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Stamp duty could be cut [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Ministers are looking at cutting stamp duty in the hope of kick-starting the housing market
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Banks warned over online fraud victims [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Banks have been told they cannot use a recent update to the industry's code of conduct to opt out of compensating victims of online fraud
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Crunch hits home as pets are abandoned [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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The credit crunch has hit the headlines through economic turmoil but it has also led to more pets being abandoned as families struggle with living costs
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Shares hit by oil and US mortgage crisis [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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The FTSE 100 index tumbled today to three-year lows as oil prices soared and US markets were hit by a crisis among mortgage lenders
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School fees soar by 40% in past five years [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Parents sending their children to private school have seen inflation-busting increases hike the cost of school fees by 40% in five years - making it vital to plan ahead
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Insurers agree on flood cover guarantee [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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The insurance industry and the Government have come to an agreement to ensure that householders are able to obtain protection against flooding
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Watch out: Google spies at your door [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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A privacy row has erupted as web giant Google starts sending cameras down every street to build online picture database
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Fuel prices drive move to public transport [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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These are boom times for train and bus operators as oil prices drive people out of their cars and onto public transport, explains Robert Lea in the Evening Standard
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'More than 75% to see car tax hike' - poll [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than three-quarters of car-owners estimate they will be worse off under the controversial new road tax rates, according to a poll conducted by This is Money
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Estate agents face dole as sales plunge [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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As many as 6,000 estate agents could lose their jobs this year, as home sales plummet by as much as 80% in some regions
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Candy bros Chelsea plan hits major hurdle [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Candy brothers' plan for the redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks has hit a major hurdle as residents present a rival scheme
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Turner: Recession should not be severe [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Britain may slide into recession but it won't be 'severe', the new head of the City watchdog Lord Turner admitted today
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Shoplifting 'epidemic' costs millions [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Shoplifters are costing retailers millions of pounds in what one senior figure calls an 'epidemic'
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Ban on selling voter lists to curb junk mail [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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More than 70% of families have said that they want government action to reduce junk mail
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US ponders £2,500bn 'Rock-style' bailout [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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The US may be forced to rescue its two largest mortgage companies in a package that would dwarf Britain's £50bn Northern Rock bailout
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Equitable sufferers face a long, hard slog [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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UK economy: Headlong towards a slump [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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UK in denial on housing, says 'prophet of fear' [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Another Isa mess [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: Imperial, Antrim [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hetherington: Scottish Life & Nationwide [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Rates freeze as food bills soar by 7% [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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Food prices have jumped by an average of 7% in a year, the latest figures show today, amid fears inflation will rise even higher
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