Who is liable for the problems with my new kitchen?
Q I bought a kitchen at Magnet. I paid a total of approximately ?6,000 using two credit cards (?2500 and ?3000) and the balance on a bank debit card.
One of the items in...
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Card firms must sharpen up their act on loan binge
We all know that the British have a bit of a credit habit - a report to be released tomorrow will show we are the biggest card borrowers in Europe - and that it's a love-...
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This is a bungle, in anyone's language
In some cases, it does not take much to spot signs of terminal corporate illness. Take Parmalat, the absurd Italian conglomerate. On November 11, after the Italian press ...
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Shopkeepers revolt as Londis offer falls
The Irish wholesaler Musgrave yesterday withdrew its £40m offer for Londis amid mounting controversy about £21m payments to four directors of the corner shop ch...
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Parmalat misses loan deadline
Parmalat, the Italian food group facing the worst financial crisis in its 40-year history, admitted last night that it would not be able to meet the deadline on a $400m (...
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Well-off families will 'benefit most from baby bonds
MPs yesterday warned that the government's new child trust funds, which aim to give the poor a stake in society and extend opportunity, are most likely to benefit the chi...
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Broker joins queue to buy Telegraph
Terry Smith, the maverick chief executive of stockbroker Collins Stewart, is putting together a cash bid for the Telegraph titles that would value the business at between...
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Hard to credit, but they're going to change the law
Britain's 30-year-old consumer credit laws are to be kicked into the 21st century. But don't hold your breath. Department of Trade proposals to transform antiquated legis...
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Parents get a break from family man Chancellor
A little known and little used childcare voucher scheme could be one of the most popular tax breaks for families by the end of the decade, following the announcement by C...
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Drax creditors reject IP offer
International Power's £130m bid to take control of Drax, Britain's biggest power station, collapsed ignominiously last night when the plant's creditors overwhelmingl...
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