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First-time buyers are haggling big discounts on homes: Here's Phil Spencer's tip on how YOU can too

Today

More than nine in 10 first-time buyers negotiated on the property purchase price last year, securing a discount of £22,900 on average.

Water owners failing Britain: Put our public utilities back on public markets, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Among Rachel Reeves' favourite themes is to ask why UK pension funds can't be more like Canadian and Aussie counterparts by investing in Britain.

Netflix set to bolster its Warner Bros bid as it fends off rival Paramount Skydance

Yesterday

Bosses at Netflix - the home of Bridgerton and Squid Game - are said to be preparing a cash deal after a previous offer of £62bn in cash and shares.

Six arrested as fraud office launches £300m probe into social housing landlord Home REIT

Yesterday

Home REIT, which houses vulnerable people including the homeless, has been mired in crisis since 2022 when an investor report questioned its business model.

Labour is 'squeezing the life out of hospitality': Hotel chiefs slam 'punitive' business rates hikes and call for pubs tax U-turn to be extended

Yesterday

As the backlash over the Chancellor's botched business rates reforms mounts, Sir Rocco Forte described it as 'a mess of the government's own making'.

This iconic sixties British car is set to be reborn - and it WON'T be electric

Yesterday

The returning classic will be built near Oxford and powered by a V8 petrol engine, bosses behind the new project promise.

Silver tipped to head towards $150 an ounce in 'flabbergasting' rally... but investors warned any correction will be 'dramatic'

Yesterday

Silver topped $90 an ounce for the first time and gold scaled new highs as investors fretting over the state of the world looked for somewhere safe to park their cash.

Marcus launches best buy one-year fixed savings account paying 4.55%

Yesterday

Marcus, the UK offshoot of US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, now offers savers 4.55% interest, propelling it to the top of the best-buy savings tables.

Markets are riding high but some investments are still cheap: David Coombs on the INVESTING SHOW

Yesterday

David Coombs, head of multi-asset investments at Rathbones discusses with Simon Lambert how to navigate this tricky market, protect yourself and make money.

The hack which means you may not have to file a tax return at all: How to beat the HMRC customer service meltdown

Yesterday

Millions risk being slapped with £100 fines if they are unable to file accounts before the end of January deadline - even if it is through no fault of their own.

MPs 'not convinced' Chancellor's cash Isa limit cut to £12,000 will result in investing boom

Yesterday

MPs 'remain to be convinced' the Government's cut to the cash Isa allowance, unveiled in the Budget,will spark a culture of investing in stocks and shares.

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates as cheapest deal breaks 3.5% barrier

Yesterday

Nationwide is cutting its mortgage rates for first-time buyers and home movers, the latest in a series of lenders to do so.

Why are cars in France using PINK number plates?

Yesterday

Around 400,000 vehicles per year in France use 'temporary' trade plates while awaiting full registration - but they have been increasingly used for fraudulent purposes.

The average UK household is being priced out of electric car ownership, report claims

Yesterday

A study by AutoTrader has found that less than half of sub-£40k households are considering an EV as their next car, with price still the biggest hurdle.

Dacia will be the first brand to sell two electric city cars at the same time - and both cost around £15k

Yesterday

The Romanian budget brand's new £15,000 EV will be revealed soon and will share a platform with the Renault Twingo.

New entrepreneurs say they're driven by necessity over passion as economic pressures bite

Yesterday

More than half of start-up founders say they are launching side hustles to bridge the gap between their wages and rising bills.

Glitzy department store Saks files for bankruptcy as favourite of the stars collapses

Yesterday

High-end department store owner Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy protection as it struggles under a mountain of debt.

Fidelity launches early cashback deal for Isa season: With up to £3,000 on offer is it worth signing up?

Yesterday

Cashback season is now underway ahead of the end of the tax year, with Fidelity launching a particularly early deal. Is it worth signing up?

Generous Premium Bond prize rate is on borrowed time - what you should do now: SYLVIA MORRIS

Yesterday

NS&I has kept the Premium Bonds prize rate at 3.6% since August. Meanwhile, we've had two cuts in the base rate, from 4.25% to 3.75 %.

How to earn six figures in an AI-proof job: Eleven roles that will keep you in demand for decades, by recruitment supremo JAMES REED

Yesterday

One question keeps popping up in every career conversation: which jobs are truly safe from AI? Here are the eleven roles that stand out as AI-proof.

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