Improving the private rented sector: A public service broadcast brought to you by the Bricks & Mortar Party

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Britain's landlords receive £9 billion in housing benefit payments, but more than 1 million rented homes don't meet basic standards. Here's what the (sadly fictitious) Bricks & Mortar Party proposes to do about it.

Improving the private rented sector: A public service broadcast brought to you by the Bricks & Mortar Party

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