Money Wellness

Housing

    Home repossessions rising, but fewer people falling behind with mortgages
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    Home repossessions rising, but fewer people falling behind with mortgages

    Number of mortgage arrears fell at the end of 2024.

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    Ethnic minorities spending higher share of their income on housing
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    Ethnic minorities spending higher share of their income on housing

    Low homeownership rates and discrimination fuelling problem.

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    Welfare reforms ‘have fuelled child poverty’
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    Welfare reforms ‘have fuelled child poverty’

    Thinktank calls for increase in local housing allowance.

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    Government ‘committed’ to tackling mould in social housing
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    Government ‘committed’ to tackling mould in social housing

    Ministers want residents to be able to hold landlords to account.

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    More first-time buyers borrowing from Bank of Mum and Dad
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    More first-time buyers borrowing from Bank of Mum and Dad

    57% of first-time buyers had parental help in 2023.

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    Average rents drop for first time since 2019

    Good news for renters!

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    1 in 4 over-50s still paying off mortgage
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    1 in 4 over-50s still paying off mortgage

    Over-50s owe £67,000 on average

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    Government aims to speed up access to justice for vulnerable people
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    Legal aid funding increase to 'speed up access to justice for vulnerable people'

    Legal aid funding could go up by £20m a year.

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    Insulating damp homes ‘will save lives’
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    Insulating damp homes ‘will save lives’

    1 in 5 people living in cold, damp homes

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    Renters’ Rights Bill ‘a win for renters and young people’
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    Renters’ Rights Bill ‘a win for renters and young people’

    Bill ‘not perfect, but moving in the right direction’

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