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UK Mortgage Approvals Dip as Time Ran Out to Beat Tax Hike - BLOOMBERG
By Andrew Atkinson and Tom Rees
UK mortgage approvals fell for a third month in March as house hunters ran out of time to tie up purchases before a property transaction tax went up at the start of April.
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