son and wife in l&q shared ownership flat in Bromley affected by the BSA as flat has wooden balcony awaiting remediation but when?
Bromley, London
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
@UKLabour must take control: fund and drive consistent remediation first, and pursue those responsible centrally through levies, taxation and direct action.
Instead, millions are being spent arguing over who pays while ordinary people continue to wait.
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
“This just isn’t right.
Too many things in this country drift on and on and on without getting sorted."
Two years ago, @andyburnham called on @ukLabour to take a different approach to the building safety crisis.
Labour refused. The drift has only continued.
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
🗨️ Lord Young:
"A dedicated allocation to support the buyback of unmortgageable shared ownership properties within the current Social and Affordable Homes Programme is the solution."
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
Most shared owners trapped in unmortgageable and unaffordable homes are saying the same thing: they need a way out.
They want buybacks.
Thank you @JessBrownFuller for asking this question👇
🖇️ Minister response in next post
Judy Wakeford retweeted
They are effectively paying the price for a crisis they did not create, and for trusting a government-backed scheme that promised an affordable home.
This is why we are calling on the Government to fund a national buyback scheme for shared ownership homes.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
A great question on shared ownership buybacks… and a @mhclg response that completely sidesteps the issue.
🖇️ Read it here:
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
@AngelaRayner what will you do to stand up for #cladding victims?? I’m £60,000 in debt for something I didn’t create or is my fault & something that will push me into debt into my late years as I’m almost 60 now! I’ve got nothing to fall back on no savings🤬
Judy Wakeford retweeted
My partner and I are definitely part of that 41%. We will not be able to have kids, as we can’t move. It’s a disgrace that our lives are so impacted due to greed and politics.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
I was forced to rent as i know i cannot sell unless i give it away at auction. Even then i'll still incur big fees.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
A safe home? Lucky you @Keir_Starmer.
Interesting fact to bring up right after the #Grenfell anniversary and knowing thousands of buildings around the country are either physically unsafe or making leaseholders unsafe financially.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
Lucky you.
I was sold a so-called 'affordable' home (shared ownership) and it turned out to be unaffordable, as well as unsafe.
Despite warm words in opposition, your govt hasn't done anything to solve the building safety crisis.
Building more fire traps won't help anyone.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
It was a roof over my head. It was sold as affordable housing. It isn't. It's a prison I can't escape from, with unmanageable escalating costs. Housing providers make estate agents look like good Samaritans.
I'd go back to renting in a flash if I could. Most shared owners would.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
What Pete said.
Also: London Councils are spending £4 million a day on temporary accommodation.
@MayorofLondon could use his AHP acquisition 💰 to buy back shares of unmortgageable shared ownership flats.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
Because Gov don’t listen and they don’t care.
They only care about building new builds.
They also sit by and do nothing while people’s new build homes are dangerously defective and the 10-year warranty provider refuses to fix.
👇 read this
I did everything right.
I started a business, paid tax, and bought a new home. It was meant to be safe, a place to build a life.
It’s dangerously defective, worth £0, and our MP, @Keir_Starmer, is looking the other way.
This is the housing trap. 🧵
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
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Judy Wakeford retweeted
We still have flammable cladding, render, insulation etc on our building, our FRA classed us as "High Risk"... our MP @jamesmurray_ldn has been fully aware of our situation for years, yet here we are, still trapped in an unsafe building, unable to sell and get on with our lives.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
@FloEshalomi
@EOCS_Official
@PeterTFortune
To solve the housing crisis: why can’t Housing Associations (specifically London & Quadrant) buyback all shared ownership properties affected by the Building Safety issues so that those innocent people can move on with their lives.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
Lots wondering why those in the Dagenham building were still living in a known to be unsafe building - welcome to the #BuildingSafetyCrisis. 1000s of us are living in unsafe homes. @EOCS_Official have campaigned for years on this and we've always said the fire won't wait.
Judy Wakeford retweeted
We don't want politicians' thoughts & prayers.
We want buildings to be made completely safe, quickly, at no cost to the victims of the #BuildingSafetyCrisis.
You @AngelaRayner can do this by stopping every developer who caused this from building more till they fix their mistakes.
