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If you are strapped for cash by the credit crunch, take an increasingly popular route and collect up to £300 per month tax-free by renting a room in your home.
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Every survey of the property market spawns more doomy media headlines
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Low income households are being excluded from the property market by high house prices and uncompetitive mortgages.
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