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The information commissioner 's office has fined several companies for nuisance calls over the course of 2015, with penalties totalling £1.1 million.The government watchdog body imposed the fines...

Initial predictions following changes that included a 3% stamp duty surcharge as well as cuts to the level of tax relief that private landlords could expect on their mortgage interest suggested that...

Several mortgage brokers have issued warnings about potentially unforeseen consequences of Osborne 's latest changes to the stamp duty land tax system. They claim that the 3% surcharge now added...

In what marks something of a departure from his general vocal optimism with regard to the UK economy that characterised his Autumn Statement and spending review, George Osborne has warned of a...

A reduction in oil imports has caused the UK 's trade deficit to narrow, dropping from £3.5 billion to £3.2 billion, but the raw size of it is still being seen as cause for concern by some.The...

According to information released by the Labour Party, home ownership among young people has fallen to its joint lowest percentage since 1996.The data shows that around 45% of people aged between 20...

Information from Reuters has brought to light the fact that five of the biggest banks operating in the UK (and worldwide) paid not a penny in corporation tax in 2014. Efforts to crack down on this...

The year 2015 saw the amount of homeowners in London, who are selling and moving out, go up by nearly 66%. The figures, released on Saturday, showed that many people are deciding to cash in on their...

The number of tenants seriously in arrears with regard to their rent payments has risen by 13.8% over the last three months.In the months from June to September 2015, the number of tenants who were...

The total for gross mortgage lending was up by 28% on 2014, which represented a total of £12.8bn. This was only £0.1bn off of the seven year record set in the previous month.Richard Woolhouse, chief...