We're 'let down' by the private rented sector: we demand action now A coalition of London campaigners sets out five demands for change to make renting privately a sustainable tenure. The Guardian - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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The right to choose - Antonius Meliat During Mental health awareness week providers should think carefully about how they help tenants to sustained recovery. Inside Housing - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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Share and share alike - Anna Clarke The bedroom tax is putting strain on the availability of one-bedroom social homes, but shared housing could offer a solution. Inside Housing - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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Populist politics - Stuart Macdonald Could the increasing prominence of the UK Independence Party have any bearing on housing policy? Inside Housing - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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Handbags and homes - Ann O’Byrne Help to buy will maintain a Gucci-style, exclusive housing market that benefits developers and the rich. Inside Housing - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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Taxing questions - Stuart Macdonald Landlords must decide how they are going to deal with non-payment of the bedroom tax Inside Housing - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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What is this thing called welfare spending? I want to use it as a way of opening up the question: how much does 'welfare' for people of working age cost and how has this changed over time? l'Art Social - Posted 17/05/2013 |
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How social mobility got stuck Britain's poor were absolutely and relatively better off until Thatcher was elected in 1979. Since then, the bottom half of society is worse off than it was in 1983. New Statesman - Posted 16/05/2013 |
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Emergency night shelters kept Ian alive – they should not be closed Night shelters are a lifeline for the homeless. To learn some may close due to an arbitrary benefits rule is contemptible. The Guardian - Posted 16/05/2013 |
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The 'bedroom tax': no compassion, no choice Lord Freud’s controversial comments on the bedroom tax this week should come as no surprise to anybody. CHC Group - Posted 16/05/2013 |
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