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Stamp duty could be cut - Ministers are looking at cutting stamp duty in the hope of kick-starting the housing market



Stamp duty could be cut  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Ministers are looking at cutting stamp duty in the hope of kick-starting the housing market
Banks warned over online fraud victims  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Crunch hits home as pets are abandoned  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Shares hit by oil and US mortgage crisis  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
School fees soar by 40% in past five years  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Insurers agree on flood cover guarantee  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The insurance industry and the Government have come to an agreement to ensure that householders are able to obtain protection against flooding
Watch out: Google spies at your door  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
A privacy row has erupted as web giant Google starts sending cameras down every street to build online picture database
Fuel prices drive move to public transport  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
'More than 75% to see car tax hike' - poll  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Estate agents face dole as sales plunge  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
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
Candy bros Chelsea plan hits major hurdle  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The Candy brothers' plan for the redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks has hit a major hurdle as residents present a rival scheme
Turner: Recession should not be severe  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain may slide into recession but it won't be 'severe', the new head of the City watchdog Lord Turner admitted today
Shoplifting 'epidemic' costs millions  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Shoplifters are costing retailers millions of pounds in what one senior figure calls an 'epidemic'
Ban on selling voter lists to curb junk mail  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
More than 70% of families have said that they want government action to reduce junk mail
US ponders £2,500bn 'Rock-style' bailout  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The US may be forced to rescue its two largest mortgage companies in a package that would dwarf Britain's £50bn Northern Rock bailout
Equitable sufferers face a long, hard slog  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
UK economy: Headlong towards a slump  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
UK in denial on housing, says 'prophet of fear'  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Another Isa mess  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Imperial, Antrim  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Scottish Life & Nationwide  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Rates freeze as food bills soar by 7%  [07/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Food prices have jumped by an average of 7% in a year, the latest figures show today, amid fears inflation will rise even higher