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New measures to stop sub-prime lenders from unfairly penalising borrowers in mortgage arrears are currently under review. But with firms flagrantly ignoring the existing code, what chance is there that an extension of the rules will stamp out the practice? Bill Rashleigh and Tom Marshall investigate.

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The fall-out from the sub-prime crisis is starting as homeowners irresponsibly sold loans they could never hope to pay back are being found intentionally homeless. Tom Marshall and Bill Rashleigh investigate

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Shocked by the way tenants have had their housing complaints ignored in Kensington and Chelsea, local councillor Emma Dent Coad has compiled a report detailing the neglect. ROOF reports

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With mortgage lending down to levels last seen in the 1970s, ROOF’s housing market healthcheck analyses the latest boom and bust. Report by Julian Birch.

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By Patrick McAuslan

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They were rescued from repossession only to face eviction. Tony Marshall talks to the new victims of the sale and rent back scandal

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Despite an apparently endless series of relaunches, shared ownership schemes are still failing the people they’re meant to help. Tony Marshall investigates

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Far more homeowners are struggling to stave off repossession than lenders admit. Tony Marshall reports

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House prices falling, mortgages disappearing, repossessions rising. Are the walls closing in? ROOF’s Housing Market Healthcheck investigates. Report by Julian Birch

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Pumping money into drug treatment is a waste if the person you’re trying to help has no home to go to, says Tony Marshall

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