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Buy-to-let hotspots revealed: Where you can still get returns of up to 10% - and areas you'd be mad to invest in

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Is there any point anymore trying to boost your income with a little money from a buy-to-let property? Out analysis shows there is still money to be made - but in an ever-shrinking number of areas.

Energy suppliers slash fixed tariffs on hopes of peace in Ukraine: Should you switch YOUR deal?

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Several energy suppliers have cut their fixed tariffs over the last week, with the wholesale cost of energy falling - meaning customers could save money.

Are YOU about to have your state pension taxed? Millions will be hit and experts call it 'mad' - how to know if you're one of them and what to do

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Rachel Reeves has guaranteed younger pensioners a tax handout - while retirees over the age of 75 have been excluded.

Zopa launches one-off £15,000 prize draw for new customers who open a Biscuit current account

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There are six prizes up for grabs. The top prize is £10,000 in cash, with five sums of £1,015 also on offer.

Millions of hybrid drivers face double tax under Rachel Reeves' pay-per-mile EV plans

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Plug-in hybrid vehicles, which have both a small battery and a conventional engine, will be slapped with a 1.5p-a-mile charge under the electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED).

Car finance firms must start dealing with complaints sooner as City regulator brings forward deadline

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Details of a compensation scheme for motorists affected by the car finance commissions scandal are being finalised, with payouts set to cost lenders an estimated £11billion.

The 100 names most likely to win big on Premium bonds (and it's great news if you're called David or Susan!)

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Almost a quarter of the population of the UK hold Premium Bonds with the hope of becoming a millionaire in one of the monthly prize draws.

What is the best EV home charger? Study finds a clear winner for electric drivers

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A new survey by car buying platform What Car? has found out which EV home chargers are rated the best and worst by EV owners. We reveal the rankings.

How to protect your pension and wealth after the Budget: Watch our free webinar

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Sign up to join our special webinar at midday on Wednesday featuring financial planner Michelle Holgate, our money editor at large Jeff Prestridge, and Simon Lambert.

Mortgage misery for 4M households as bills will soar over next three years, warns Bank of England

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Nearly four million households will be hit with higher mortgage costs over the next three years even though interest rates are now coming down, the Bank of England has said.

On The Beach cheers bumper bookings as families 'protect their holidays' in face of financial trouble

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The travel firm said it is on track for a record year in 2026. Summer bookings are up 8% compared to this time last year - with Turkey and Spain topping the list.

Red alert over private credit as fears of an AI bubble continue to grow: ALEX BRUMMER

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The Chancellor asked Andrew Bailey to loosen restrictions on bank lending as part of an increasingly invisible growth strategy, and the governor obeyed.

I sent a box of jewellery to be valued but Vintage Cash Cow lost it... and offered me £85: SALLY SORTS IT

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In September I had a box of jewellery collected by reselling website Vintage Cash Cow for valuation. I didn't hear anything for a month, so telephoned.

I discovered the TV I bought on Black Friday was cheaper in October - can I claim the difference? DEAN DUNHAM replies

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I bought a television in the Black Friday sales last week, but I have just found out that the same TV was actually available at a cheaper price in October.

Investors fear an AI bubble - but are pumping more into US tech stocks before it bursts

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More than 6 in ten said they expect markets to keep growing over the coming 12 months.

Households on the hook for £203,000 each to cover cost of gold-plated public sector pension promises

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The cost of gold-plated public sector pensions has ballooned to almost £6trillion this year, while private sector workers face a Budget raid on their retirement saving.

More families are using a trust to protect wealth - but how do you unwind one?

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Lawyers and other professionals warn that it can be costly and complicated to close down a trust. Here's what you need to know.

Four more electric cars qualify for Labour's £3,750 discount scheme - but will it tempt drivers after bombshell EV pay-per-mile tax announcement?

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The DfT said the Mini Countryman, Alpine A290 and Renault 4 and 5 EV have all met its stringent sustainability criteria and will be awarded a £3,750 discount.

RAY MASSEY: Ford Transit turns 60 and it's as fun as ever

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The first van left the production line at the company's commercial vehicle factory in Langley, Berkshire, on August 9, 1965 - before going on sale that October, priced from £542.

Drive another day: James Bond Aston Martin DB5 that was bought for £900 is reborn - and now worth £1million

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Welshman John Williams - a welder and garage owner by trade - was just 18 when, in 1972, he set himself the target of buying his dream car: an Aston Martin DB5.

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