News – August 2008

Image from the Salome flyer

Salome at RADA 

29 August 2008

Fancy a trip to the theatre? For one night only on Thursday 11 September, dedicated Shelter supporters Natalie Joseph and Tarek Antoine-El Kik are directing a production of Oscar Wilde’s infamous tragedy Salome.

Vince Cable MP

Lib Dems unveil housing plans 

28 August 2008

Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesman Vince Cable has made a number of proposals to halt what he described as the 'downward spiral' of the housing market.

Tenants at risk of repossession

Tenants at risk of repossession 

26 August 2008

Buy-to-let repossessions have significantly increased compared to this time last year - making people who rent their home just as vulnerable to the effects of repossession as homeowners.

Louis Theroux

When Louis met ROOF 

26 August 2008

Broadcaster and journalist Louis Theroux reveals his best and worst experiences of housing in this month’s edition of ROOF, Shelter’s independent magazine.

A new building in the Thames Gateway

£8 billion needed for house building  

22 August 2008

The Government should spend £8 billion on building new homes now to help kick start the flagging house building industry, Shelter announced yesterday.

Housing Minister Caroline Flint MP

Flint meets Shelter staff 

08 August 2008

Housing minister Caroline Flint MP is visiting a Shelter Housing Aid Centre in Leeds today to find out how staff on the frontline are coping with the repossessions crisis.

Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson

'Merciless mortgage lenders' slammed 

05 August 2008

Shelter chief executive Adam Sampson has condemned ‘merciless mortgage lenders’ in the light of a new report on repossessions and mortgage arrears from City watchdog the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP

Clegg visits Children's Service 

04 August 2008

Over 100,000 children are stuck in temporary housing in Britain - a figure highlighted by Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg when he visited our Educational Support Project in Newham, London, with the party’s housing spokesman Lembit Opik.

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