Quick Quiz of the Week's News #9

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How much do you remember from the week's news?

1. How many UK homes have been sold in recent years in order to pay for care fees, according to research carried out by NFU Mutual? a) 1 million b) 2 million c) 5 million Read the story here 2. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5% for how many consecutive months, following the latest announcement this week? a) 44 b) 54 c) 64 Read the story here 3. A former mortgage adviser who stripped an entire kitchen from a Sleaford couple's home days before it was due to be repossessed is estimated to have taken how much off the value of ...

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