Stamp prices look set to rise yet again as Royal Mail faces £120m bill after Budget tax raid
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoyal Mail has warned of more price hikes as a result of the Chancellor’s National Insurance raid. Read More
You can now get a £300,000 mortgage with a £50,000 household income
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmid sky-high property prices and hefty deposits, it’s no secret that getting a spot on the housing ladder in the UK at the moment can feel…
Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car take-up slows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFord says it will cut 800 jobs in the UK as it battles waning interest in electric cars and stiff competition from other…
It's -1°C and I'm too scared to turn on my heating
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy 76-year-old husband, Rajinder, and I voted Labour – but we regret it. Read More
Reeves’s wealth raid backfires as stamp duty revenue drops £140m
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUncertainty ahead of Labour’s Budget sparked a slump in luxury property sales – costing the Treasury £140m in lost stamp duty, analysis shows. …
'I used little-known type of mortgage to buy my first home on £18,000 salary'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA first-time buyer has explained how he boosted the amount he could borrow for a mortgage with the help of his mum. Read More
Inflation back above 2% in blow for Bank of England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInflation is rising and has gone back above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, figures are expected to show this…
One in ten to be hit with £3,000 council tax bills after Keir Starmer gives local authorities permission to raise it by nearly three times the rate of inflation
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne in 10 households could soon be walloped with a massive £3,000 council tax bill following Keir Starmer‘s permission to increase the charge…
OPINION - The golden era of TfL freebies like the 60+ Oyster must end — London can't afford it any more
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In just over six years, I’m due to join the best club in London. It won’t serve G&Ts, restrict women or provide…
Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEngland’s universities face financial turmoil with nearly three in four expected to be in the red next year, according to gloomy forecasts…