Can he fix it?
We all know someone who has been through the mill at the hands of a cowboy builder. Whether it's bodged work, shoddy materials, lost prepayments and deposits, or even th...
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Labour tries to mend fences with rural plan
Labour yesterday sought to build bridges with rural Britain with the publication of a wide-reaching five-year plan.
The strategy, from the Department for Environment, Fo...
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ABI calls for end to takeover bonus bonanza
City investors yesterday launched a campaign against large payouts to directors whose firms are taken over and called for the payment of cash bonuses to be more closely l...
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Charity donations can add to tax bill
I am a lower-rate taxpayer and give to charities throughout the year using Gift Aid. Near the end of the tax year, I do not know if I have any allowance left.
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Isas U-turn and cash for the young
The chancellor cheered up Britain's savers by announcing a stay of execution for higher Isa allowances and a boost for the new child trust funds, due to be launched in Ap...
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Signalled weakness hits SMG
SMG, the Scottish radio and television group, resumed its downward trend yesterday as a leading broker slapped a sell rating on the stock on the grounds that a bid from ...
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Full text: the pre-budget report speech
So Mr Speaker, it is because of sustained growth and - after 1997 - the prudent reduction of debt and debt interest payments that: we can make extra resources available t...
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White gold
Camilla Kingdon has cause to celebrate. As a consultant on the neonatal intensive care unit at Guy's and St Thomas' in London, she has been instrumental in setting up the...
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FSA takes on insurance regulation
New rules come into force today to bring insurance under the regulation of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), taking over the job from the General Insurance Standard...
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Paying the price for borrowing less
My elderly father repaid part of the capital on an HSBC personal loan. The bank told him there would be no charges or penalties but then terminated the original loan and ...
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