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Ask Sarah with Sarah Pennells, talking to Richard Blanco, Landlord Developer and London representative for the National Landlords Association, Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor in chief of Moneyweek Magazine, and David Lawrenson, founder of lettingfocus.com, about changes to buy-to-let property and whether it's a good idea to invest now. First Broadcast 13/02/16

Now it's not exactly new news, that there's a lack of affordable housing. So, with the housing crisis in, apparently, full throes, what happens to our vulnerable young poeple? Well youth charity the YMCA have dropped - quite literally - an innovative housing solution in south London which our reporter Kirsty Shanks visited to find out more.

Broken boilers, showers that no longer run, leaky roofs - they can all add up in terms of time and money, especially if you end up with a tearaway tradesman. So what's the best way to manage maintenance work at home? Georgie chats to property expert Richard Blanco and Billy Willger from heating and plumbing firm A C Wilgar.

Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by Grant Smith from the National Allotment Society and on the phone with Ruth Hayes, a reporter for the Amateur Gardening Magazine and Martyn Foulds from Halifax Home Insurance to answer your gardening questions and to discuss some of the costs involved from owning an allotment to buying and growing your own fruit and veg and of course making sure your prized plants and gardening equipment is covered with the correct insurance plan.

Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by Laura Whitcombe, deputy editor of Moneywise and on the phone by Simon Besswell, director at The DIY School, and Martyn Foulds from Halifax Home Insurance to discuss DIY jobs you can do around the house to save you money, what you should avoid doing yourself and courses you can take to become more DIY savvy, only on Women And Money.

Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by Tess Riley from the Guardian and former Streetbank, Jonathan Hampson, head of locations at Zipcar, and Jim Pickell, president of Home Exchange, to answer your questions about the sharing economy.

Sarah Pennells is joined by Young Money Champion Nicole Blackmore from the Telegraph to talk about studying abroad, the costs, planning, where and when to go and the common problems students face, with expert guests from UniSmart, The Student World and Study Portals.

Sarah Pennells is joined in the studio by Belinda Aspinall, founder of Life After London, David Hollingworth from London and Country Mortgages and Mark Hayward from the National Association of Estate Agents to talk about the financial and social aspects of moving to the country.

Official figures show private rental figures have hit their strongest annual pace for more than two years - up 2.5%. What will we do if they keep on rising at this rapid rate? Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Jacky Peacock from Advice 4 Renters.

Colin Bloom talks to Betsy Dillner, Director at Generation Rent, about the housing market in the UK, and the current trend towards renting rather then buying properties.