In this episode, I speak with Sue Phillips, founder of Shared Ownership Resources, about the government’s ongoing inquiry into whether “affordable home ownership” is truly affordable. Sue explains why shared owners’ experiences matter now more than ever — and how you can make your voice heard by completing the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s online survey before the deadline on 29 November 2025. If you’re a shared owner, this is your chance to tell MPs what works, what...
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In this episode, I speak with Sue Phillips, founder of Shared Ownership Resources, about the government’s ongoing inquiry into whether “affordable home ownership” is truly affordable. Sue explains why shared owners’ experiences matter now more than ever — and how you can make your voice heard by completing the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s online survey before the deadline on 29 November 2025. If you’re a shared owner, this is your chance to tell MPs what works, what...
The Housing Sector Podcast #52 -Luxury Flats, Legal Nightmares – with Alexandra Druzhinin
The Housing Sector Podcast
53 minutes
2 months ago
The Housing Sector Podcast #52 -Luxury Flats, Legal Nightmares – with Alexandra Druzhinin
What happens when a “luxury” new‑build home becomes a nightmare? In this episode, I talk to Alexandra Druzhinin—a homeowner who paid nearly £900,000 for what was marketed as her dream flat in Camden. But instead of sanctuary, she found a dangerous reality: a timber‑framed building that’s structurally compromised, unmortgageable, uninsurable—and, in her words, “crumbling beneath us” Alexandra has uncovered mould, leaks, deep cracks, and rotted joists. A structural engineer has even advis...
The Housing Sector Podcast
In this episode, I speak with Sue Phillips, founder of Shared Ownership Resources, about the government’s ongoing inquiry into whether “affordable home ownership” is truly affordable. Sue explains why shared owners’ experiences matter now more than ever — and how you can make your voice heard by completing the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s online survey before the deadline on 29 November 2025. If you’re a shared owner, this is your chance to tell MPs what works, what...
