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Council hits out at GSA for refusing to sell development to co-operative at ‘initially agreed price’
Birmingham City Council leaders have published an open letter criticising GreenSquareAccord’s refusal to sell a development to a local co-operative at the ‘initially agreed price’, after inflation and rising interest rates impacted construction costs
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August 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
housingsector.bsky.social
The communication plan is gone. The tone has softened, but has anything actually changed?

In This Is the GSA Way #15, I break down #GreenSquareAccord’s latest letter, expired undertakings, “persistent contact” claims, and why scrutiny is growing.

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This Is the GSA Way #15 The Tide Has Turned – But Has Anything Changed?
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February 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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GreenSquareAccord: Blame the Victim.

When service charge and safety complaints are reframed as “vexatious behaviour,” the issue isn’t resolved — it’s redirected.

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/vexatious-gr...

#GreenSquareAccord #SteveHayes#RuthCooke #SophieAtkinson
VEXATIOUS: GreenSquareAccord – Blame the Victim! — GreenSquareAccord Residents
GreenSquareAccord’s use of the word “vexatious” is examined in this detailed resident-led investigation, naming senior figures including Steve Hayes, Sophie Atkinson and Ruth Cooke. Drawing on interna...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM
housingsector.bsky.social
Residents are literally laughing at #GreenSquareAccord’s repair performance — and it would be funny if homes weren’t cold, damp, unsafe, and unaffordable. Friday: a real damp and mould story they won’t welcome.

#HousingCrisis #SocialHousing #UKhousing
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
housingsector.bsky.social
Here’s my response to #GreenSquareAccord’s Stage 2 complaint decision — and why I’ll now escalate to the Housing Ombudsman, Regulator of Social Housing, ICO, and Solicitors Regulation Authority.

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/reading-betw...

#HousingSector #FreeSpeech #Accountability
Reading Between The Lines — GreenSquareAccord Residents
“Reading Between the Lines” examines GreenSquareAccord’s Stage 2 complaint response in full, revealing patterns of evasion, misuse of legal process, and governance failures under CEO Ruth Cooke and He...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
housingsector.bsky.social
Three reports. Three versions of the same story. #GreenSquareAccord’s glossy spin. My residents’ report. And the Housing Ombudsman findings.

Read A Tale of Two Reports and draw your own conclusions:

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/a-tale-of-tw...
A Tale Of Two Reports — GreenSquareAccord Residents
A Tale of Two Reports compares GreenSquareAccord’s glossy annual report with the Housing Ombudsman’s 2024/25 findings. Behind the polished PR, the Ombudsman’s data shows high rates of maladministratio...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
housingsector.bsky.social
Just published a resident-led GSA Annual Report 2025.
Took me half a day on my Mac — yet GSA’s team, funded by residents, took months. What’s left out is as telling as what’s in.

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/gsa-report-2...

#GreenSquareAccord #RuthCooke #SteveHayes #HousingSector
GSA Report 2025! — GreenSquareAccord Residents
The GSA Residents’ Annual Report 2025 offers an alternative view of GreenSquareAccord’s performance, written entirely from a resident’s perspective. Produced in half a day on a home computer — compare...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
housingsector.bsky.social
#GreenSquareAccord's version of events, #RuthCooke, #SteveHayes, #SophieAtkinson Vs the truth.
August 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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And the real reason:

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/blog/greensq...
April 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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And the real reason:

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/blog/greensq...
GreenSquareAccord’s Charity for the Sake of PR? — GreenSquareAccord Residents
Explore the growing concern among GreenSquareAccord residents about the allocation of funds to public relations and charity initiatives, questioning whether these resources could be better spent on ad...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
housingsector.bsky.social
GreenSquareAccord's rushed merger, safety failures, and their Executive Director of Governance troubling comments highlight the risks to residents.

www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk/greensquarea...

#HousingSector #GreenSquareAccord #HousingSafety
GreenSquareAccord and The Risk of Downgrading and the Dangers of Rushed Mergers — GreenSquareAccord Residents
Explore the challenges faced by GreenSquareAccord post-merger, highlighting governance failures, safety concerns, and the risks of prioritising financial growth over resident safety. Learn how rushed ...
www.greensquareaccordresidents.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM