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I find it very annoying that the solicitors acting on the sale of a repossessed property are quite so unhelpful. It is fair enough that they and their client have no knowledge of the property and can ...

Changes have been made to the tax agreement between the UK and Switzerland in respect of undisclosed Swiss bank accounts held by UK taxpayers. Under the revised terms, the upper limit of the one-off ...

Given the growth in solar PV installations in the last couple of years, news of what is believed to be the UK’s first PV system fire should not, perhaps, have been unexpected. It was recently ...

Just when we thought that nothing could stop the pound as it climbed to some 18-month highs against a basket of currencies, one of the biggest pieces of economic data is released to halt sterling dead ...

Good morning. The headlines you never see: "Global corporation lobbies government", "Politician courts media support", "PM and TV mogul attend same lunch". But what about "German central banker ...

It is a natural question to ask I think. If you are wise enough to spend money on the thing you probably want most (retirement), i.e. not to have to work again, then you are most likely going to use a ...

Recent days have been difficult ones for the Euro. As if trouble in Spain was not enough, French voters last week-end voted mainly for parties that favour a change of policy over the Euro and EU ...

Fancy extending your online influence using social networks? It’s possible, of course, but you are more likely to succeed if you choose the right friends in the first place..! When people decide ...

We do searches and one (the local search) tells us if a road is “adopted” or not. Adopted means that the Council have agreed it is up to standard and will thereafter pay for the repair and ...

Yet more improvements to an already generous relief for SMEs. From April 2012: the rate of relief will increase to 225%; and the cap on payable tax credit available for surrendered losses is ...