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Mortgage Charter addresses borrowers’ fears but does not help homeowners already in arrears

Yesterday the UK Government published the Mortgage Charter which aims to help homeowners who have seen interest rates steadily rise to 5% over the last 18 months.

27 June 2023

Stephen Morrison — Policy Lead

Mortgage

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Involving people in decisions about housing and homelessness

We asked Involve to research what is being done to involve 'experts by experience' in decisions about housing policy and services.

6 June 2023

Homelessness

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Experts by experience - involving people with housing and homelessness problems

We recently hosted an event bringing together experts by experience (people who have experienced housing problems or homelessness) with service providers, politicians and other key decision makers. Our goal was to talk about how we can involve experts by experience in the decisions that affect them.

19 December 2022

Kerry Logan — Participation and Policy Lead

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