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Own goal

17 April 2015 By George Hay

Ruling Conservatives want to help more Britons buy their own dwellings. In global terms, UK home ownership isn’t especially high, but decreasing rentals is a foolish political objective. Making it one – especially with measures that just stoke demand – is irresponsible.    

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