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Task force gives housing the green light
The zero-carbon homes of the future should self-generate the vast majority of the energy they use, but a small amount of near-site or off-site renewable generation will also be allowed, a report says today.
Northern Rock mortgage arrears double
Northern Rock, the nationalised mortgage lender, admitted today that the number of customers in arrears on their home loans almost doubled in the last three months.
Is there anything a secretary doesn't do these days?
A survey was released recently revealing that secretaries and PAs spend hours of their days engaged in running errands for their bosses or sorting out their employers' personal lives.
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Most people spend their whole lives looking forward to retirement, then have no idea what to do when they get there.
Factory-gate inflation hits 22-year high
The price of goods leaving Britain's factories rose at the fastest level in more than 20 years last month as soaring food and fuel bills pushed up the cost of production, according to government figures released today.
Touts score £10m off finals fans
Ticket touts will make more than £10m in the next week by cashing in on the success of Britain's football teams in Europe and at home.
Tenants at risk as landlords lose homes
Hundreds of tenants are at risk of being forcefully evicted without notice as growing numbers of landlords hit by the credit crisis are having their properties repossessed.
My theft claim vanished after 'poltergeist' quip
When we had builders in, between January and March, one of them complained that he kept finding his tools had been moved overnight.
Jitters over City jobs leave inner London trailing in the wake of leafy suburbs
London house prices are on average 5.6 per cent higher than a year ago, despite recent falls, making it one of the strongest-performing regions in the UK.
It's not easy, but try to feel a teensy weensy bit sorry for estate agents
Isn't it about time Britain got a grip on its property rage? By which I mean that increasingly popular ritual, where sulky home owners roam their properties, fuming over their catastrophic plummet in value, even when they have no intention of moving.