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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 22h

Our heartfelt thanks go to Lord Young for his leadership and determination to protect shared owners from financial hardship.

We would also like to thank Ministers @sharonstevenage.bsky.social and @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, as well as officials, for listening to our concerns.

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 1d

🆕 BREAKING NEWS

We won❗🎉

The Government has finally accepted Lord Young's amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill.

Shared owners who are accidental landlords will be exempt from the 12-month ban on reletting if their sale falls through.

#BuildingSafetyCrisis

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 3d

🗓️ The Renters' Rights Bill will be back in the House of Lords on 14 October.

Lord Young of Cookham has again tabled an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords because of the building safety crisis.

This is what the Minister said in Parliament last month.

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Cladding Victim @lostinsw19.bsky.social · 14d

All we want is a way out of this dreadful trap.
It has been mis-sold to thousands of people.
It's not affordable. It's exploitative. It's unethical. Stop funding more of it.

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elliotbanes.bsky.social @elliotbanes.bsky.social · 13d

Words are cheap @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social I thought Labour would help.

We're stuck in a one bed flat we will probably never be able to sell.

What are you doing to help shared owners?

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 14d

🗨️ @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social "I’m giving an incredible amount of thought to how we improve the experience for shared owners."

Will existing shared owners benefit, or will they be left behind❓

🚨 Too many can't sell and can't afford their service charge.
www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/ho...

Housing minister mulling over improvements to shared ownership

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has indicated there may be some tweaks to improve the shared ownership model.

www.insidehousing.co.uk

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Katie NLC @nlc-movement.bsky.social · 16d

This is the reality for Leaseholders

➡️We are not seeing 👀 change
➡️We are not feeling change

Leaseholders have waited long enough

5 MILLION leaseholders will judge @teamlabouruk.bsky.social by their actions, not their words

⛓️LEASEHOLDERS REMAIN TRAPPED

#Lab25 #Leasehold

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 16d

Are you a shared owner?

📨 Don't miss our next email update.

Join us ⬇️

#SharedOwnership

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We are a network of shared owners and former shared owners. We campaign for better consumer rights for all shared owners in England. We will use the information you provide to highlight issues affect...

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 19d

📢 SHARED OWNERS

❓ Issues with resales, staircasing, lease extensions, subletting, valuations, or anything else?

👉 Write to the Government.

Use their online form ⤵️

www.gov.uk/guidance/con...

Contact the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Use this form to send a message to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

www.gov.uk

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · 21d

🔴 VALUATIONS

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social asked the Govt whether staircasing valuations can be appealed with evidence of significant variations between RICS valuations and actual sale prices of similar properties.

#SharedOwnership

Answer here ⤵️

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 14

📢 SHARED OWNERS

❓ Issues with resales, staircasing, lease extensions, subletting, valuations, or anything else?

👉 Write to the Government.

Use their online form ⤵️

www.gov.uk/guidance/con...

Contact the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Use this form to send a message to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

www.gov.uk

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 12

❌ Unfortunately, the Minister REJECTED an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords.

👉 We've repeatedly warned the Government: some shared owners will lose their home as a result.

#RentersRightsBill

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Renters’ Rights Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : ' Renters’ Rights Bill' on Monday 8 September 2025.

hansard.parliament.uk

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 12

🗨️ @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social

"I know from my own efforts to support shared owners in my constituency of Greenwich and Woolwich that those affected by the building safety crisis often face unaffordable costs, often with no viable exit route other than a distressed sale."

#SharedOwnership

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Renters' Rights Bill returns to the House of Commons today.

In July the @UKHouseofLords adopted an amendment to protect shared owners who are accidental landlords.

The Govt is expected to reject it.

Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Renters’ Rights Bill returns from the House of Lords today.

It will level decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and transform the experience of private renting.

England’s 11 million private renters need it to receive Royal Assent as quickly as possible.

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Join the Shared Owners' Network ⬇️

🔗 tinyurl.com/SharedOwnersNetwork

We are a network of shared owners and former shared owners. We campaign for better consumer rights for all shared owners in England. We will use the information you provide to highlight issues affect...

tinyurl.com

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Are you a shared owner❓

Get our email updates with news on:

☑️ Buybacks
☑️ Valuations
☑️ Subletting
☑️ Resales
☑️ Lease extensions
☑️ Building safety

🔗 Join us. Link in next post.

#SharedOwnership

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Sep 2

⚖️ Shared owners won a court case against their housing association, Notting Hill Genesis, who charged them for services they don't have access to.

❌ The housing association is now appealing the ruling.

#SharedOwnership

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 30

📢 SHARED OWNERS

Issues with resales?

👉 Write to the Ministry in charge of the shared ownership scheme.

Use their online form ⤵️

www.gov.uk/guidance/con...

Contact the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Use this form to send a message to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

www.gov.uk

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Jul 22

Are you a shared owner?

Don't miss our next email update.

Join us ➡️ tinyurl.com/SharedOwners...

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨🚨 Today is your last chance to tell the Committee what you think about the #SharedOwnership scheme

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Shared owners

Only 4️⃣ days left to submit your written evidence to the Select Committee inquiry.

❗Deadline: 29 August

🔗 committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Focus on this question. Tell MPs about your experience as a shared owner and what needs to change ⬇️

#SharedOwnership

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Cladding Victim @lostinsw19.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're trapped in unaffordable unsellable homes. We're going under.

You've done nothing to help so far. This isn't good enough.

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elliotbanes.bsky.social @elliotbanes.bsky.social · Aug 28

They should buy back our homes.

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ministers know there is a two-tier market for shared ownership properties.

But are they doing enough to help shared owners❓

[Spoiler: NO]

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 28

✅ Another great question from Baroness Thornhill.

🏢 What are Ministers planning to do to prevent a two-tier market for shared ownership properties❓

🔗 Minister's response in next post

#SharedOwnership

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The Shared Owners' Network @sharedownersnet.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 Shared owners

Only 4️⃣ days left to submit your written evidence to the Select Committee inquiry.

❗Deadline: 29 August

🔗 committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Focus on this question. Tell MPs about your experience as a shared owner and what needs to change ⬇️

#SharedOwnership

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