Emeritus Professor, School of Business Society, University of York Housing, shared ownership, homeownership, private renting, algorithmic technologies and housing, social policyhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3mrdefsbnmk27👏👏👏👏 https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/lords-back-review-of-shared-ownership-to-help-address-horror-of-living-in-unsellable-and-unmortgageable-homes-9799923 Jul 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdefsbnmk27https://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3mog3aehc5k23Good write up! @cathnlc.bsky.social @nlc-movement.bsky.social @jodarbyshire.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/16/developers-greedy-leasehold-scandal-campaign-women?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other16 Jun 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mog3aehc5k23https://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3mmbyf6asw22dTurns out financialised short cuts to more housing and affordability isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Who knew!? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/social-housing-investment-firms-heylo-administration?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other20 May 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbyf6asw22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3mjwz2qzzpk2wVery sad to hear of Giles Peaker’s @nearlylegal.co.uk passing. He was very generous with his time and engaged with many conversations, including about shared owners, leaseholders and importantly with those impacted. A real loss to housing law. https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2026/04/giles-peaker/20 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwz2qzzpk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3m7zubyx62k26The Housing Studies Charitable Trust is seeking new Trustees to distribute proceeds from the journal to support housing education and scholarship. Please see advert and share widely. The role isn’t onerous and support important orgs and postdocs/ECR. https://www.thornbyassociates.co.uk/latest-news/the-housing-studies-charitable-trust-seeking-new-trustees15 Dec 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zubyx62k26https://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3mbtl42psa22uNew paper from CODE ENCOUNTERS @nuffieldfoundation.org project on role of open banking and digital profiling in access to private renting in England https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19491247.2025.258068807 Jan 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtl42psa22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3maglhzxxvk2cA wild thread... [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3maglhzxxvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3m7zubyx62k26The Housing Studies Charitable Trust is seeking new Trustees to distribute proceeds from the journal to support housing education and scholarship. Please see advert and share widely. The role isn’t onerous and support important orgs and postdocs/ECR. https://www.thornbyassociates.co.uk/latest-news/the-housing-studies-charitable-trust-seeking-new-trustees15 Dec 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zubyx62k26https://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3m7i4ewhwnc2tLook forward to the report, anyone have a link? @crisis-uk.bsky.social @housingevidence.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/08/people-on-lowest-incomes-being-denied-access-to-social-housing-research-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other08 Dec 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7i4ewhwnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3lwevg46wjk27Thread! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwevg46wjk27https://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3lsveuip22c2dThe closing of Abrdn’s Fair Finance Trust is grim news. I had funding from them into shared ownership and found them all staff great to work with. Big loss to difficult social policy research funding landscape. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/01/capitalism-drive-progressive-change-aberdeen-inequality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other01 Jul 2025 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsveuip22c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisonwyork.bsky.social/post/3lssryt3zxs2ySurveillance Capitalism Kyoto style. A Security Robot.30 Jun 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:ivb2wf2dix7mfpgaufx4prvi/app.bsky.feed.post/3lssryt3zxs2y