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Ben

@claddingfiasco

CEng, Net Zero. Justice for #leaseholders battling @mhclg (regulatory failure) and construction industry (rogue) #BuildingSafetyCrisis

Joined September 2011
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Yesterday my partner completed the last placement of her adult nursing degree. She was recently nominated for the British Journal of Nursing awards, a testament to how hard she has worked over the three years since she moved to the UK, following my job.
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🚨GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES INDEPENDENT REGULATION OF MANAGING AGENTS🚨 @mtpennycook @AngelaRayner @mhclg gov.uk/government/news/gover…
Government goes further to protect leaseholders

Government goes further to protect leaseholders

Leaseholders will be given more rights and better protections under new rules, the government can confirm today.

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Really excited that I may one day own 50% of a new build one bedroom flat on an 99 year lease and £200 a month ground rent and building service costs for the rest of my life. teapawt.org/camillahmturner/status…
Camilla Turner (@camillahmturner) profile pictureCamilla Turner@camillahmturnerSep 26
🚨Burnham set to launch new Help to Buy scheme Prime Minister’s move to inject growth into economy welcomed by housebuilders telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Burnham launches new Help to Buy scheme

Burnham launches new Help to Buy scheme

Prime Minister’s move to inject growth into economy welcomed by housebuilders

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Replying to @AnaboliclyJelqd
I’m in year 6 of the last help to buy scheme and about to lose £150k on my new build flat I bought for £460k (100,000s others in similar scenarios). Worst decision of my life. Will be a complete car crash.
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⏳ @UKLabour’s new Government brings another – perhaps last – chance to end the drift, take control and finally make homes safe. Can leaseholders dare to hope again? Read our latest update ⬇️
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Why on earth would anyone want to buy these flats when you can see how those of us trapped in the #buildinsafetycrisis are being treated. Buy a flat and you're left high and dry while being repeatedly robbed
Chris Hinchliff MP (@CHinchliffMP) profile pictureChris Hinchliff MP
@CHinchliffMPJul 25
The absurdities of trying to get profit motivated developers to solve our housing crisis just keep growing. We've now got thousands of new flats lying empty because they are so expensive and come with so many strings attached with their leaseholds, no one wants them.
Image from Chris Hinchliff MP (@CHinchliffMP)
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Fast forward five years. Those shiny new blocks will have had countless fire risk assessments, hundreds of fire door checks, and a growing list of defects. The developer will call it "wear and tear". Now close your eyes and imagine the service charge.
Ben (@benhoobs) profile pictureBen@benhoobsJul 23
Truly astonishing - Last year, Manchester City Council built more homes (4,766) than all the 32 Greater London boroughs combined (4,261).
Image from Ben (@benhoobs)
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Two years under Labour. A fourth Building Safety Minister due soon. A Remediation Bill that isn't fit for purpose. More excuses for inaction from senior @mhclg officials. Leaseholders remain trapped. We'll try to have hope, @andyburnham. But hope only gets you so far.
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This man has had two years to fully implement the provisions of Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act (2024) - a legislation passed under the last Conservative government with the support of Labour MPs. I wonder why he waited until now for this 🤔
Matthew Pennycook MP (@mtpennycook) profile pictureMatthew Pennycook MP
@mtpennycookJul 15
As we bring the feudal leasehold system to an end and move towards a commonhold future, we won’t leave existing leaseholders behind. Today, we’re setting out the next phase of the implementation of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 👇🏻 questions-statements.parliam…
Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

questions-statements.parliament.uk
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One of the biggest scams perpetrated by @mhclg & @BSR_buildsafe. Every door inspection costs eye-watering amounts with commissions to agents. Every inspection fails & the cost to adjust a hinge: £300. Repeat every 3 months. Destroy leaseholders. All these officials deserve jail.
Lawrence Hunt (@huntmj28) profile pictureLawrence Hunt@huntmj28Jul 17
My front door has failed its annual inspection, for the 3rd time. Only 6/30 doors passed. The same company which charged me £300 a year ago has found a new defect. Lucky for me though they can fix it, at a premium of course. In case anyone wonders why leaseholds aren’t selling
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Why are retirees like former ICU Nurse Manager Adeline having to spend a well earned retirement in fear of: "being burned alive", "bankruptcy" & "homelessness"! How can this be happening in a civilised society? #BuildingSafetyCrisis #UKHousing youtube.com/watch?v=e8nFg67W…
#WeAreTrapped

#WeAreTrapped

4 years on from Grenfell, millions across the UK are trapped in uns...

