{"id":143264,"date":"2024-03-30T23:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/were-being-ripped-off-englands-affordable-housing-residents-who-are-being-priced-out-of-their-own-homes\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T23:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T16:39:48","slug":"were-being-ripped-off-englands-affordable-housing-residents-who-are-being-priced-out-of-their-own-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/were-being-ripped-off-englands-affordable-housing-residents-who-are-being-priced-out-of-their-own-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We\u2019re being ripped off\u2019: England\u2019s \u2018affordable-housing\u2019 residents who are being priced out of their own homes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nService charges for shared-ownership houses have rocketed, leaving many unable to pay. We hear their storiesWhen the construction company Lendlease first promoted the regeneration of Elephant and Castle in south London, it promised a host of benefits for the local community.It said the area would gain more than 3,000 homes, including hundreds of affordable flats, a new public park with a community \u201ctree house\u201d, and thousands of jobs. The area was previously best known for the sprawling Heygate council estate, two precarious traffic roundabouts and a fading shopping centre. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…\u2018We\u2019re being ripped off\u2019: England\u2019s \u2018affordable-housing\u2019 residents who are being priced out of their own homes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Service charges for shared-ownership houses have rocketed, leaving many unable to pay. 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