A coalition of organisations working in environment and social justice is now fighting in support of eco-towns and highlighting the benefits the settlements could bring. |  |
SHELTER today called on the Government to immediately inject £8 billion into building new homes to help kick start the flagging housebuilding industry. | |
In response to new mortgage possession statistics from the Ministry of Justice, Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson today accused mortgage lenders of ‘still using repossession as the first rather than last resort, despite being urged not to’ | |
Shelter response to new repossession figures from CML: "These figures are shocking, but the real horror is that today struggling homeowners have less protection than in the 90s, but most people don’t even realise it.
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In response to plans by Government to tackle rogue employers, Adam Sampson, chief executive of Shelter said: “Today’s new measures are a welcome step in the right direction in clamping down on rogue employers. | |
Today’s figures show we can no longer cross our fingers and hope this is a blip – we have now reached crisis point in the number of people at risk of repossession and alarm bells must be ringing in Government. | |
Singer / songwriter Danelle Harvey, will visit children who have been affected by homelessness at a fun day hosted by Shelter’s Keys to the Future Newham Educational Support Project. | |
A MASSIVE six million families are suffering stress or depression due to today’s sky-high housing costs, a new report by housing charity Shelter shows. | |
TV presenter and property expert Melissa Porter today launched Architect in the House, a fundraising initiative run by Shelter and the Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA)
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The CML’s letter to the Chancellor today not only demonstrates the severity of Britain’s repossessions crisis, but also shows mortgage lenders recognise they have a responsibility to protect borrowers. | |
Shelter has long campaigned for the need to build more social homes, particularly family sized homes, and improve standards in the private rented sector, so it is encouraging this report highlights these issues as areas for urgent action. | |
In response to the Local Government Association’s (LGA) report ‘Councils and the Housing Crisis’, released today (16.05.08), Shelter’s chief executive Adam Sampson, said: | |
Today shows that the Conservatives are putting housing and homelessness at the top of their agenda, which Shelter is delighted about. | |
We welcome these measures, the OFT investigation into fly-by-night sale and leaseback schemes and the announcements last week to help those facing repossession. | |
This study is urgently needed, and comes on the back of vulnerable people losing their homes to some dishonest sale and leaseback companies. | |
THE number of homeowners across England facing the threat of repossession in the last three months is now 37,740, a rise of 17 per cent on the previous quarter. | |
Today’s meeting was a real opportunity for the Government and mortgage lenders to come to the rescue of millions of hard pressed homeowners, but yet again they have failed. | |
Government plans to bail out the banks should help tackle problems in the mortgage lending market, as long as the banks act responsibly and pass the benefits on to borrowers. | |
Many people on low incomes renting privately are being forced to live in slum-like conditions and struggle to find a decent, affordable place to live, says a new report by Shelter. | |
HOUSE prices for first time buyers throughout the UK have risen a staggering 200 per cent in a decade, the annual Roof Affordability Index has revealed. | |