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Replying to @mtpennycook
This is Matthew Pennycook’s last-minute application to keep his job as Housing Minister under the next PM. All we’ve had from him is foot-dragging, excuses and watered-down reforms. Andy will need an insurgent willing to take on the rentier interests, not be swayed by them.
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".. while Johnson was racking up an estimated £200,000 on home decor, his government was pushing through a post-Grenfell fire safety bill that threatens ordinary leaseholders with financial ruin" #BuildingSafetyCrisis #LocalElections #UkHousing theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Replying to @claddingfiasco
The very best of luck with your new life abroad. I'm still trapped in a @PersimmonHomes death trap in Wales with absolutely no end in sight and eye watering Waking Watch charges.
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Replying to @claddingfiasco @mtpennycook
Good luck! I bet there's many more could exit the uk too. Within the next 4 years I retire and i will definitely be exiting... The country has always been bad but by constantly pandering to the already wealthy it has become unbearable!
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Today is my last day in the UK - I start a new job overseas on Monday precisely for this reason, because I am locked in the #buildingsafetycrisis with no end in sight, this Labour Government and previous Governments have failed so many - nothing has improved for me. @mtpennycooke
End Our Cladding Scandal (@EOCS_Official) profile pictureEnd Our Cladding Scandal
@EOCS_OfficialJul 14
🚨 The @mhclg remediation programme has been downgraded from AMBER to RED. Successful delivery now "appears to be unachievable". Two years in government and @UKLabour is going backwards. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped in unsafe homes. And they call this change?
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🚨 The @mhclg remediation programme has been downgraded from AMBER to RED. Successful delivery now "appears to be unachievable". Two years in government and @UKLabour is going backwards. Hundreds of thousands remain trapped in unsafe homes. And they call this change?
Construction News (@CNplus) profile pictureConstruction News@CNplusJul 13
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has downgraded the government’s cladding remediation programme to a red rating, warning the programme that work “appears to be unachievable”. constructionnews.co.uk/build…
Cladding remediation programme 'appears to be unachievable', NISTA says

Cladding remediation programme 'appears to be unachievable', NISTA says

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has downgraded the government's cladding remediation programme to a red rating,

constructionnews.co.uk
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Today is my last day in the UK - I start a new job overseas on Monday precisely for this reason, because I am locked in the #buildingsafetycrisis with no end in sight, this Labour Government and previous Governments have failed so many - nothing has improved for me. @mtpennycook
UK House of Commons Committees (@HoCcommitteesUK) profile pictureUK House of Commons Committees
@HoCcommitteesUKJul 14
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has published a letter from @mtpennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning at @mhclg, stating that they have delayed the response to our report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/com…
The photo is of a letter from Matthew Pennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, stating they have delayed the response to our report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.

ALT The photo is of a letter from Matthew Pennycook, Minister for Housing and Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, stating they have delayed the response to our report on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill.

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Replying to @HoCcommitteesUK @CommonsHCLG @mtpennycook @mhclg
This is not good enough !! Leaseholders are left stranded over summer AGAIN. Dumped with yet another complicated consultation to complete on 'quid pro quo' leases with still no valuation consultation. What is going on @mtpennycook
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“Most leaseholders are burnt out. It’s hard to have any faith that anything is going to change,” A £208k bill. Nine years fighting. Now more defects, more costs and a year forced out of their homes. @mhclg still making buildings half safe & forcing innocent leaseholders to pay.
Screenshot of Sunday Times article. The top half shows an image of Sophie Bichener at her building holding a small fire extinguisher. The text below the image says: The government paid £13.3 million to fix the tower’s flammable cladding system. It is not clear who will pay for the next round of work to fix internal defects. Bichener and her neighbours face paying at least £10,000 each. “Most leaseholders are burnt out. It’s hard to have any faith that anything is going to change,” she said.

ALT Screenshot of Sunday Times article. The top half shows an image of Sophie Bichener at her building holding a small fire extinguisher. The text below the image says: The government paid £13.3 million to fix the tower’s flammable cladding system. It is not clear who will pay for the next round of work to fix internal defects. Bichener and her neighbours face paying at least £10,000 each. “Most leaseholders are burnt out. It’s hard to have any faith that anything is going to change,” she said.

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Trinity Estates have just raised our SC by over £400pa, taking the cost to nearly £4000pa in a flat worth less than £100k. This is more than 15% of my pre tax salary. Without urgent action we will lose our home this year @mtpennycook @SteveReedMP
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