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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#003399"><font size="1"><b><font color="#FF9900"><a name="women"></a></font><font size="1"><font size="1"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Women
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<p><font size="1"> <font color="#FFFFFF">A woman's place is in the
home - with her name on the title deeds. That's the conclusion of
a survey which shows a new generation of women homeowners blazing
a new millennium property trail. </font></font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Independent women are no longer
waiting for a so-called Mr Right to come along before buying a place
of their own. The survey of first-time buyers by giant lender the
Woolwich shows 73% of women bought their first home on their own
- compared to just 48% of men. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Young women are itching to get away
from the parental nest - 28% say leaving the family home is the
biggest motivation for buying a house. But although they want to
put some distance between them and their families, they are still
grateful for some financial help. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Women are almost twice as likely
to rely on a financial leg up the property ladder by funding their
deposits with cash gifts from their family - 32% of women have a
handout, compared to just compared to 17% of men. And they are more
likely to consult their parents rather than their partner when it
comes to buying a property - 54% of women value parental advice,
compared to 31% of men. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">The survey reveals 63% of first-time
buyers save for their deposit themselves, 27% use a cash gift from
family or a windfall and 10% borrow their deposit. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Other poll findings show nice neighbours
come second only to location when choosing a first home. One in
five rate nice neighbours as the single most important factor in
buying their home. And a great garden is more important to men than
women, with 20% saying this is a deciding factor, compared to 12%
of women. </font></p>
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<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">You shut the front door on the world
and feel safe in your own home - but your confidence could be misplaced,
according to a new study. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Shocking accident statistics reveal
more people are killed in the home every week than die in road accidents.
In the United Kingdom 76 people are killed in domestic accidents
every week compared to 66 who die in road accidents. The causes
of death included fires, carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, drowning,
accidental collisions and DIY accidents. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">In 1999 more than 2.8 million people
needed hospital treatment following domestic accidents compared
to 320,310 after road accidents. Consumer Affairs Minister Kim Howells
describes the figures as ``worrying'', adding that all the deaths
are completely unnecessary. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">``People are suffering from unnecessary
accidents in the home,'' he says. ``These are worrying figures which
can be reduced simply by changing behaviour. ``The most vulnerable
people are the elderly and the very young. We have launched specific
campaigns to target these groups to make sure that the home becomes
a safer place.'' </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">The figures are part of the Department
of Trade and Industry's annual Home Accident Surveillance System
report. It shows that: </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">:: 76 people are killed in accidents
in the home every week</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> :: More than 1.2 million people
a year have to visit casualty after a fall in the home. This year
one in 12 people aged over 75 will go to casualty after a fall</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF"> :: Every day 55 pre-school children
go to casualty with burns and scalds sustained in their own home,
mostly from spilled cups of tea </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">:: There are 99,000 injuries every
year in DIY-related activities - 40,000 involving ladders </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">:: 590,000 people a year need emergency
treatment after colliding with an object or another person in the
home. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">``It is worrying to see that so
many people are still being needlessly injured in the home each
year,'' says Sarah Colles, Home Safety Adviser for the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Accidents. ``Home safety is everyone's responsibility
and we should work together in a bid to raise home safety awareness.''
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#003399"><font size="1"><b><font color="#FF9900"><a name="trauma"></a></font><font color="#FFFFFF">Traumatised
Flatmates Avoid Each Other </font></b><font color="#FFFFFF">- 04/04/01</font></font></td>
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<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Your kids are usually happy when
they live at home - but are they heading towards a nightmare when
they share a flat for the first time? Nearly a quarter of young
flatmates are so traumatised by their house-sharing experiences
that they go out of their way to avoid ex-flatmates, according to
a new survey. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Some 22% of those aged 16-24 who
have lived in a house-share evade contact with at least one of their
former flatmates, the survey shows. More than half (55%) of young
adults interviewed say they found the flat-share stressful and 43%
did not get on with one or more of their fellow housemates. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">The report, commissioned by Abbey
National's student banking team, shows 17% are still chasing ex-sharers
for unpaid debts. The research says that, in flatmates of all ages,
nearly one in five (17%) complain their fellow residents are noisy,
smelly and generally offensive. Nearly a quarter (24%) criticise
their flatmates for not pulling their weight and 7% claim fellow
housemates have stolen food or drink from them. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">It seems clear you should be very
wary when sharing a flat. Do not assume good friends will make good
flatmates. However much fun they are on a night out, the morning
after they may have different ideas about living arrangements. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">When you enter into a lease with
your new flatmates, you are all liable under that lease, so it may
be a good idea to agree to some basic rules in a ``flatmate understanding''.
Joint liability means any or all of the flatmates can be held liable
when just one of the flatmates fails to meet obligations under the
lease, such as late rent or damage. </font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">The flatmate understanding should
detail each one's obligation to the other members of the household.
All flatmates should sign and date the understanding to show good
faith. The understanding could cover a whole range of issues but
the biggest one is the rent. Agree whether each flatmate will pay
their share of the rent separately, or whether one member of the
household will be responsible for paying all of the rent on time.
</font></p>
<p><font size="1" color="#FFFFFF">Do such privileges as a pet, larger
room, or parking mean that one person will pay a larger share of
the rent? Check who will be responsible for the phone, electricity
gas and other communal bills and how everyone's share will be calculated.
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