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| One in four 'facing fuel poverty' |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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| Almost a quarter of the population will be pushed into fuel poverty by the end of next year as prices rise, a report suggests. |
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| Nationwide in talks over mergers |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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| The Nationwide Building Society is in merger talks with two smaller rivals, the Derbyshire and Cheshire Building Societies. |
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| Mortgage interest help is limited |
(Sat, 06 Sep 2008)
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| People over 60 will not benefit from improvements to a scheme to help people pay mortgage interest if they lose their job. |
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| Car club members on the increase |
(Sat, 06 Sep 2008)
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| There are now about 50,000 drivers using "pay as you go" car sharing clubs, says the industry body, Carplus. |
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| Properties 'on market for longer' |
(Fri, 05 Sep 2008)
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| Most properties for sale in the UK have now been on the market for more than 90 days without finding a buyer. |
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| Financial abuse of elderly 'huge' |
(Sat, 06 Sep 2008)
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| Thousands of elderly people are having their life savings, possessions and homes stolen by family members, a charity says. |
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| UK food prices show 8.3% increase |
(Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
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| UK food prices have risen by 8.3% on average since January, with meat and fish up 23%, according to a study for the BBC. |
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| Simpler rail ticketing introduced |
(Sun, 07 Sep 2008)
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| The second phase of changes to the rail ticketing system
comes into force, with two categories for buying tickets on the day of travel. |
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| House prices in double-digit fall |
(Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
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| UK house prices recorded an annual fall of 10.9% in August leaving the average home costing £174,178, says the Halifax. |
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| PM rules out one-off fuel payment |
(Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
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| Gordon Brown confirms the government will not be giving consumers a one-off payment to help with rising fuel bills. |
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| New car sales 'hit by downturn' |
(Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
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| New UK car registrations last month were at their lowest level for any August since 1966, figures show. |
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| Mortgage rates 'continue to fall' |
(Thu, 04 Sep 2008)
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| The Abbey is the latest lender to reduce interest rates on its mortgages during the longest period of cuts since the credit crunch began. |
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| Pension scheme in £1 billion deal |
(Wed, 03 Sep 2008)
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| The Cable & Wireless pension scheme has struck a deal with the Pru to guarantee the pension payments of its 5,000 pensioners. |
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| Insurance bosses are banned |
(Wed, 03 Sep 2008)
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| Insurance customers could have been left without the cover they paid for after directors misused clients' money. |
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| M&S 'whistleblower' gets the sack |
(Wed, 03 Sep 2008)
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| A Marks & Spencer worker is sacked after telling the media that the retailer planned to cut redundancy pay to staff. |
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| Stamp duty axed below £175,000 |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| Stamp duty will be payable from £175,000 instead of £125,000 for the next year, in an effort to boost the housing market. |
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| More pension schemes rescued |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| Another 15 insolvent pension schemes were taken over by the Pension Protection Fund in August. |
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| Millions due to gain tax rebate |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| New tax measures come into force this month that should see about 22 million people receive a rebate of around £60. |
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| Buyers weigh up aid measures |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| First-time buyers and people fearing repossession react to the government's assistance package. |
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| Housing changes: the reaction |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| Housing groups give a guarded welcome to the government's changes to the stamp duty threshold and other measures. |
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| New rules to stop mortgage fraud |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| New rules have come into force to help stop mortgage lenders becoming the victims of over-inflated property valuations. |
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| Housing market 'needs more help' |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| Government must take "decisive action" to help the housing market, say the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. |
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| Housing dip 'slows divorce rate' |
(Wed, 03 Sep 2008)
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| Research suggests that couples are less likely to get divorced during a slowdown in the housing market. |
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| Charity shops boosted as shoppers try to beat credit crunch |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| Charity shops beat the economic slowdown as shoppers look for value away from the traditional high street chains. |
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| Gloom or boom? |
(Fri, 05 Sep 2008)
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| Is it make or short break for UK budget hotels? |
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| Sports thoughts |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| How Olympic success led to a spending spree |
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| Duty bound |
(Tue, 02 Sep 2008)
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| Can the stamp duty holiday revive the property market? |
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| Tough times |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| How firms and staff deal with redundancy threats |
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| Pension tips |
(Mon, 01 Sep 2008)
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| Advice on defined contribution pension schemes. |
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| Smart thinking? |
(Thu, 28 Aug 2008)
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| The retailers' price war over school uniforms |
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