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Housing worries prospective MPs

by Lamiat Sabin

ALMOST all prospective MPs say that they are worried for young constituents who may never afford to get on the slippery housing ladder, a survey revealed yesterday.

The news comes as housing campaigners commemorate “rental freedom day” — the time when private tenants will have earned enough this year to cover annual renting costs, according to research by Halifax bank.

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