One in ten in North West fear missing rent or mortgage payments post-Xmas
One in ten people in the North West worry about keeping up with their rent or mortgage repayments in January, according to new research.
Disabled Manchester human rights activist fights Home Office over eviction threat
A Disabled human rights campaigner faces eviction from her Whalley Range home next week after Home Office bosses decided to end their support for her three-year fight for asylum.
Bolton patriot beats housing inspectors to fly 20-foot high Union Jack flag outside home
Proud patriotic Brit Paul Rushton has won a battle against housing inspectors – for the right to fly the Union flag outside his Bolton home.
One in 46 people in Salford at risk of eviction and repossession – the highest in North West, says Shelter
Based on data recorded by the Ministry of Justice, last year almost 30,000 homes were at risk of eviction or repossession, equating to 81 per day
Look for the Purple Door: Safe house program offers support for Manchester’s young LGBT community
The Albert Kennedy Trust initiative offers shelter, training and friendship to those in the LGBT community affected by abuse
Bored of your council house? Swap it! Salford Council launch ‘speed dating’ social housing swap night
Swap event to help tenants beat the bedroom tax or move for work
Cash back! Manchester pockets £35million from government scheme for fight against empty home blight
Bonus payment is the largest in the North West
Pioneering UK initiative launched in Greater Manchester tackling anti-social behaviour on housing estates
The ‘Crime Concordat’ signed police and landlords
Manchester’s most vulnerable living without food and heating as city hardest hit in North West by bedroom tax
New figures show 11,360 affected by the tax
‘Greedy’ and ‘unsustainable’: Plans for 250 new affordable Wigan homes slammed by MP and residents
Andy Burnham MP has backed residents in their fight
Greater Manchester is repossession ‘hotspot’: Oldham and Wigan two of worst affected towns in UK, says report
The two Greater Manchester towns have nearly double the national average of repossessions