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U.K. Home Prices Underpinned by Tax-Holiday Rush, Hometrack Says

Guaranteed rent – U.K. Home Prices Underpinned by Tax-Holiday Rush, Hometrack Says Guaranteed rent Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — U.K. house prices held their value for a second month in February, boosted by a seasonal increase in demand and a rush to beat the expiration of a property-tax exemption, Hometrack Ltd. said. The average cost of …

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Housing professionals have teamed up with private landlords to ask ministers to think again about Housing Benefit cuts.

Housing professionals have teamed up with private landlords to ask ministers to think again about Housing Benefit cuts. A report from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the British Property Federation, published today, disputes the government’s claims that private sector landlords set their rents at the maximum tenants can claim under the Local Housing Allowance. …

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