"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.

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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.
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🗨️"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.

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🗨️ "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."

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Full story in the Sunday Times

Free to read ⬇️

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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.

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🗨️ 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.

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www.lbc.co.uk/article/resi...

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