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It isn't just housing. It is just about anything that isn't going to be quick and easy to earn a buck on when in private practice.

More legal aid might be a way forward, but a hard look at local authority funded law centres and citizens advice bureaux might be more cost effective for all concerned.

We can forget about pro bono. In the days of scale fees for conveyancing and lots of smaller firms with a strong local connection doing a bit of housing, mortgage repossession, bankruptcy, welfare advice, pro bono or near enough on the green form will have been common enough to help local people, but today?