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Homes no longer investments for old age

by Gill Montia.

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The era in which Britons saw their homes as investments for retirement is over, according to housing minister, Grant Shapps.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, Mr Shapps argues in favour of a stable housing market, which he describes as a market with slow-rising prices that could result in prices dropping, in real terms, over [...]

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