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Telegraph again yesterday ,, Falling house prices and forced sales fears: five reasons why the property market is in a tailspin The end of the stamp duty holiday means the slump will come at the worst possible time https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buy/falling-house-prices-forced-sales-fears-five-reasons-property/

Far-right extremists take over UK land sales Facebook page https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jan/20/far-right-extremists-take-over-uk-land-sales-facebook-page

Deaths, self-immolation draw scrutiny on China tech giants https://techxplore.com/news/2021-01-deaths-self-immolation-scrutiny-china-tech.html

Massive Inflation in Shipping Costs. And the Reasons https://wolfstreet.com/2021/01/16/massive-inflation-in-shipping-costs-and-the-reasons/

Link for article quoted above Shock Brexit charges are hurting us, say small British businesses Levies to cover the increase in red tape, VAT and customs declarations are hitting trade to the European Union https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/17/shock-brexit-charges-are-hurting-us-say-small-british-businesses

Government launches 'Right to Regenerate' consultation Saturday 16 January 2021 http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/article/2021/1/16/government-launches-right-to-regenerate-consultation "The Government is asking for feedback on its plans to make it easier for communities to buy underused land and derelict buildings for affordable housing and other community spaces. The ‘Right to Regenerate’ proposals put forward: Proposals for the public to have first right of refusal to purchase underused land  Land to be sold by default, unless compelling reason not to

Councils ask for new powers to seize properties for England's homeless https://sports.yahoo.com/councils-ask-for-new-powers-to-seize-properties-for-englands-homeless-000101405.html

Summary from the Us view Flammable-Cladding Crisis in Residential Towers: The UK’s Housing Nightmare with “Mortgage Prisoners” https://wolfstreet.com/2021/01/15/flammable-cladding-crisis-in-residential-towers-the-uks-new-housing-nightmare-mortgage-prisoners/

Original article with interview from inside housing https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/homeless-families-could-save-for-mortgage-deposits-says-conservative-candidate-for-london-mayor-69156

Is the candidate guilty of exreme narcissism? I imagine the stress of a mortgage is one of the last things a homeless person wants to worry about . 87.5% of homeless were not even accounted for .... Covid: officials underestimated number of rough sleepers in England needing help National Audit Office said number of people needing shelter was eight times greater than thought https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/14/covid-officials-underestimated-number-of-rough-sleepers-in-england-needing-help

Tory London mayoral candidate: homeless can save for house deposit https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/13/tory-london-mayor-candidate-homeless-can-save-up-for-house-deposit

Property firm offers doctors £5k a dose for unused Covid vaccines https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/09/property-firm-offers-doctors-5k-a-dose-for-unused-covid-vaccines

Are soaring markets and house prices an 'epic bubble' about to pop? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/10/are-soaring-markets-and-house-prices-an-epic-bubble-about-to-pop

US Car update Having Already Dropped for Years, US Auto Sales Plunged to 1970s Level in 2020 https://wolfstreet.com/2021/01/07/having-already-dropped-for-years-us-auto-sales-plunged-to-1970s-level-in-2020/

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