NEW YORK: A law center has urged housing providers to stop asking the homeless for up front rent payments when they are offered a property.

Many now demand large sums of money in advance.

Private landlords already ask potential tenants to pay up front for Read More »

LOS ANGELES: Lonely elderly people are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely and isolated.

The project has launched for the first time following a successful pilot.

Dubbed HenPower, the scheme was dreamed up by creative aging charity to tackle social Read More »

NEW YORK: Global growth is likely to remain lower than it has historically been because aging populations generally draw more from the economy than they contribute to it.

Populations are rapidly aging in most developed countries (EFA). The proportion of the developed market population older Read More »

NEW YORK: A call has been made to impose a minimum size on affordable homes after 19 units were approved.

The planning authority has given the go ahead but expressed concern about 35 metre square flats – described in an officer’s report as “very small”. Read More »