homeownership Articles

There is one issue which surpasses all others in my constituency of Mitcham and Morden. At my weekly advice surgery, over half of the people I see are struggling with housing. People who do not have a roof over their head, people who are living in a standard of rented...

The prime minister, David Cameron, is still in election mode. He was red-faced. He gesticulated violently. He name checked ‘Our Long-Term Economic Plan’. And he also managed to ask Harriet Harman, who was facing him over the dispatch box today, many more questions...

This week Labour’s offer on housing came of age. Labour presented on Sunday and Monday a comprehensive package of policies which reflects both the natural aspiration of many people to own their own home, and the reality that for many the priority for delivering...

What the ONS tells us about assets The distribution of income is, and always has been, an important indicator of fairness. But it is only part of a larger and more relevant story around personal assets. Someone who lives in the home they own, expecting a reasonable...