Housing guide

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A page of advice on taking action to house yourself cheaply and know your rights, in a time when buying a property is beyond many people, council housing is being sold off, rents are rising and hundreds of thousands are homeless.

In the UK - the world's 4th richest country, 400,000 people are homeless. Meanwhile, over 700,000 properties lie empty1 . If you want to take direct action to house yourself, read on...

1Source: Shelter

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