On a regional basis, five areas - London, the South East of England, the East of England, the North West of England, as well as Yorkshire and the Humber - all recorded record high rent levels, according to the survey.

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If the problem that led to the threat of repossession was a poor credit record, then after the sale and rent back takes place, the new tenants tend more than most to be poor payers.

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"We really didn't want to rent a house for a year and then make a whole record with 13, 14, 15 songs on it, then have most of the people who are thinking about buying it buy one song, " she explained.

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To set the record straight on the breach of the Convention in the Rent Act, the judge said the words "as his or her wife or husband" would also have to mean "as if they were his or her wife or husband".

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