One in four households in England found to be homeless or
under threat of homelessness last year were in paid work at the time, an
analysis of government figures reveals. Data shows that, of more than 260,000
households facing a homelessness crisis, more than a quarter of applications
for council support were made by a household member who was in paid employment
at the time. In some areas, the proportion of working households facing losing
their homes was much higher, reaching more than half in one council, Rutland in
the East Midlands. Read more on the Observer website.
Eight in 10 homes in London’s poshest postcodes now sell below asking
price, Coutts finds
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Sellers in areas such as Belgravia and Mayfair face hundreds of thousands
of pounds in losses as property prices fall
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