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- initialism Certified Industrial Hygienist
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The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) warns today that the "golden age of home ownership" is coming to an end.
Angry and insecure – the renting Britons with no hope of buying a home 2010
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The CIH is calling for councils and housing associations to refocus their attention and consider "intermediate renting" schemes, which offer homes at below the market rate.
Housing organisation declares 'golden age' of home ownership over 2010
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Sarah Webb, chief executive of the CIH, says the time has come to move away from the notion of "right to buy" and "wrong to rent" and to focus on how to make renting a positive choice.
Angry and insecure – the renting Britons with no hope of buying a home 2010
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In a study released today, the CIH also calls for action to help the "in-betweens", who tend to earn more than £12,000 but less than £25,000.
Housing organisation declares 'golden age' of home ownership over 2010
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In today's study, the CIH suggests how not-for-profit housing associations could target the "in-betweens", such as Rachel from Stalybridge, with intermediate renting options that provide properties at below market rates.
Angry and insecure – the renting Britons with no hope of buying a home 2010
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Sarah Webb, CIH chief executive, says the "in-betweens" do everything the government asks - working and generally not claiming benefits - but not getting anything in return.
Housing organisation declares 'golden age' of home ownership over 2010
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According to the CIH, this golden age is now over, a conclusion backed up by figures that show owner-occupation in England peaked at 71% in 2002-03 and had fallen to 68% by 2008-09, the year the financial crisis was at its most intense.
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The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has a name for this group? the "in-betweens", caught in a twilight zone between housing dependency and fending for themselves.
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Hard-working families may be idealised on the hustings but, as Sarah Webb, the CIH chief executive, rightly notes, "they are forgotten when it comes to their housing needs and aspirations".
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According to the CIH, council tenants who live in one property throughout their adult lives pay far more in rent than they would have done with a mortgage had they purchased the property under right-to-buy.
Angry and insecure – the renting Britons with no hope of buying a home 2010
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