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"I'm so pleased I finally have a foot on the property ladder!"

a2dominion

Newly merged group ideally placed to meet the changing demands of the housing market.

UpRising!

Helping 19 to 25 year olds to play a greater role in politics and public decision-making.

Getting on the Property Ladder

A quick guide to affordable housing schemes in the UK.
Energy firms 'profit from poor' Opens in new window

15 Nov 2008 | 0 comments

Debt & Borrowing, Environment, Living In, Personal Finance

Energy suppliers make some of their biggest profits from their poorest customers, a watchdog has said. Firms make about half a billion pounds a year in extra charges from prepayment meters, Consumer Focus estimates. About 1,000 prepayment meters a day are being installed in households where people have got into debt over their energy bills, it says.
Savings guarantee to be £50,000  Opens in new window

4 Oct 2008 | 0 comments

Community, Home Ownership, Personal Finance

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has raised the limit to the amount of deposits that are guaranteed should a bank go bust to £50,000. The new limit will come into effect on Tuesday 7 October. Previously, the first £35,000 of savers' deposits had been protected.
Black History Month 2008

1 Oct 2008 | 0 comments

Staircase.Org.UK, Community

October is Black History Month.
Can you put on a life changing performance?

12 Sep 2008 | 1 comments

Staircase.Org.UK,

Help save a life by coming to the Hackney Empire on Sunday, the 14th September to support the Anthony Nolan Trust.
Campaign proves you can teach old dogs new tricks

2 Sep 2008 | 0 comments

Broomleigh Housing Association,

Broomleigh and the RSPCA help dog-owners to transform their pets.
Gas bills 'to top £1,000 a year'

18 Jul 2008 | 1 comments

Staircase.Org.UK, Environment, Living In

Huge increases forecast for gas bills over the next 10 years.
Residents use imagination to transform their rubbish

2 Jun 2008 | 0 comments

Moat,

Moat and Maldon District Council's waste away team encourages residents to recycle their household rubbish through proactive co-ordination.
Moat expands home purchase schemes to more first time buyers

14 May 2008 | 0 comments

Moat,

Moat expands its shared ownership and shared equity schemes.
First-time buyer survey region-by-region Opens in new window

17 Apr 2008 | 1 comments

Getting In, Home Ownership, HomeBuy, Shared Ownership

The price of an average first-time property rose from £52,674 to £159,494 in the decade to 2007, according to the charity Shelter. See this summary article on the BBC website.
'Struggle' for first-time buyers Opens in new window

17 Apr 2008 | 0 comments

Getting In, Home Ownership, HomeBuy, Shared Ownership

The housing boom of the last decade has priced many first-time buyers out of the property market, according to the charity Shelter. The charity's Roof Affordability Index found that the price of an average first-time property rose from £52,674 in 1997 to £159,494 last year.
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