Matter of courtesy?
When a car is stolen or written off having insurance should be one of the few things that brings peace of mind. What matters to most people in the chaotic days that follo...
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British Energy's new lifeline
Taxpayers are to fork out over £2bn for nuclear clean-up costs following the government's fresh bailout of atomic power generator British Energy.
Its chairman and ...
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Retail banking head quits Abbey
The head of Abbey National's retail banking operation left the board yesterday, a day after the bank warned it would make a loss and cut its dividend for the first time s...
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?2bn boost for pensioners
Gordon Brown yesterday put the state of pensions at the heart of his strategy when he announced a £2bn spending boost for low-income pensioners that will come into e...
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The dealer, the telecoms magnate and the disappearing Stradivarius
Three years ago, the world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma accidentally left a 266-year-old cello worth $2.5m in the back of a New York taxi. Not long afterwards, a student at th...
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Clear present danger
Walk into most high street stores in the next few weeks, and you'll be bombarded with a plethora of in-store finance deals, ranging from 'interest free' credit agreements...
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Smith tightens the nation's belt
The government this week pressed ahead with plans for widespread benefits means testing and payment increases linked to inflation, despite widespread criticism that many ...
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When small print has a large say
One of the most important considerations when anyone buys insurance must be whether a claim will be honoured. Yet many readers who have contacted Jobs & Money have ha...
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Can I get a deposit back if I paid on a credit card?
Q I am contacting you because I am being pushed from pillar to post dealing with a conservatory deposit refund.
In May this year we paid ?5000 deposit on a ?20,000 conse...
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Time for a penalty shoot out
Last year, the Inland Revenue threatened nearly 823,000 people with the £100 penalty for late payment of tax. So why, when it overcharges you tax, is it so slow to r...
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