North Cornwall District Council wants to increase the number of low cost homes under new proposals.

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Cement output might not increase, or building of low-cost homes accelerate, simply because the state has majority ownership.

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To help get people out of the sprawling, squalid shanty towns it has built 2.7m low-cost homes, housing around 10m people.

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It has been claimed that a scheme that could provide low cost heating for homes in County Antrim is in doubt because of government policy.

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So they teamed with a nonprofit organization called the Motor City Blight Busters, which provides a low-cost work force that renovates the homes for Urban Detroit Wholesalers to sell.

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There are about 84, 000 "park homes" - relatively low-cost bungalow-style residential properties, usually sited on private estates - on 2, 000 sites across England.

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Consumers are buying cars and homes, finally, to take advantage of low cost mortgage and car loan rates.

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Low interest rates have translated into more purchasing power for homeowners, as the cost to finance homes has gone down.

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