Newsletter July 2009

• Housing debt helpline for Wales is launched

  A new Housing Debt Helpline to provide free advice to tenants and homeowners in Wales struggling to keep a roof over their heads has been launched by Dr Brian Gibbons AM, Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, and Jocelyn Davies AM, Deputy Minister for Housing.

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• Debt Helpline provides free and impartial advice

  The Housing Debt Helpline Wales is available to anyone living in Wales. It will provide free and impartial advice from fully-trained and experienced debt counsellors for anyone with mortgage or rent arrears, or threatened with repossession or eviction by private and social landlords and face losing their homes.

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• Anyone Can Get Into Housing Debt

  People can get into housing debt for a variety of reasons:

  • Change in circumstances like job loss, sickness or relationship breakdown
  • Accessing high cost credit/mortgages from non traditional lenders and securing it on their homes
  • Over-borrowing during the property boom.

   

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• Want to Promote the Helpline?

  If you work with people at risk of housing debt, and would like to promote the Housing Debt Helpline Wales service, we can supply you with leaflets and posters. Just call 029 2055 4955 or email maureen.russell@walescoop.com and let us know how many copies you need.

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• Website Links

  Why not create a link to our website, http://www.housing-debt-helpline-wales.org? If you can support people at risk of losing their homes, let us know and we’ll create a link back to your website too. Just contact Aimee Shanahan on 029 2955 4955 or email aimee.shanahan@walescoop.com.

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• Presenting the Housing Debt Helpline Wales

  If you’d like to find out more about the Housing Debt Helpline Wales, Mark Robinson, Manager of the Consumer Credit Counselling Service in Cardiff, is willing to deliver presentations on the service to organisations in South East Wales. To arrange a visit from Mark, please contact him on 029 2066 6432.

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