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Birdnesting has been back in the press this year, thanks to an unlikely source. When the then Deputy Leader of the Labour party was caught not paying enough stamp duty, it was her birdnesting status that caught her out.

In the UK, the school admission process involves a parent or caregiver having a permanent, valid address and many families will pre-empt this requirement by moving to improve their chances of getting a place at their favoured school.

The Government has just launched two consultations on how it could change the property buying and selling process in England and Wales. It has acknowledged that the process is too slow, too costly and too fragile.