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Opinion
More pain, some gain
29 April 2023
It’s going to be a tough year, but lower interest rates are easing affordability for some borrowers, says Fionnuala Earley.
Clarity at last
29 April 2023
Is it possible to have a lawful choice-based lettings scheme? Thanks to the House of Lords, we finally have an answer, reports Steve Povey.
Daylight robbery
28 April 2023
There’s no shortage of housing, says Danny Dorling. The stock has just been shared out abysmally – and that’s the fault of the market.
Better late than never
28 April 2023
Councils must be freed to start building again, says Paul Bettison.
Hope for the worst
28 April 2023
The real danger is that the downturn won’t be severe enough to bring land values down, says Toby Lloyd.
Building, not bail outs
28 April 2023
New homes mean more jobs and more money circulating in the economy. We can’t afford not to build, says Roy Hattersley.
Over to you
28 April 2023
Community land trusts have the potential to let people build the homes they need, where they need them, says Grant Shapps.
Man with the plan
18 February 2024
Build more affordable homes, protect jobs, shore up a struggling industry and fill Treasury coffers? Yes we can, says Brian Green.
Peers under pressure
18 February 2024
Westminster mole – ROOF’s parliamentary correspondent reports.
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Landed in trouble
18 February 2024
What the country needs is a national bank of reconstruction.
Time to take off the blinkers
18 February 2024
Council housing improved the lives of millions of people in the past century. We now have an historic opportunity to rediscover its benefits, says Glyn Robbins.
How low can it go?
18 February 2024
So much for 240,000 new homes a year. We’ll be lucky to build even 120,000, says Richard Donnell.
Don’t help bailiffs help themselves
18 February 2024
People in debt need legal help, not threats, says Paul Nicolson.
Recovery position
18 February 2024
We’re not out of the woods yet, says Peter Williams. But there are growing signs that confidence is returning to some markets.
Don’t let it be misunderstood
18 February 2024
The purpose of the mortgage pre-action protocol has been confused. One of its authors, district judge Robert Jordan, explains the real impact on court actions.
