http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog en tony_marshall@shelter.org.uk Copyright 2010 2010-01-28T12:15:09+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/tories_may_give_councils_power_to_set_benefits/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/tories_may_give_councils_power_to_set_benefits/#When:12:15:09Z The Conservative Treasury team are holding talks on handing responsibility to local councils for setting and distributing benefits such as the jobseeker’s allowance. Speaking at a conference… 2010-01-28T12:15:09+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/FSA_help_for_homeowners_in_arrears/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/FSA_help_for_homeowners_in_arrears/#When:12:49:03Z The Financial Services Authority, the City watchdog, is proposing a clampdown on the charges that lenders levy on customers who are in arrears, as well as stressing that they must… 2010-01-27T12:49:03+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/gap_between_rich_and_poor_widens/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/gap_between_rich_and_poor_widens/#When:12:33:19Z A detailed and startling analysis of how unequal Britain has become offers a snapshot of an increasingly divided nation where the richest 10 per cent of… 2010-01-27T12:33:19+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/government_extends_drive_to_tackle_repossessions/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/government_extends_drive_to_tackle_repossessions/#When:13:25:40Z John Healey has extended the government’s campaign to help struggling homeowners get a grip on their finances and avoid repossession. Over 330,000 households have had help and advice with their… 2010-01-26T13:25:40+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/new_home_applications_rise/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/new_home_applications_rise/#When:13:23:42Z Applications to build houses across the UK rose in the last quarter of 2009, according to the NHBC. It said applications to build new homes… 2010-01-26T13:23:42+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/one_in_ten_over-70s_still_pay_to_support_their_children/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/one_in_ten_over-70s_still_pay_to_support_their_children/#When:13:20:31Z Nearly one in ten over-70s are still paying to support their children, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said yesterday.… 2010-01-26T13:20:31+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/shortfall_of_500000_affordable_homes_if_budget_is_cut_warns_housing_group/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/shortfall_of_500000_affordable_homes_if_budget_is_cut_warns_housing_group/#When:13:33:05Z The government will struggle to build even half of its target of a million affordable homes by 2020 if the housing budget is not exempted from public spending cuts, 2010-01-25T13:33:05+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/house_price_rise_hopes_boosted_as_recession_ends/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/house_price_rise_hopes_boosted_as_recession_ends/#When:13:32:47Z Most Britons believe that house prices will rise this year as the country awaits official confirmation that the worst peacetime recession is finally over. A survey by Rightmove found that… 2010-01-25T13:32:47+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/nao_warns_over_decent_homes_information_collection/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/nao_warns_over_decent_homes_information_collection/#When:13:30:28Z The National Audit Office (NAO) has expressed concerns over the strength of the information collected on Decent Homes progress. It is estimated that over a million… 2010-01-25T13:30:28+00:00 http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/homeowners_win_mortgage_refund/ http://www.roofmagazine.org.uk/roofblog/2010/01/homeowners_win_mortgage_refund/#When:13:20:10Z Hundreds of thousands of homeowners could be in line to collect hefty refunds for unfair mortgage charges as lenders face being forced to hand back millions of pounds in fees… 2010-01-25T13:20:10+00:00