Some 23bn is spent by UK pensioners rent every year - leaving them more than 133,000 worse off home-owning peers, new research shows Retired couple
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Renting is costing retirees 23bn year - Some 23bn is spent by UK pensioners rent every year - leaving them more than 133,000 worse off home-owning peers, new research shows Retired couple
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TUC urge aid for those hit by 10p tax rate cut

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TUC urge aid for those hit by 10p tax rate cut - The Government was today urged introduce measures help millions of low-paid workers affected by abolition of 10p tax rate Commuters


Renting is costing retirees 23bn year - Some 23bn is spent by UK pensioners rent every year - leaving them more than 133,000 worse off home-owning peers, new research shows Retired couple



TUC urge aid for those hit by 10p tax rate cut  [04/12/2008 05:49 AM]
The Government was today urged to introduce measures to help millions of low-paid workers affected by the abolition of the 10p tax rate Commuters


Renting is costing retirees 23bn a year  [04/12/2008 05:49 AM]
Some 23bn is spent by UK pensioners on rent every year - leaving them more than 133,000 worse off than their home-owning peers, new research shows Retired couple
Future bright for booming Liffe  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Ten years ago Liffe, the London International Financial Futures Exchange, was on the verge of collapse. Now trading is up 100-fold after an astonishing recovery Traders at the BCG Bank


30 second guide to collateral  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The Daily Mail city team explains the meaning behind the term 'collateral'
The IMF's Kahn-do approach  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss Kahn, was in triumphal mood yesterday


Ombudsman should focus on indebted  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
The Financial Ombudsman's Service should spend more time championing those caught in the debt trap, according to an influential report Bills, statements, debt
Darling calls for reforms to fight crunch  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Alistair Darling will tonight call for major reforms of the world's financial institutions to overcome the credit crunch Alistair Darling


Fuel bills help for 100,000 homes  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Up to 100,000 households are to be helped with their fuel bills under a deal with power companies brokered by the Government, it was announced today Pensioner warming hands at gas fire
Paying the price of a boom built on debt  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Even after an interest rate cut, some banks put up their mortgage rates. The MPC and the Government need to take far more drastic action Nationwide


Tesco 'villages' will kill us off, say traders  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Tesco is planning a series of self-contained 'villages' where people will be able to live, work and buy groceries Tesco Shopping trolly and bags
Energy firms warned over market abuses  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Energy giants were today warned by the Government it will crack down on any market abuses to boost profits Woman reading her gas meter


Mortgage lending 'will halve this year'  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Funds available to people buying houses will halve this year unless action is taken to curtail the credit crunch, say bankers Bank of England
Tickets sold for 25% more in web scam  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Theatre-goers are being hit with 25% ticket mark-ups by misleading internet sites London Theatre ticket internet rip off


Market report: Friday close  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
17.00:It looks like another big pay day for hedge fund operator and activist shareholder Martin Hughes, known to his mates in the City as 'the rottweiler' Stock brokers, stock market, traders
Spanish Government owes Brits thousands  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Thousands of Brits who sold a property in Spain in recent years could be owed a 20% tax rebate to the tune of 50m - or 11,000 each Villa in Spain


Soaring euro puts £200 on summer holidays  [04/12/2008 02:12 AM]
Holidaymakers face a sharp rise in the cost of their summer break after the pound hit a new low against the euro - What will your pounds buy you now? Family on holiday
Market report: Thursday close  [04/10/2008 05:41 PM]
17.00:The temperature was rising today for shareholders of Enodis as the shares surged 78½p to 230p after a bid approach London Stock Exchange trader, tues 22nd January 2008


Highlighting the MPC dilemma  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
Those hit by the credit crunch are screaming for interest rate cuts but the rest of the economy shows little sign of needing it
30 second guide to distressed debt  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
The Daily Mail City desk explains why distressed debt has suddenly become so popular...


A crunch year for the world  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
A key report on global financial prospects has everything short of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse charging down Pennsylvania Avenue
City jobs axe fear as the hiring drops away  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
Fears of sweeping job cuts in the City rose today as hiring levels crashed and banks delayed bringing in new staff George Soros


Free Eurostar ticket reward for lost T5 bag  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
A businessman who lost his suitcases in the chaos at Heathrow's Terminal Five is offering a free holiday on Eurostar to anyone who finds it Passengers queue to check in at Terminal 5, Heathrow
Kaupthing remains king of best-buys  [04/10/2008 03:31 PM]
Icelandic bank Kaupthing Edge has announced it will leave its savings rate untouched at 6.5% following today's Bank of England base rate cut Kaupthing bank Iceland


Cut in home loans but not for all  [04/10/2008 03:30 PM]
The Bank of England today cut its base rate by 0.25% to 5% but relief for home owners was instantly undermined by a new wave of mortgage rate increases For sale rate
SFO 'acted illegally' over BAE deals inquiry  [04/10/2008 03:30 PM]
The Serious Fraud Office was today found by a court to have acted unlawfully in ending the BAE-Saudi arms deal investigations Tornado F3, BAE Systems