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Radio 4,18 May 2020,37 mins

Moving to the country; Student rent; Lockdown modelling

You and Yours

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Students are struggling financially to pay the rent on their University accomodation that's empty right now. Can they get out of their tenancies early? Clothing companies like Zara and Asos are sending clothes to models to take pictures at home - with mixed results. Camping and Caravan sites are seeing bookings for August and September increase. If we can holiday this year, is the self catering break in the UK the one we can safely have? Online property websites say they're seeing more people wanting to up sticks from the city and move to the country. Is lockdown making us realise we want to escape urban life? And, the dogs trained to sniff out...Japanese Knotweed. Presenter: Winifred Robinson Producer: Lydia Thomas

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