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mykomment.bsky.social
The #AffordableHome scam and other tales of #Leasehold, #Sharedownership and other 'tricks' of the housing market.
This one #Leeds, available everywhere.
Service charges AND ground rent?!
Holy Mackeral!
sharedownersnet.bsky.social The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 3d
🖋️ "I bought my shared ownership flat in Leeds in 2010 (...). The property was offered as an affordable route into home ownership (...). I entered the scheme in good faith because it was presented as a sustainable option for people on modest incomes."
November 7, 2026 at 9:11 AM
emiliab.bsky.social
#UK #SharedOwnership #Politics Imagine my astonishment at seeing @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social give this reply to a question about buyback as a way out for shared owners. Why the surprise? Because he was in cc for a whole email chain which included the terms for a buyback by Moat Homes.
November 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
communityenergyengland.org
The Energy Independence Bill makes community benefit mandatory and gives communities the right to buy up to 20% of nearby wind and solar projects. A big step after a decade of campaigning. Here’s our response 👇

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership #EnergyIndependenceBill
A bigger, fairer stake for communities
The Energy Independence Bill, introduced yesterday, delivers two things we have been pressing for as a sector for over a decade. Community benefit becomes mandatory for onshore wind and ground-mounted...
communityenergyengland.org
November 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
eveningstarsystem.bsky.social
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#eveningstarsystem #CommunityLiving #CommunityDevelopment#SharedOwnership#SustainableCommunities #FutureOfLiving#BuildingTogether #senseofbelonging
November 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
craftysasquatch.bsky.social
I found this property on the Rightmove Android app and wanted you to see it: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...

#forsale #sharedownership #rightmove #2bed #flat #apartment
Check out this 2 bedroom flat for sale on Rightmove
2 bedroom flat for sale in Wrens Cross, Upper Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 for £69,000. Marketed by P E Homes, West Molesey
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November 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
darrenfower.bsky.social
🏘️ #SharedOwnership = Economic analysts warn that within the next 5 to 10 years, when it comes to the process of buying more equity in the home, it will become virtually impossible for average earners!
A distressed couple sits surrounded by paperwork and a ball and chain, highlighting the challenges of shared ownership in housing.
October 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
ebrahimovic9566.bsky.social
youtu.be/zDv3ok7IzP8?...

@bloomberg.com @opinion.bloomberg.com @news.sky.com @lbc.co.uk @private-eye.co.uk @itvnews.bsky.social @theguardian.com @thetimes.com @mirror.co.uk

#leasehold
#property
#leaseholders
#leaseholder
#sharedowners
#sharedownership
#servicecharges
#servicecharge
#accounting
London’s Leasehold Crisis? Are Flats Are Becoming Unsellable | Property Question Time
YouTube video by Property TV & Business TV
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October 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
darrenfower.bsky.social
🏘️ #SharedOwnership = Peeps on modest salaries are living in properties valued between £300,000 and £400,000❗️
🔧 Then of course there's the maintenance and repair obligations despite owning only a fraction of the equity❗️

#HousingCrisis #GenerationRent
A concerned couple examines shared ownership paperwork, expressing worry about costs and responsibilities amid housing market challenges.
October 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
darrenfower.bsky.social
🏘️ For over a decade, successive governments have touted #SharedOwnership as the ultimate lifeline for aspiring homeowners - but what was designed as a social good is increasingly viewed by critics as a ticking financial timebomb❗️

#HousingCrisis #GenerationRent
A distressed couple contemplates shared ownership near a house entwined with explosives and a clock, symbolizing urgency and risk.
October 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
ebrahimovic9566.bsky.social
youtu.be/9lpXG8hrWis?...

#Leasehold #Leaseholders #Leaseholder #Sharedownership #Sharedowners #Sharedowner #servicecharge #servicecharges #lease #leases #marriagevalue #premium

#BBCLauraK #BBC @lbc.co.uk @privateeyenews.bsky.social #HarryScoffin @news.sky.com @itvnews.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Leasehold Comments by Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP Housing Minister October 2026 on BBC1.
YouTube video by Ebrahim Piperdy
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October 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
communityenergyengland.org
The report includes case studies of Forest Gate Solar Farm, Y Bryn Wind Farm and the Feeder Road battery project, plus key insights on how policy could unlock more shared ownership, from GB Energy finance to planning reform.

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
communityenergyengland.org
Read the full report, and join our Energy Learning Network webinar on 5 November, 12:00–13:30, to find out more.

communityenergyengland.org/publications...

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership
Benefits of community shared ownership: the developer’s perspective
Based on interviews with ten people with direct experience of shared ownership, this report gathers feedback from early adopter developers on why shared ownership works for them. It sets out the…
communityenergyengland.org
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
communityenergyengland.org
"We feel that the roll-out of renewable energy would be much more rapid if communities feel they have ownership, pride and participation."

