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Loan danger

22 October 2023

The banks have promised to act responsibly to ease our way out of the housing crisis, but first-time buyers are being offered loans that could push them to the brink of disaster. Report by Tom Marshall and Bill Rashleigh

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Don’t call us…

21 April 2023

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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Sold out

08 September 2023

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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Trouble shared?

08 September 2023

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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What lies beneath

24 July 2023

Housing associations’ global accounts may look rosy, but analysis reveals some worrying trends. By David Montague

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Hidden truth

12 May 2023

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

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The big squeeze

12 May 2023

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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Going for gold?

01 January 2024

Institutional investors are being lined up to finance the Olympic village and its transformation into homes. So who will be the winner? By Tony Marshall

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End of the line

01 November 2023

People struggling with the rent or mortgage are using high-cost credit cards to cover the gap, write Bill Rashleigh and Tony Marshall

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On the treadmill

01 July 2023

The cost of housing will deny young people the chance of normal family life, says John Bone

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