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Miliband pledges to scrap stamp duty to woo first time buyers
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Doozergirl wrote: »They can't promise what they can't physically build. Someone has to do it. They'll have to loosen up planning laws, set targets for Local Authorities to approve x number of new builds per year along woth incentive for people to buy.
The London plan has called for 50,000 homes a year for a while now but its never met as the council plans and gives out insufficient stamps0 -
I cannot believe anything any politician pledges in the run up to a general election, they all try to gain votes with empty promises then renege on them once in power.0
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