GreenSquareAccord breached Section 22, ignored Section 20, and charged for services never delivered.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYP...
In The GSA Way #14, we expose how GreenSquareAccord breached Section 22, ignored Section 20, and charged for services never delivered.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYP...
This is the GSA Way #14 - Financial Abuse
YouTube video by Housing Sector
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Service charges are under fire — and not just for inflation or admin errors. This is systemic financial abuse.
In The GSA Way #14, we expose how GreenSquareAccord breached Section 22, ignored Section 20, and charged for services never delivered.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYP...
In The GSA Way #14, we expose how GreenSquareAccord breached Section 22, ignored Section 20, and charged for services never delivered.👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYP...
www.stirchley.coop
This looks like a potential model for replication.
Does the leadership at Holyoake House support it? Have any of the retail cooperatives backed it? As far as we can tell the housing association GreensquareAccord have been involved. They're not a member of Cooperatives UK.
This looks like a potential model for replication.
Does the leadership at Holyoake House support it? Have any of the retail cooperatives backed it? As far as we can tell the housing association GreensquareAccord have been involved. They're not a member of Cooperatives UK.
Stirchley Co-operative Development – Affordable housing and a new home for local businesses on Stirchley High Street
www.stirchley.coop
February 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
www.stirchley.coop
This looks like a potential model for replication.
Does the leadership at Holyoake House support it? Have any of the retail cooperatives backed it? As far as we can tell the housing association GreensquareAccord have been involved. They're not a member of Cooperatives UK.
This looks like a potential model for replication.
Does the leadership at Holyoake House support it? Have any of the retail cooperatives backed it? As far as we can tell the housing association GreensquareAccord have been involved. They're not a member of Cooperatives UK.
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/housing-ombu... Housing Ombudsman podcast discussing the investigation into GSA
Housing Ombudsman Podcast Investigation into GSA! — GreenSquareAccord Residents
Discover the key takeaways from the Housing Ombudsman’s investigation into GreenSquareAccord (GSA). The investigation, revealed through a podcast on January 4th, uncovers critical findings surrounding...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
August 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/housing-ombu... Housing Ombudsman podcast discussing the investigation into GSA