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Sir: If the Government really wants house prices to take off again, perhaps it should reintroduce double mortgage tax relief for joint purchasers. That was the cause of the boom in prices in 1987-88 and its withdrawal led to the decline from 1989 onwards.
Yours faithfully,
DAVID SHAMASH
London, WC2
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