Across the UK, more and more residents are being forced to leave their homes at short notice as buildings are declared unsafe — from fire risks and structural defects to RAAC and wider safety failures.

In this episode, I speak with Matt Hodges-Long, co-founder of the Building Safety Register and TrackMyRisks, about what really happens when homes are evacuated. We talk about how these decisions are made, where people go, and what support residents actually receive once the cameras move on.

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In this episode, I sit down with Dominic Ahern, a writer and commentator whose work on Substack explores housing policy, governance, and safety.

We’re revisiting building safety — a subject that keeps resurfacing because, despite all the talk of progress, little has truly changed. The focus has shifted to “new build standards,” yet even those have been watered down, while thousands of existing homes remain unsafe. Residents continue to live with fear and frustration as systemic failures go unaddressed.

Dominic and I discuss where things stand now, what the sector still isn’t getting right, and why honesty and accountability are long overdue.

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In this episode, I sit down with Lee, a homeowner and fleecehold campaigner, to expose how residents are being charged thousands each year for minimal or non-existent maintenance — and why this unregulated system is fast becoming a national scandal.

We discuss the 39% management fee that shocked residents, fake online reviews allegedly written by the management company itself, and open spaces left unfinished for years. Lee also talks about his work with the Homeowners Rights Network (HORNETS) and a council motion in Stratford-upon-Avon that could mark a turning point for affected homeowners.

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