Residents’ Group

This week, the G15 Residents’ Group hosted a roundtable that brought together residents, housing providers and policymakers to discuss progress on tackling stigma in social housing.

Marking a year since the launch of their report, ‘Taking the Stigma out of Social Housing: The Residents’ View’, the session reflected on progress across government, the Regulator and the wider sector, and the actions needed to sustain momentum. Read more about the session and next steps here.

The G15 Residents’ Group has responded to the Government’s consultation on ending leasehold for new flats, welcoming the move towards a commonhold system as a step towards greater fairness and transparency. Their full response is available to read here.

The G15 Residents’ Group has warned the London Assembly that many homes across the capital are already unfit for rising temperatures. Their response urges immediate action to improve design standards, tackle overheating, and prioritise resident safety as London faces more frequent heatwaves. Read their full response here.

The G15 Residents’ Group responds to the Housing Ombudsman consultation on STAIRs, supporting stronger transparency and accountability while calling for clearer guidance, adequate resourcing, and protections for residents in a fair and workable complaints system. Their full response is available to read here.

The G15 Residents’ Group has responded to the Government’s consultation on proposals for a Single Construction Regulator, calling for stronger enforcement, clearer standards and greater transparency across the construction and building safety system. Their full response is available to read here.

The G15 Residents’ Group has responded to the Regulator’s consultation on consumer standards, broadly supporting the reforms while calling for clearer definitions, consistent implementation, and stronger focus on resident experience, accountability and equality impacts. Their full response is available to read here.

The G15 Residents’ Group responds to the consultation on the proposed London Emergency Housing Package.

The G15 Residents’ Group has responded to the GLA consultation on London housing standards and a fast-track planning route, supporting efforts to speed up delivery while stressing that safety, quality and equality must not be compromised. Residents raise concerns about proposed design flexibilities and call for stronger safeguards, consistent standards and meaningful resident involvement. Click here to read their full response.

The G15 Residents’ Group has written to the London Assembly highlighting the impact of rising housing costs on families and the decline in children across the capital. The letter calls for urgent action to deliver more genuinely affordable, family-sized social homes and to ensure London remains a city where families can stay and thrive. Their letter is available to read here.

The G15 Residents’ Group has shared its views on Social Housing Allocations with the London Assembly.

The G15 Resident’s Group submits its recommendations ahead of the Autumn Budget, calling for urgent action to save the social housing system.

G15 has submitted its recommendations ahead of the Autumn Budget, calling on HM Treasury to take targeted action to strengthen investment in affordable housing and tackle the homelessness crisis in London.