Britain's Other Landlord Housing associations are already big landlords, and the government wants them to become even bigger.
But what are they? And what can they offer?
Margo Macdonald introduces the first of three housing
Advice Shops which look at ways of getting a better home on a low income.
Directed by JEREMY ORLEBAR Produced by TONY MATTHEWS For the key information in this programme send an sae (13p) to: [address removed]
(For more news and information on welfare rights, housing, jobs etc watch Ask Margo , Friday at 3.40pm BBC1)