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New build asking prices rise despite sluggish housing market as Wales sees 13% jump in a year

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Asking prices on new-build homes have increased by tens of thousands in some areas of Britain, despite the housing market being in the doldrums.

Biggest jump in Premium Bond prizes for 18 years... and 4.35% rate could soon be hiked again! SYLVIA MORRIS

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Earlier this month, I predicted that the Government-owned bank would have no choice but to boost its Premium Bond prize rate.

My neighbour's car is too big for his drive and hangs over into mine -what can I do? Consumer lawyer DEAN DUNHAM KC, replies

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My neighbour bought a car that is too big for his driveway and it hangs over on to mine. I can just about fit my car next to his but it makes it much harder to get out.

Labour's rate timebomb... and the one Reform policy Burnham should steal: ALEX BRUMMER

Yesterday

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (pictured) may not want to be in hock to the bond markets, but it is impossible to ignore them at present.

Marks & Spencer launches pet food range in latest bid to win customers' weekly shops

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The High Street chain - which is looking to increase its number of food customers - has today launched its own-brand range for cats and dogs, called Paws & Pals.

Borrowing costs surge in 'perfect storm' for bonds: Budget headache for Healey as investors fret over UK debt

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As the oil price spiked higher, yields on 30-year UK bonds, known as gilts, soared above 5.85%, just short of 28-year highs seen earlier this year.

I paid £102 for pain relief tablets from an online pharmacy but they never arrived: SALLY SORTS IT

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In June I ordered 200 Zapain pain relief tablets from a website called LoyaltyPharma.com which I found following an online search.

We ditched our stable nine to five jobs to sell coins and bullion online and now both earn £50,000 a year. This is how to tell if you are (literally) sitting on a goldmine

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Sat outside a restaurant in Paris in October 2024, Oliver and Anna drained their phone batteries watching livestreams selling coins and precious metals.

Mining giant BHP raises dividend as copper becomes 'engine' of growth amid data centre boom

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The world's largest mining company will pay out its highest dividend in four years after soaring copper prices helped to deliver record earnings.

YOU could be missing £38,000 from a 'lost pension' pot - here's exactly how to check

Yesterday

Pensions are surprisingly easy to lose track of, especially if you have changed jobs, got married or moved home and failed to tell all your old pension providers...

NS&I boosts Premium Bonds rate again to 4.35% meaning 95 monthly £100,000 prizes

Yesterday

National Savings and Investments has boosted the underlying rate on Premium Bonds to 4.35% from the next draw. The previous rate was 3.8%.

Best cash Isa savings rates: Easy access and fixed deals in our tables

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This is Money's best cash Isa tables are updated as new deals arrive and highlight the top easy access and fixed rate Isas from banks and building societies.

Diageo sheds 2,000 jobs as it seeks to revive fortunes under 'Drastic' Dave Lewis

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Diageo slashed nearly 2,000 jobs in the year to June as the struggling drinks giant launches a drastic restructuring to revive its fortunes.

State pension set to rise £500 and top £13,000 a year from next spring - but with an income tax sting

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Unless the headline state pension is your sole income, you are likely to see at least some of it clawed back in income tax as it will bust the basic rate threshold of £12,570.

Home building falling well short of Labour's 1.5m target - as property giant warns completion rate is set to worsen

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Savills has warned that the rate of homes being finished is set to slow between now and 2029, when the Government hopes to meet its 1.5million target.

How to tell if your home is at risk of subsidence: As experts warn of 'super-event' that could knock a quarter of the value off your house, this is how to fix it before it's too late... and the signs you can't ignore

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Homeowners could see tens of thousands of pounds wiped from the value of their home this year in a so-called subsidence 'super-event', Money Mail can reveal.

Owner of Poundland exploring sale just a year after buying it for €1

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Gordon Brothers, which also owns Laura Ashley and LK Bennett, closed 200 shops after it bought the retailer last year. Poundland now runs around 600 shops and employs 12,000 staff.

Mike Ashley's Frasers increases stake in Hugo Boss to 48% after takeover bid

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Frasers has upped its stake in Hugo Boss as Mike Ashley vies for full control of the German fashion brand to accelerate his push into the luxury sector.

Fuel retailers accused of holding back petrol price cuts as wholesale costs fall by competition watchdog

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Some fuel forecourts are still not passing on wholesale fuel price changes to drivers quickly enough, the UK competition watchdog warns.

HM Land Registry have taken two years to register our new house: It made our home unmortgageable and will leave us £6,105 out of pocket

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When Anthony Hockham, 47, and his family moved into their four bed house in Reading in March 2024, he never imagined two years later his property would be unmortgageable.

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