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How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers
a row of UK houses
RENTING

How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers

Private landlords have faced increasing taxes since 2016 and it’s contributed to warnings of an exodus. But Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis estimates that it has helped 1.1 million first-time buyers get on to the housing ladder
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Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook in a Renters' Rights Bill parliamentary debate
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How taxing private landlords helped 1.1 million renters become first-time buyers
a row of UK houses
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Labour housing minister Matthew Pennycook in a Renters' Rights Bill parliamentary debate
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