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BBC prog on credit crunch and social housing
Kirsteen
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How is the credit crunch affecting your chances of finding affordable housing or finally reaching the top the waiting list for a council property?
The Donal MacIntyre asks what will happen to social housing now that private developers have stopped building and the number on council waiting lists is likely to grow to 5 million.
Donal MacIntyre is on BBC 5 live on Sunday November 9 between seven and eight in the evening. Email donal@bbc.co.uk if you'd like to share your experience or comment on the story.
The Donal MacIntyre asks what will happen to social housing now that private developers have stopped building and the number on council waiting lists is likely to grow to 5 million.
Donal MacIntyre is on BBC 5 live on Sunday November 9 between seven and eight in the evening. Email donal@bbc.co.uk if you'd like to share your experience or comment on the story.
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From the BBC website that time slot is for:
Donal McIntyre investigates the cyber terrorists - the underground networks which try to attack governments and national infrastructures around the world.
Unless you know more that your saying.Lets get this straight. Say my house is worth £100K, it drops £20K and I complain but I should not complain when I actually pay £200K via a mortgage:rolleyes:0
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