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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.

Reform of leasehold is necessary and long overdue, particularly to address long-standing concerns raised by residents around costs, transparency, accountability and confidence in how their buildings are managed. The key question is whether the proposed model will deliver better outcomes in practice. Our full submission is available to read here.

Residents, community groups and housing association colleagues joined together at Burridge Gardens in Clapham Junction to launch this year’s G15 Community Investment Impact report, “Working together to strengthen communities and create opportunities”.
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The proposed standards risk increasing costs and slowing progress, with requirements that don’t reflect the reality of existing heat networks. G15’s response sets out a more practical approach, with clear distinctions between new and existing systems, a defined transition period, and a focus on achievable standards, transparent pricing, and sustainable upgrades. Our full submission is available to read here.

Our Community Investment Impact Report for 2024-25 is out now. See how we’re working together with local people to strengthen communities and create opportunities.

G15 has responded to the Housing Ombudsman Service Business Plan 2026–27 consultation, welcoming the focus on reducing delays while highlighting the growing pressures driving complaints across the sector. The response calls for greater clarity on how quality, consistency and value for money will be maintained as case volumes rise, and stresses the importance of ensuring improvements deliver meaningful outcomes for residents. Read our full submission here.

Reform of the construction regulatory system must work in practice across the full lifecycle of buildings. G15’s response highlights the need for a clear, accountable system for residents and a consistent, workable framework for housing providers. It also flags risks around duplication and complexity, and calls for better alignment with existing regimes, clear accountability across the supply chain, and proportionate processes that support safe management and timely delivery. Read our full response here.

EPC reform must work in practice for the homes residents live in today. G15’s response highlights the need for changes that support better investment decisions without adding cost or disruption for households already facing affordability pressures. We raise concerns about the use of modelled outputs driving investment decisions, and call for a more proportionate framework that reflects the realities of older, complex and hard-to-treat housing stock, with clearer transition arrangements and a stronger focus on delivering real benefits for residents. Our response is available to read 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.

We believe every resident should live in a safe, decent and well-maintained home. Our response highlights the significant investment each of us are making in repairs and improvements, including work to address damp and mould.

The G15 Chair responds to a Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLG) report on improving the condition of social housing.

Ian McDermott, Chair of G15 Chair, responds to the Mayor’s confirmation of a new £1.5 billion boost to help accelerate affordable and social housing across the Capital.

Ian McDermott, Peabody CEO and Chair of G15, comments on the government’s latest changes to social housing policy.

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

The G15 responds to the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) proposed London Housing Emergency Measures consultation.

The G15 Chair responds to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) consultation on London’s 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.

G15 Chair, Ian McDermott, comments on the government’s long-awaited announcement on the £15bn Warm Homes Plan.

The G15 responds to the government’s commitment to Social Rent Convergence in the 2025 Autumn Budget.

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.