The housing market will be plunged into "crisis"' without government action to address the "chronic under-supply of homes", a body representing housing associations in England has warned.

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Transferring the council's housing stock to an independent body offered the authority a way out of its current financial crisis but it was not the cause of the problem.

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For 11 years, Annita Rucker watched the man she married -- the dreamer, the achiever -- struggle to maintain his optimism while grappling with a shrinking housing market and a growing body.

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In a report, which follows a major public consultation, the body says more affordable housing, training opportunities for young people and financial support to provide care and services for an ageing rural population are vital.

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The body claimed that while housing accounted for 27% of the UK's carbon emissions, new homes made up only 0.63% of Scotland's total annual housing stock - and had already cut emissions by 70% since 1990.

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Exterior signs include 18-inch wheels, body-color door guards, chrome mirror housing, a thin trunk spoiler and dual exhaust.

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They say that the Fed sees housing rolling over, the banks taking another round of body blows and the next Lehman-like meltdown somewhere around the bend.

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But industry body Homes for Scotland said the proposed changes to building standards could "deepen Scotland's housing crisis".

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According to Mr Hoodless, the principle of the allocation of public housing on the basis of need would not change, although it would be carried out by a new body.

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