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Council pay-offs 'unjustified'

A watchdog has called for much greater transparency about golden goodbye deals

12:42am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A third of town hall chiefs walk away with a golden goodbye worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a survey by the local government spending watchdog.

House-hunters shun static market

Only 258 house-hunters registered with estate agents during February, research found

12:10am Tuesday 16th March 2010

The imbalance between supply and demand showed further signs of easing during February as potential new buyers stayed away from the housing market, research has shown.

Warning over mortgage fraud rise

Lenders have been warned about rising levels of mortgage fraud

12:10am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Lenders have been urged to be on their guard against rising levels of mortgage fraud as the economy picks up.

Over-50s 'worst hit by redundancy'

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber

12:10am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Older workers are languishing in the dole queue after losing their jobs in the recession and not being able to find new ones, a new report has warned.

Rents rise as house supply falls

RICS expects rents to rise as the number of available homes declines

12:10am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Rents look set to increase during the months ahead after the number of homes available to let fell for the second quarter in a row, research has shown.

Fuel prices 'heading for new high'

Petrol prices will reach record levels this year, warns the AA

10:59pm Monday 15th March 2010

Petrol prices will reach record levels this year, according to research by the AA.

12,000 homes cut off over bills

More than 12,000 households had electricity cut off since 1997 because they failed to pay bills

6:32pm Monday 15th March 2010

More than 12,000 households have had their electricity cut off since 1997 because they failed to pay their bills, figures show.

Expats wait for pension ruling

More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for Government payouts

4:12pm Monday 15th March 2010

More than half a million retired Britons living abroad could be in line for Government payouts if a group fighting a legal battle over pension rights win their case.


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