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We bought a tired Victorian home and spent £250k renovating it... now it's doubled in value and we are downsizing

Today

James Davies, 61, is selling the five-bedroom detached house in Curdridge, Hampshire, he owns with his wife, Sam, 51, for £1.5million.

Water bills set to rise for millions of households after watchdog approves £3.4bn plan

Today

The largest increases in bills will be felt by Southern Water customers, who will pay £80 more a year by 2030.

Entain losses narrow after 'biggest World Cup final in history' but gambling taxes continue to sting

Today

A record-breaking World Cup final helped to narrow first-half losses at Labrokes owner Entain as it tries to stem the impact of higher taxes.

Labour tax raid cripples William Hill with more than one in five of its betting shops closing in the past year

Today

William Hill has closed more than a fifth of its betting shops in the past year with the loss of hundreds of jobs as it is battered by Labour's tax raid on the gambling industry.

Spring launches a best-buy savings account paying 5% - should you shift your money?

Today

This new account comes as Spring says Britons are holding too much money in current accounts paying no interest. Is it worth signing up?

We spent £11,500 on a heat pump but it wouldn't warm some rooms in our home above 12 degrees: CRANE ON THE CASE

Today

Our bills are higher than before we had the heat pump installed, and yet it didn't heat the home as well as our boiler in the winter.

Teacher shut out of pension account and says Capita staff who run the scheme will not help

Today

Graeme Hull, pictured, says multi-factor authentication failed, his passcode kept being rejected, and the website incorrectly said no phone number was provided.

Why house prices may finally be on the way up: After years of stagnant sales and plummeting prices, our experts reveal the tell-tale signs that the market is recovering... and how YOU can take advantage

Yesterday

Calling the bottom of the market is notoriously difficult. But some of the conditions needed for a recovery are starting to show in the data and anecdotal evidence from agents.

Quarter of wealthy grandparents say they're paying for grandchildren's education to reduce inheritance tax

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A quarter of wealthy grandparents say they are helping to fund their grandchild's school or university education so that they can pay less inheritance tax .

Housing market stuck in a rut as weak demand hits sales and prices

Yesterday

A report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed inquiries by new buyers were well down in July amid concerns over high mortgage costs and elevated house prices.

Iran war threatens to crush UK economy: Treasury officials warn growth could slow to just 0.3%

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Treasury officials predict growth will slow to just 0.3% in 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed for the rest of this year due to the ongoing conflict.

Reprieve for Federal Reserve as US prices cool easing the pressure to raise interest rates

Yesterday

The drop suggested the Fed and its new chairman Kevin Warsh (pictured) will keep US interest rates in the range of 3.5% to 3.75% next month.

Axe the tourist tax to make Harvey Nichols absolutely fabulous again, says ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Mike Ashley's first swing at Britain's luxury market didn't go well in 2002 when he bought Britain's upmarket sports emporium Lillywhite's.

Britain's Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, sets hydrogen speed record using JCB digger engines

Yesterday

The former Royal Air Force fighter pilot reached 406.320mph (653.908kph) in JCB's 1,600bhp Hydromax streamliner less than two weeks after celebrating his 64th birthday.

Labour's spiteful tax time bomb is coming and this is who will be hardest hit: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Yesterday

While we will have to wait until October 28 for all the awful nitty-gritty contained in John Healey's inaugural Budget to be made public, Labour's attack on the strivers and the prudent is already in overdrive.

Balfour Beatty shares jump 10% to record high as it cashes in on infrastructure projects in US and UK

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Balfour Beatty shares reached a record high today as it nudged its annual profit forecasts higher.

Travellers face huge bills for failing to declare weight loss jabs when taking out holiday cover

Yesterday

Millions of Britons are failing to declare their weight loss injections, which could land them with huge bills if they fall ill abroad.

National Motor Museum searches for new home after half a century in the New Forest

Yesterday

The National Motor Museum Trust said the museum will not renew its lease when the current 60-year agreement with the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire expires in the coming years.

Tui profits slump on higher fuel prices but boss shrugs off heatwave impact

Yesterday

Europe's largest travel operator Tui reported a slump in quarterly profits as the Iran war continues to pile pressure on costs.

How to invest without getting your fingers burnt: Tips from Vanguard's UK boss: Video

Yesterday

Ben Summers talks to Simon Lambert about what new and more experienced investors can do to grow their wealth with minimum hassle

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