| In this issue: – SHAC Article: A 20:20 Vision – SHAC Article: Access Denied: SHAC Responds – SHAC Survey Interim Report |
 Read More SHAC Article: A 20-20 Vision of How Social Housing Landlords Fleece Leaseholders Everything at Twenty-Twenty A looks sharp: it is in an impressive city centre location boasting affordable designer apartments, roof gardens, off-street parking, CCTV security, a friendly residents’ community and so-on. But things are not quite living up to the early dream. The homeowners of Twenty-Twenty A apartments have been fooled into signing (eventually worthless) leases by dubious housing association ‘charities’ and unscrupulous freeholder landlords. See more here. Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
 Read More SHAC Article: Access Denied: SHAC Responds to the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman Housing Report for Disabled People In June 2025, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman published a report aimed at reducing barriers for disabled people accessing council housing and homelessness services. On the face of it, the Ombudsman’s report is welcome but limited. The report includes recommendations and ‘key learning’ for councils, but these include nothing they have not heard before. A report that proposes meaningful accountability for councils with skill inadequacies, poor administrative approaches, and possible financial mismanagement would perhaps make councils sit up and listen. See more here. Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
 Download the Survey Here Take the Survey Here Housing Crisis in the Workplace Survey Interim Results With huge thanks to all members who have completed and shared our survey – we have reached our first target of 300 responses. The findings are already providing powerful evidence. Around 76% of participants said that housing problems had a negative impact on their attendance or performance at work. At least 50% of participants had been forced to take absence from work to deal with a housing problem. The disruption of bad housing and failed policy is clear. For this to have an impact, we need many more responses. We are therefore urging everyone not just to complete the survey, but to share and encourage others to do so as well. Download. Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
| Dates For Your Diary |
 SHAC Action Update Meeting Our next monthly SHAC meeting will hear updates on all our campaigns and is open to all members. It is an opportunity for you to share any campaigns or actions you are organising to challenge bad practice by your landlord. Please join us. 6.30pm, Thursday 30 July 2025 Zoom link ~ ID: 823 4952 0596 ~ Passcode: 656982 Add to calendar The times and dates for all 2025 monthly meetings are all available on our Events page. |
 Forming a National Tenants & Residents Union: Conference Registration is now Open Please register so that we can assess the venue size needed. Whatever aspect of the housing crisis is affecting you, please join us to discuss forming a national, democratic body that will harness the might of the trade unions to genuinely empower tenants and residents. 11am – 4pm, Saturday 18th October London (venue to be confirmed) Online option available Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
| Join our themed and landlord WhatsApp groups SHAC Campaigns Tribunals Support | SHAC Leaseholders & Shared Owners | Housing Ombudsman | Payment Strike Clarion | Hyde | MTVHA | Notting Hill Genesis | Riverside / One Housing | L&Q Southern | Peabody | Guinness | Home Group | THCH | A2 Dominion | SNG | Council Housing Tenants & Residents |
 Nextdoor Network – Recruit to SHAC Join Nextdoor Posting a message on the Nextdoor app is one great way to encourage tenants and residents from your landlord (or other housing associations) to join SHAC and build critical strength. It will help to raise awareness of SHAC’s work and to encourage more recruits to lobby the Government and get our voices heard. Nextdoor is a Facebook-style social networking site that links people in the same locality. You can find out more and get set up here. |