Lib Dems demand action on housing (InsideHousing)
Story date: 2008-08-27 07:52:12
Added on: 2008-08-27 10:40:44
The party’s shadow chancellor Vince Cable has set out a three-pronged approach to pulling housing out of the slump. He wants regulation for ‘mortgage rescue’ schemes, new freedoms for social landlords to boost social housing and new court guidance to stem the rise in repossessions.
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