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The government is taking action to protect private renters (part 2)
This is the second post in a two-part blog exploring how the government is taking action to improve protections for private renters. Part one considered the…

The government is taking action to protect private renters (part 1)
The government’s drive to improve private renting has got a spring in its step. Not only has the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…
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