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Around 1.3m over-50s are planning to downsize their property to help fund their retirement, even though most believe an average of £27,250 has been wiped off the value of their homes in the last two years - Alison Steed
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RENT levels are expected to rise in the New Year, as rental properties coming onto the market has fallen for the first time since January 2008, according to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) survey - Alison Steed
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BACKBENCH Labour MPs are putting pressure on the Government to continue with the current exemption of Stamp Duty for properties under £175,000. - by Alison Steed
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AROUND 95,000 homeowners moved home to get away from ‘neighbours from hell’ in the last two years, according to figures from Abbey Mortgages - Alison Steed
