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Last
week, Mr Brown repeated his concerns that the economy is hostage
to the housing market and how it reacts to changes in interest
rates.
He
has set up an inquiry to find ways to encourage more families to
take out long-term 20 to 25-year fixed rate mortgages.
The
Government has also signalled a building boom in housing hot
spots - largely in the south of England - to cut prices.
If
necessary, decisions on whether to build new estates will be
taken away from local councils and given to the Deputy Prime
Minister John Prescott's department.
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