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Radio 4,20 Jun 2013,55 mins
Charges for paper billing, and new options for first-time house buyers
You and YoursAvailable for over a year
The companies making you pay just to receive a paper bill. We assess the success of the Government's 'Help to Buy' scheme so far and speak to first-time buyers who have had to rely on the bank of mum and dad instead. Why Stephen King will only publish his latest book in hard copies. Plus, the people paying their mortgage for the whole year by spending a couple of months in a tent.
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