Category: Features

  • Slide rule

    Slide rule

    Wherever you look the statistics seem to be unprecedented. House prices fell at their fastest rate ever in 2008. Sales are lower than at any time since records began in…

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  • In the LHA ghetto

    In the LHA ghetto

    LHA dolce vita? Tabloid reports that benefit recipients are living the high life focus on exceptional cases. The April 2008 roll-out of the local housing allowance (LHA) wasn’t expected to…

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  • Striking a balance

    Striking a balance

    In November Shelter published Homes for the future, which provides the latest evidence on how much additional housing will be required up to 2026. The research estimates overall requirements but…

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  • Sold out

    Sold out

    Hundreds of people sold mortgages and secured loans they could never hope to pay back are being left with no protection as they fall into arrears and face homelessness. For…

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  • Capital pains

    Capital pains

    For current information, see further guidance. For current information, see further information. For current information, see NHS guidance. Mary is a supported housing manager in the north of England. She…

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