Elsewhere, shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s proposal to introduce a rental cap ruffled some feathers as he promised to challenged so-called “rip-off” landlords.
The news that mortgage fraud continued to rise in the first half of the year also drummed up interest as it was revealed that the use of false and altered documents were among the most common ways people deceptively applied for a mortgage.
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