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Flood-risk homes could be refused cover

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Flood-risk homes could be refused cover - Homes at risk of flooding might be refused cover after insurers warned that flood-defence funds announced by Alistair Darling are insufficient 'Inflation busting' council tax bills way - Local councils warned today level of Government grants set by Alistair Darling would leave black hole finances



Flood-risk homes could be refused cover  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Homes at risk of flooding might be refused cover after insurers warned that flood-defence funds announced by Alistair Darling are insufficient
'Inflation busting' council tax bills on way  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Local councils warned today the level of Government grants set by Alistair Darling would leave a black hole in their finances
Market report: Wednesday latest  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
11.15:Takeover target J Sainsbury is the latest supermarket chain to suffer from slowing sales growth over the summer
Small businesses lash out at tax overhaul  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of small firms and their shareholders have hit out at the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report for attacking their livelihood
Thousands of homes built in back gardens  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
More than a thousand new homes a year are built in London's back gardens, new figures have revealed - prompting calls for more protection against developers exploiting loopholes
Ban on 'too light hearted' TV loans advert  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
A TV commercial for a personal loans broke advertising rules because it implied borrowing large sums could be treated lightly, the industry watchdog has ruled
'Build on dull Green Belt' say MPs' advisers  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Swathes of the green belt should be given up for housing development, the Government's own environmental advisers have said
Greens disappointed on gas-guzzlers  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling was today accused of paying lip-service to green issues by failing to tackle congestion and the number of gas-guzzlers on Britain's roads
Give Bank more power to step in - King  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Mervyn King today pre-empted Alistair Darling's review of the Northern Rock fiasco by calling for the Bank of England to be given more power
Pre-Budget Report: Darling moves on IHT  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Chancellor Alistair Darling staged an audacious raid into Tory territory today in his first Pre-Budget Report
Are you a supermarket snob?  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
What you throw into your supermarket trolley reveals volumes about you. But where you do it apparently says even more. Are you a supermarket snob?
Treasury guarantee boosts Northern Rock  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock was today handed a fresh taxpayer guarantee to prop up the stricken bank while it tries to find a buyer
Post strike chaos to last for weeks  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The postal dispute worsened today with more strikes ordered for next week and a warning of more to follow after talks broke down
How thieves bypass bank card Pins  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Bank customers are being refused compensation for fraud on the basis they did not safeguard their Pin - even though it can be easily bypassed by fraudsters
British Gas no longer the cheapest  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
Customers will be able to benefit from cheaper gas and electricity bills this winter after British Gas prices were undercut by rival Scottish and Southern Energy
A very costly credit crisis  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The run on Northern Rock will over time come to be seen as a defining event for the British economy
30 second guide to sustainable investment  [10/10/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City Team look at the sustainable investment rule