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Turning pubs into homes or offices is now harder under Rayner's new rules

Today

Housing developers will need to provide evidence that there is no reasonable prospect of keeping a pub business running.

Richard Branson to take on Eurostar with 20 Virgin trains a day through Channel Tunnel

Today

Regulators at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have granted the billionaire's company approval to run daily return services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.

Buy-to-let investors use faltering property market to haggle £50,000 discounts off homes

Today

Buy-to-let investors are capitalising on the faltering property market to drive a hard bargain and snap up deals, estate agent Hamptons has revealed.

Gordon Murray S1 is a 21st century nod to the iconic McLaren F1 nineties supercar - and it's going to be pricey

Today

Legendary car designer Gordon Murray has revealed his latest supercar, and it will bring back the spirit of the iconic McLaren F1 he famously penned some 35 years ago.

How to downsize without regret: From picking the right property to location, here's what you MUST do

Today

Karen Dempsey, 64, has always put family first. So when her daughter Jane, now 38, couldn't afford to buy a home for her growing family eight years ago, Karen knew what she would have to do.

Property asking prices in Britain's richest borough drop by nearly £100,000... in a month

Today

Rightmove said the current average new asking price of a home in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea was £1,552,970 in August, about £95,000 less than in July.

How to get an amazing 7% on your cash savings and earn more than £550 from high street banks

Today

The rates I'm getting even beat the average growth of the UK stock market - except unlike with investing, there is no danger that I will lose any of my money.

Clocking crisis: The popular cars being targeted by mileage fraudsters using 'undetectable' tech

Today

Clocking is widely considered a lost form of criminality that was at its height in the 1980s and 1990s but wiped out by the shift to digital speedos in cars. But it has made a worrying return.

I expected to get my police pension at 55, so why was it delayed at the last minute to 60? STEVE WEBB replies

Today

All my statements indicate that the pension is payable at 55. I have planned a lot around this retirement age. My mortgage is due to be paid off using some of my lump sum.

How to make sure you get care-home funding and never have to sell your house: Maria won £510,000 to look after her mum. Here are the exact steps she took

Today

When Maria Espocito placed her mother in a care home, she knew she would need help covering fees of thousands of pounds every month. She feared she would have to sell the family home.

It's no longer university or nothing... entrepreneurship is a solid option too, says small business expert

Today

Last week hundreds of thousands of young people found out whether they have secured the A-level grades they were hoping for.

Mastercard payment firm back in the black with £7.3m profit

Today

The payments company that handles the vast majority of salaries, household bills and state benefits has returned to profit.

How to check if your gold jewellery is real and what all the hallmarks mean... pawnbroker expert reveals all the tricks of the trade

Today

James Constantinou, founder of Prestige Pawnbrokers, told This is Money why gold's gone up in price, how gold jewellery hallmarks work and what gold purity is.

Will I put my £30,000 tax-free redundancy payout at risk if I work as a consultant at my former employer?

Today

I have decided to set up as a digital marketing consultant and have secured a couple of days work a week with a rival to my former employer.

Burnham urged to reverse National Insurance hike with firms stuck in 'low-hire, low-fire' mode

Today

Andy Burnham has been urged to ease the cost of doing business as new data shows British firms' hiring plans have been stuck at historic lows since last spring.

Record rents for London offices as supply is squeezed

Today

Office rents in London hot spots look set to hit record highs as companies faced with the capital's supply squeeze compete for space.

JP Morgan boss warns Chancellor against higher taxes for banks ahead of Budget

Today

The boss of the America's largest bank has warned the Chancellor John Healey against a tax raid on the financial sector ahead of his first Budget.

Britain is in the grips of a numeracy crisis and it leaves voters vulnerable, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

Today

Double Maths was, in my schooldays, an entry in the timetable that struck dread into the hearts of most pupils, other than the gifted few with a facility for figures.

M&s cashes in on formal wedding boom even as men opt for T-shirts in the office

Today

Marks & Spencer is betting big on a booming demand for suits as Britons dress up to the nines for black tie weddings.

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Burnham's first Budget will be horrific: You MUST protect your wealth - here's how

Yesterday

The Prime Minister is on the road this month, travelling the length and breadth of the UK in an attempt to reconnect his Labour government with the disillusioned British public. Fat chance there.

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