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Shelter in vogue at Glasto 
03 July 2009
Shelter t-shirts that celebrate the legacy of DJ John Peel's support for our work were seen on a gallery of stars at Glastonbury this year.
'Sale and rent back' regulated
02 July 2009
After campaigning by Shelter to highlight the problems of the industry, regulation of the ‘sale and rent back’ sector by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) began yesterday on 1 July 2009.
Mortgage Rescue 'disappointment'
01 July 2009
Since its introduction at the start of the year, a total of six people have been helped by the Mortgage Rescue Scheme, the Government has announced. Shelter has described the figure as 'disappointing'.
Historic victory on domestic violence
01 July 2009
Shelter has welcomed a new ruling that women staying in temporary refuges after fleeing their homes due to domestic violence will be considered homeless and have proper rights to find a permanent home.
Brown commits to affordable homes
30 June 2009
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown's promise of additional money for new homes over the next two years, made in his 'Building Britain's Future' manifesto, has been welcomed by Shelter chief executive Sam Younger
'More repossessions ahead'
22 June 2009
Shelter today warned the Government and mortgage lenders against complacency - and called on them to start preparing for a second wave of arrears and repossessions that could hit the UK within the next two years.
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