Harry Lopes, Founder & CEO, @edenrenewables.bsky.social

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership
Quote: "We feel that the roll-out of renewable energy would be much more rapid if communities feel they have ownership, pride and participation." Harry Lopes, Founder & CEO, Eden Renewables. A circular photo shows wind turbines beyond a field of yellow rapeseed.
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
communityenergyengland.org
New report: Benefits of community shared ownership: the developer's perspective 🧵

We asked developers, funders and community energy organisations why offering communities a stake in renewable energy projects works for developers too.

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership
Graphic announcing a new report: "Benefits of community shared ownership: the developer's perspective. An Energy Learning Network report." Beside the title, two smiling people in hard hats and high-visibility vests stand on a large rooftop solar installation. Community Energy England and Energy Learning Network logos.
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
communityenergyengland.org
Shared ownership can also smooth the way through #planning. Developers described communities speaking up for projects at planning committees, and fewer objections and appeals as a result.

#CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership
Quote: "Shared ownership can de-risk planning: encouraging and convening community support for a project to demonstrate positive support for a planning committee. We've seen this take place several times now." Alex Lockton, CEO, Empowered Projects. A circular photo shows three smiling women taking a selfie on a rooftop solar installation, one wearing a hard hat.
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
communityenergyengland.org
Developers told us #CommunityEnergy #SharedOwnership brings three benefits:

1. Community support and enhanced credibility
2. Planning benefits, with fewer objections and appeals
3. Reduced cost and risk on future projects
Developers told us shared ownership brings three benefits. 1. Community support and enhanced credibility: early, open talks with communities built trust and more positive engagement. 2. Planning benefits: community backing at planning committees, fewer objections and fewer appeals. 3. Reduced cost and risk on future projects: shared ownership gets easier, cheaper and lower-risk with experience.
October 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
ebrahimovic9566.bsky.social
@privateeyenews.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk

#servicecharges #servicecharge #leasehold #leaseholders #leasehold #sharedowner #sharedowners #sharedownership #housingassociation #housingassociations #socialhousing
Article by Private Eye Magazine about a social housing landlord. Comments by a leaseholder about his housing association's service charges and delays in producing final accounts between estimated charges and actual costs incurred.
October 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
"The service charge has gone up dramatically from the £272 a month she was paying in 2021."

She is now paying £890 rent, £650 service charges and £356 in mortgage costs, despite not living in her flat.

#SharedOwnership
October 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
nexuscp.bsky.social
Ready, set, launch! 🚀 This Co-optober, we’re thrilled to announce the Minnesota Coalition of Community Owned Real Estate (MC-CORE), a new resource and movement convener of real estate cooperatives and partners.
Learn more at nexuscp.org/mc-core
#SharedOwnership #RealEstate #Minnesota #CoopMonth
October 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
parliamentconnect.bsky.social
Rachel Blake asks how a shared ownership review will tackle service charge debt.

Rachel Blake (Labour)
House of Commons, 10 September 2026

#CitiesOfLondonWestminster #UK #ParliamentConnect #SharedOwnership #ServiceCharges #AffordableHomes
September 29, 2026 at 10:50 AM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
🗨️"I keep thinking I'm going to be taken out of this building in a box... I just want someone to take responsibility"

Jackie has been desperate to move for years. Now she faces legal threats from her managing agent.

#SharedOwnership

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September 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
🗨️ "People who buy those properties to get on the first rung of a bit of the housing ladder often suddenly find themselves trapped... and there is no requirement for housing associations to take that more seriously."

Thank you for your support, @melanieonnmp.bsky.social

#SharedOwnership
September 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
Lord Young of Cookham set the record straight and shone a light on what’s really happening with buybacks.

The figures rather speak for themselves.

3/n

#SharedOwnership
#THCS26
September 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
Full story in the Sunday Times

Free to read ⬇️

tinyurl.com/yrdysb3z

#HousingCommunitySummit
#THCS26
#SharedOwnership

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Is shared ownership a half-baked scheme?
Families desperate to get on the housing ladder have been hit with a ‘triple whammy’ of soaring service charges, rents and mortgage payments
tinyurl.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
sharedownersnet.bsky.social
🗨️ Lord Young of Cookham:

“What I want is a nationally agreed formula for buybacks setting out the conditions that need to be met.”

We agree.

Right now, social landlords make their own rules. Decisions are taken behind closed doors. Some don’t even have a policy.

🧵

1/n

#SharedOwnership
Lord Young of Cookham
September 8, 2026 at 11:25 AM