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I bought a £650,000 two-bedroom flat in one of London's most desirable postcodes aged 29, without 'the bank of mum and dad' - this is the simple budgeting rule that made me a homeowner

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Natalie O'Neill, now 30, took ten years to save the £65,000 deposit she needed for her two-bed home in Hackney, east London - and began when she was earning just £26,000 a year aged 20.

Where to put your boomerang children: How granny flats are out and 'grad pads' are in, how much they cost and if you should invest in one, revealed by our money experts

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Family homes are groaning at the seams with parents and children under each other's feet. But growing numbers of families are finding a solution - the so-called grad pad.

New way Labour's coming for your pension - and it's so shamelessly cruel says money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE

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The new tax year starts tomorrow. A time for celebration? Far from it. More tears than cheers. The next 12 months are going to land most of us with bigger income tax bills.

High energy costs risk snuffing out aluminium boom

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Aluminium plants in the Gulf have been knocked out of action and exports blocked, causing a spike in global metal prices.

Tricky road ahead for Ducati boss as motorbike company turns 100

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Ducati's big birthday comes at a difficult time. The Iran war is obviously damaging for anyone selling luxury goods, including high-end motorcycles.

AstraZeneca accused of dodging its investors by making AGM online only

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It is one of just a few big firms to have made the set-piece event online-only despite ongoing legal queries about their validity.

Good Hair Days ahead for GHD as lustrous locks defy downturn

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GHD and other companies like it are gambling on demand for expensive beauty products of every sort remaining strong in a tough economic climate.

I need to pay £350,000 to my solicitor to buy a house but my bank won't let me transfer more than £25,000 a day: How do I do it?

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Bank transferring our solicitor £350,000 will require 14 daily payments over two weeks. Is there an easier way?

Campaigners cheer charity VAT victory that ends tax anomaly

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Actor David Tennant hailed the change as 'an end to the cost of giving'. New CBI analysis has calculated this will benefit charities by £72.5 million in the first year alone.

Close Brothers critic pockets £3m from bet related to car finance scandal

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Viceroy estimated Close Brothers would need to at least double its £300 million provision for payouts. But its stock fell 19 per cent on the day the claims became public.

We're saving £200 a month in a Junior Isa for our children

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Veli Aghdiran and his wife Maria say they started a Jisa for each of their three children to 'open up possibilities' for them.

Bosses blast watchdog dithering over US raider Saba Capital

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Leading industry figures said the Financial Conduct Authority needs a 'reality check' and has a lack of understanding of what is at stake.

HAMISH MCRAE: There's hope for savers this Easter

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There is time to sort ourselves out before the next global recession. We need to use that time hopefully and wisely.

Departing Vistry chief Greg Fitzgerald sees pay double to £2m

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Fitzgerald is retiring after nine years at the helm of the company, which has been championed by former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for building one in seven affordable homes.

FIDELITY SPECIAL VALUES manager puts in time to protect income flow

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He has been adjusting the stock market-listed fund's portfolio to make it fit for purpose in a world where higher inflation and huge economic challenges are likely to dominate the future.

PAUL ZERDIN: I got $1m for America's Got Talent... paid over 40 years!

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Paul is a British comedian and ventriloquist best known for winning the tenth season of the US show in 2015.

Inside the care home fee crisis: How prices are likely to soar by £20,000 a year - and what you can do now to fight back. Special report by ANDREW PENMAN

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When I received a letter from my uncle Richard's care home in February, informing me that his fees would rise by 7 per cent on April 1, I was dismayed.

Sales of rosé surge as drinkers hunt taste of summer

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Volume sales this year climbed 3 per cent to 125m, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association said. The drink has seen higher sales over Christmas.

M&S boss Stuart Machin's work ethic makes him a one-man rebuke to shirkers, says RUTH SUNDERLAND

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Machin dislikes the term 'work-life balance', believing correctly that senior leaders should always be contactable and connected. Heresy to the woke and the work shy.

Food factories should get same help as car makers over energy subsidies, industry group says

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Karen Betts, boss of the Food and Drink Federation, said it was 'short-sighted' for Labour to ignore pleas for help as war in the Middle East threatens to drive up food prices.

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