86% jump in working people receiving housing benefit
Years of not building enough homes have led to rising rental and house prices, leaving millions of families struggling to pay for their home, the National Housing Federation reports.
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Campaigners wear face masks of Cameron, Clegg, Osborne and Pickles on Budget Day
Campaigners from the National Housing Federation staged a photo opportunity on Budget Day outside the Commons to highlight the Government’s failure to mention the housing crisis during its deliberations over the forthcoming widespread budget cuts, which are expected to hit housing more than most areas.
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Poor housing costs the country billions
Poor housing costs the NHS £2.5bn a year in treating people suffering from a wide range of illnesses linked directly to living in cold, damp and often dangerous homes, according to a new study.
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Housing crisis set to intensify in every part of England
New research shows that the housing crisis is set to intensify across the country – with insufficient numbers of homes being built in every single region since 2002.
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The National Housing Federation welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to scrap stamp duty on homes worth up to £250,000 for first time buyers – but called on the Government to do more to get the nationalised banks to free up mortgage lending on affordable homes.
Four out of ten (41%) young adults will delay starting a family until they can afford to buy a new home, according to a new poll.
The number of new homes built in England and Wales in 2009/10 will slump to its lowest level since 1923 – fuelling fears that a chronic shortage of housing will leave millions of people trapped in overcrowded and substandard housing for a generation to come, the National Housing Federation warns.
The National Housing Federation said that the Chancellor had missed a key opportunity to slash the UK’s carbon emissions and reduce energy bills by failing to back a major programme of ‘greening’ more than 250,000 social homes in the Pre-Budget Report (PBR).
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
New evidence supports Yorkshire Building Society’s findings that more borrowers are choosing to fix their mortgage for the longer term as economic conditions remain uncertain.
Latest research from Halifax shows the ability of key public sector workers to purchase their own home continues to improve and is approaching the level achieved ten years ago before the house price boom.
Research commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages, has shown a significant regional shift in the rental yields achieved by landlords.
