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Half will sell home to fund care

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Half will sell home fund care - A shock study has highlighted cash crisis facing millions nearing retirement, which will force half of us sell our home fund care Watchdog raps broadband ad - Internet provider Bulldog has been rapped for high-profile advertising campaign promising high-speed broadband that many users could not get



Half will sell home to fund care  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
A shock study has highlighted the cash crisis facing millions nearing retirement, which will force half of us to sell our home to fund care
Watchdog raps broadband ad  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Internet provider Bulldog has been rapped for a high-profile advertising campaign promising high-speed broadband that many users could not get
Market report: Wednesday 12.15  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Energy shares were on the back foot today after oil prices came under renewed pressure- TIPS: Shake the tree for the next windfall
Chelsea face spending clampdown  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Roman Abramovich's ability to snap up any player for Chelsea Football Club could be restricted next season if new spending rules are brought in
Drivers warned on scam firm's dud cover  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
The FSA is warning customers of Eeasybrokers, an unauthorised car insurance broker, that they could be breaking the law by driving with invalid cover
Homeloans hit new record  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
The London-led house price resurgence and a boom in summer interest pushed homeloans to a new record in August as Britain borrowed £32.7bn
Resolution aims for £1bn of new funds  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Resolution Life, the manager of 7m pension and endowment policies, is hungry to gobble up more funds
Airlines release millions of discount tickets  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Airlines are offering millions of cut-price seats in a bid to win back passengers after last month's alleged terror plot
Online postage service launched  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Postage stamps can be bought on the Internet and printed on to envelopes at home under a scheme unveiled by the Royal Mail today
Energy customers to miss price drops  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Householders could struggle to benefit from any drops in gas and electricity prices as suppliers impose penalties for changing tariffs
Online comparisons 'may hit credit scores'  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
The internet is increasingly the place people buy financial products - but websites have made it easier than ever to damage your credit score
Peanuts for package hols  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Package holiday firms have launched panic sales amid a disastrous trade slump, slashing the cost of a week in Turkey to as little as £19
Toshiba laptop battery recall  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Toshiba is calling back and replacing 340,000 laptop batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony in less than six weeks
Three vie with Virgin for rail franchise  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Virgin Rail will face tough competition from three rivals in its battle to carry on running the Cross Country franchise, it was revealed today
Managers braced for Beeb bung bombshell  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
The Football Association today faced calls to be investigated by Scotland Yard, amid allegations that the heart of football is corrupt
Potter spins sales magic for publisher  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Bloomsbury said the launch of the paperback edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince helped it to a hike in revenues
Return of the rate hike  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Britons are bracing themselves for further rate hikes after chancellor Gordon Brown hinted he would lift his growth forecasts.
Lib Dems want £2,000 extra council tax  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Families would be hit by a home and car tax bombshell amounting to £4,500 a year under the Liberal Democrats, it emerged last night
It's round one to gentle Benn  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Our own Hilary Benn, backed by the rest of Europe, has the neoconservative World Bank chief Wolfowitz on the ropes
Bermuda triangle for car sales  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mails investigator Tony Hetherington responds to readers' complaints - this week he looks at a firm targeting car sellers
Charter makes it mark  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stockpicker Midas takes a look at Charter engineering and its interesting ride over the past few years
End this TV quiz disgrace  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Lucrative participation TV quizzes are the latest craze and for companies of the stature of ITV, Channel 4 and Five to perpetuate this con is unacceptable, says Lisa Buckingham
Millions should love Sharpe  [09/20/2006 01:17 PM]
Love or hate him, you can't accuse Robert Sharpe, the suave boss of Portman Building Society, of not being true to his word