Affordable Housing
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We need affordable housing, so let's build on the green belt
A quarter of people say they cannot afford to buy a property in their local area - largely because prices are increasing at twice the rate of wages. We're getting so fed up with the lack of affordable housing that we're ready for some
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Scotland's affordable housing needs not being met
At least 12,000 homes need to be built every year for the next five years to meet demand in Scotland, according to a report by three housing associations. Undertaking such a programme would cost ยฃ700 million a year. The Scottish Government
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The UK's most affordable places to rent and buy
Putting a roof over your head can seem like an impossible struggle. Average rents across the UK are up another 4% over the past year - to ยฃ702 a month, and in London are up 11% to ยฃ1,268. Meanwhile house prices have reached new highs of ยฃ188,858
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The least affordable places to buy a house
There are now just a vanishingly small number of places in the UK where housing could be described as affordable. In the past 15 years house prices have doubled, while wages have risen just 28%, so for most people on a typical wage, buying an
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The most affordable place to live in Britain
Young professionals have a tricky decision to make when they're deciding where to live. On the one hand, they want to be somewhere with plenty of job opportunities and a wild social life. On the other hand, they'd like to live somewhere
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Affordable housing shortage warning
Affordable housing shortages could affect almost half of England within five years because of Government welfare reforms, the Whitehall spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office said uprating state help with rents by inflation
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Warning on affordable housing trap
A scheme to create more affordable housing could suck low-income tenants into a "benefit trap", a cross-party committee of MPs has warned. Properties built under the Affordable Homes Programme will cost more to rent after the
