Ms Palmer said that there was no gold plate standard and that efficiency is hard to achieve in older properties, adding that there are already tighter standards of efficiency in Wales than in England.

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"I try to wring every possibility out of my properties, " she said, adding that a national tour of "Peter" will kick off in August.

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This will have the dual effects of nurturing rental demand, as displaced former homeowners seek new lodgings, and of adding supply to many markets, as foreclosed properties re-enter the market.

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Because smart skins are grown by depositing layer upon layer, the base coating can be used as a foundation for adding other ingredients to tailor the material's properties for specific purposes.

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Interest rates are typically higher for investment properties should you need to refinance down the road, adding another potential headache.

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The acquisitive Murdoch, whose company owns The Times of London, the Fox television and movie studio, and racy tabloids like the New York Post and The Sun in Britain, would logically be interested in adding the lustrous reputation of The Wall Street Journal to his stable of properties.

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