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16/10/2008

The ‘Cut the VAT’ campaign to reduce VAT on domestic building work from 17.5 % to 5 % has received a boost from the European Commission, w...

16/10/2008

Evidence emerged yesterday that millions of mortgage customers will not get the full benefit of last week's base interest rate cut, introduced to stim...

15/10/2008

Tighter regulation is needed of firms offering sale and rent back deals to struggling homeowners, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).Under ...

09/10/2008

Mortgage providers have been dropping the cost of their home loans following the emergency cut in UK interest rates.Halifax said it will be reducing i...

09/10/2008

UK house prices registered a 1.3% fall in September, according to the Halifax.The lender said the drop meant the annual fall now stood at 12.4%, with ...