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Nine in ten leaseholders regret buying their home, damning new report finds

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Leasehold homes have been plagued with a number of issues in recent years, from unsafe cladding to escalating service charge costs.

Hargreaves Lansdown boosts cash Isa rate to a best-buy as investment rivals battle for tax-free savers again

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Hargreaves Lansdown has hiked the rate on its own cash Isa offered in partnership with Shawbrook Bank. We examine whether it's worth opening.

Volkswagen unveils new ID.Cross EV amidst huge company cutbacks and threat of 100k job losses

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Given the recent news regarding its current financial predicament and plans to axe half its models, it's somewhat odd timing that VW would unveil a new electric vehicle. But it has...

Foxtons takes £3m hit from Renters' Rights Act as students rush to end contracts

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Foxtons has taken a £3million hit from the Renters' Rights Act as tenants rush to end their contracts.

Home sellers now face seven month wait to exchange: Here's how to dodge the delays

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Home sellers now face an average wait of seven months to exchange, new data shows.

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson slashes guidance after unveiling first-half loss in 'subdued' market

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Crest Nicholson had delayed the publication of its results as it battles for emergency permission from its creditors to loosen the terms of its debt.

Ocado shares crash to a 13-year low as investors lose patience with its weak tech division

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Ocado shares have plummeted to their lowest level since 2013 after the group failed to convince investors it had made progress with its international expansion.

Seven in 10 pensioners now pay income tax with threshold nearly level with full annual state pension

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More than ten million pensioners are now paying income tax, setting a fresh record since thresholds were frozen five years ago.

FTSE 250 engineering firm Rotork sold to Swiss rival ABB for £4.1bn

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Rotork has become the latest London-listed firm to be snapped up by a foreign buyer after agreeing to a takeover by Swiss engineering giant ABB.

Two in five Londoners don't want self-driving taxis despite robocabs arriving on the capital's roads this year

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Some 42% of Londoners oppose the introduction of autonomous passenger vehicles, a YouGov survey of 1,053 people found. Robocab trials are already underway in the capital.

Frasers shares slump after it withholds outlook amid Hugo Boss takeover talks

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Mike Ashley's Frasers has gatecrashed the sales process for department store Harvey Nichols and launched a bid for Hugo Boss.

My supplier wants to install a water meter but I think it will cost me more: Can I refuse?

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We're a family of five in a three-bed house and given we water the garden, run baths for the kids and dog and wash our two cars I think we will pay more with a meter.

Aegon divided my late dad's £130k pension among our family... but mixed up the amounts: CRANE ON THE CASE

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Aegon sent a letter to my mother demanding she pay back £25,933 within 21 days, with the threat of recovery action if she didn't.

Minister sounds alarm over Aviva shares 'scam' after US predator targets private investors

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Lord Stockwood said the government would work with the Financial Conduct Authority to 'ensure investors remain appropriately protected'.

Irish billionaire brothers behind payments company Stripe launch £40bn bid for PayPal

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Stripe, which was set up by John and Patrick Collison, pictured, has joined forces with a US private equity giant in an attempt to buy the rival firm.

Scrap stamp duty to 'save stock market': Investment group urges Burnham to axe levy

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With Burnham set to take over as Prime Minister on Monday, the Association of Investment Companies called for stamp duty on share trading to be axed.

Investors give Burberry a bloody nose in backlash over boardroom excess

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Burberry was rocked as 35% of shareholder votes were cast against plans to hand chief exec Joshua Schulman a huge bonus if certain targets are met.

Morgan Stanley cashes in as winners from mega IPOs such as SpaceX look to reinvest

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The Wall Street giant reached its long-term goal of having $10trillion of wealth management assets in the second quarter of the year.

Be bold and cut taxes Burnham, if you really want to create jobs and growth, says MAGGIE PAGANO

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As Andy Burnham travels down south next week to take up his crown, he should stop off at JCB's factories in Staffordshire to borrow one of its forklift trucks.

Slug & Lettuce owner Stonegate probed over concerns it is mistreating tenants

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The investigation was launched amid claims the company has been failing to properly repair run-down sites and breaking rules over the fair treatment of tenants.

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