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Grid fined record £42m for gas meter fiddle - National Grid has been hit with record fine today for anti-competitive practices that have artificially kept up household gas prices Woman reading her gas meter Nationwide jacks up deposits 25% - Nationwide has told homebuyers they must find deposit of at least 25% face higher interest rates - leaving buyers London needing £75,000 Nationwide



Grid fined record £42m for gas meter fiddle  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
National Grid has been hit with a record fine today for anti-competitive practices that have artificially kept up household gas prices Woman reading her gas meter
Nationwide jacks up deposits to 25%  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Nationwide has told homebuyers they must find a deposit of at least 25% or face higher interest rates - leaving buyers in London needing £75,000 Nationwide
Market report: Monday latest  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
11.15:Retail analyst Nick Bubb's opinion of the DSG International stores chain appears to be improving - Shares generally were squeezed higher Mickey Clark
House prices fall for fifth month  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
House prices have fallen for the fifth month in a row - with the average home worth £2,000 less than in autumn For sale rate
Crackdown launched on phone 'slammers'  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
With thousands of phone users having their provider switched without their knowledge, the industry watchdog has pledged a crackdown Man using a Mobile Phone
US bosses leaving over 'non-dom' tax  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Nine senior American directors of top international companies are preparing to quit London over the controversial non-dom tax proposals City of London skyline
Up to 400,000 paying too much council tax  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
As many as 400,000 people have been paying too much council tax, secret Government papers have revealed Refuse collection
British Gas break-in after bill mistake  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
When David Houghton returned home from a holiday, he was horrified to find the lock on his front door had been picked - by British Gas David Houghton & girlfriend - British Gas break-in.
Now taxman can bug your home and phone  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Tax inspectors have been given wide-ranging new powers to bug people's homes and private phone calls London houses
Grandfather wins £1m with 50p flutter  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
A frugal grandfather was revealed yesterday as the punter who won £1m with a 50p horseracing bet Freddie Craggs
Northern Rock chief may boost his pay-off  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Disgraced former Northern Rock boss Adam Applegarth massively boosted his potential pay-off by quitting the bank before Christmas, Financial Mail has established Northern Rock clock
A to Z of the Sunday newspapers  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the Sunday papers are reporting from the world of finance and business
Debt-hit homebuyers face double blow  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Thousands of people with a history of personal insolvency face an interest rate double whammy in the next 12 months Woman in debt,
Barclays pays out £1bn bonanza  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Bonus windfalls of almost £1bn have been shared in just four years by staff at Barclays Global Investors, the investment management arm of the bank Barclays Logo/Sign
Power giants face quiz over 'price rigging'  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Energy bosses face a public grilling by MPs on the powerful Business and Enterprise Select Committee, which has launched an investigation into 'power price-rigging' Centrica HQ
Watchdog 'tried to gag MP' over Rock crisis  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The head of the financial watchdog criticised for not acting sooner to prevent the Northern Rock scandal tried to gag a senior MP who warned the bank was heading for disaster, it was claimed last night FSA logo
Private equity eyes tasty morsels  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The private-equity purchase of sandwich shops chain Pret a Manger tells us a couple of things about the state of the markets
Another power failure expected  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
If the energy market works so well, why is it that the average householder now faces annual fuel bills of more than £1,000?
Timeshare trap, land rip-off, Experian confusion  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
The Mail on Sunday's investigator looks at a timeshare trap, a landbanking rip off and confusion over a debt settled four years ago
A Balkan boost for property buying Brits  [02/25/2008 01:17 PM]
Why British property buyers in Bulgaria have had an unexpected boost and a quick economics lesson for the world's newest nation