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• Thames Water travails threaten to plunge privatised sector into crisis

  30-06-2023 21:50 via ft.com
  CEO’s abrupt exit and revelations of planning for temporary nationalisation intensify scrutiny of debt-laden industry
  
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• Amber Rudd leads charge to shake-up London gentlemen’s club

  30-06-2023 20:25 via ft.com
  Former Conservative minister is one of four women seeking to be the first female members of Pratt’s
  
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• Thames Water shareholder shows support for troubled company

  30-06-2023 20:03 via ft.com
  Universities Superannuation Scheme gives backing to turnround plan as Severn Water boss tries to rally sector against nationalisation
  
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• England’s ill-fated experiment with privatising water

  30-06-2023 19:58 via ft.com
  Problems at Thames show how sector was reshaped by financial engineering
  
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• Austerity is back, and this time it’s monetary

  30-06-2023 19:36 via ft.com
  The Bank of England must avoid overdosing the economy and tolerate above-target inflation for a little longer
  
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• Odey Asset Management pushes to restructure one of its oldest funds

  30-06-2023 19:14 via ft.com
  Move to rehome Freddie Neave’s portfolio follows in the wake of sexual assault claims against firm’s founder
  
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• City veteran Montague takes on next challenge at Thames Water

  30-06-2023 19:10 via ft.com
  Former colleagues say new chair will need all his experience of government and business to fix debt-laden utility
  
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• Will Jeremy Hunt’s cost of living ‘action plan’ rescue UK consumers?

  30-06-2023 17:56 via ft.com
  Campaigners say more needs to be done in the battle to reduce bills and increase savings rates
  
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• Tesco price cuts for 500 everyday items - here’s how you can save on your weekly shop

  30-06-2023 17:44 via express.co.uk
  
  Tesco has come to the rescue of shoppers grappling with the cost of living crisis by announcing significant price reductions on more than 500 products.
  
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• DWP mistake sees 1,000 people owed 'special payment' - are you eligible?

  30-06-2023 17:29 via express.co.uk
  
  Around 1,000 benefit claimants in the UK could be in for a pleasant surprise as they may be eligible for a "special payment" from the Department for Work and Pensions .
  
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• Severn Trent boss invites utilities to secret meeting to avert nationalisation

  30-06-2023 16:38 via ft.com
  Liv Garfield’s email comes as UK government weighs potential taxpayer rescue of Thames Water
  
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• HMRC criticised over year-long tax probe delay

  30-06-2023 16:26 via ft.com
  Contractors challenge authority’s claims over managed service company law
  
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• Some pointless charts about the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee

  30-06-2023 15:08 via ft.com
  Marking Tenrexit, with data
  
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• House price expert predicts 22% fall by 2025 as ‘lead weights’ drag down prices

  30-06-2023 11:38 via express.co.uk
  
  ‌A researcher has warned Britons' buying power will fall 20 percent in real terms as high inflation continues to hit the value of people's money.
  
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• 'I worry every day' Dad's stress as surging mortgage rates could jeopardise 'forever home'

  30-06-2023 11:32 via express.co.uk
  
  A father-of-two has shared his concerns about the possibility of losing his "forever home" due to the impact of soaring interest rates on his mortgage payments.
  
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• UK house prices tick up despite surging mortgage rates

  30-06-2023 11:24 via ft.com
  Property market exceeds forecasts with 0.1% rise between May and June, lender Nationwide says
  
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• 'They took everything!' Man, 76, left homeless after scammers stole £633,000 life savings

  30-06-2023 11:15 via express.co.uk
  
  ‌A pensioner has been left homeless after being scammed out of $800,000 .
  
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• 'Best way to keep more of your money' as frozen thresholds drag more into higher tax rates

  30-06-2023 11:03 via express.co.uk
  
  HMRC's projected number of taxpayers in the 2023/24 tax year reveals the "chilling cost" of fiscal drag, an expert has said.
  
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• Leeds Building Society boosts interest on two accounts to help savers ‘reach goals sooner'

  30-06-2023 09:44 via express.co.uk
  
  Leeds Building Society is now offering more competitive interest rates on its easy access savings and ISA accounts.
  
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• 'Pensioners hit too!': Over 300,000 extra to pay 45% income tax after additional rate cut

  30-06-2023 09:30 via express.co.uk
  
  ince tax thresholds were frozen in 2021 there has been a 142 percent increase in the number of individuals paying income tax at 45 percent.
  
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• Pensioner couple threatened with court after council tax payment went into wrong account

  30-06-2023 09:22 via express.co.uk
  
  The longtime residents were shocked when they received a letter saying they had not paid their council tax despite the fact they had sent over the money as usual.
  
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• Why do some UK cities punch below their weight?

  30-06-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Poor transport between cities beyond the south-east is holding back Manchester and Birmingham
  
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• Who would want to take on a fixer-upper?

  30-06-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  The soaring price of materials, a lack of skilled labour and surging mortgage rates have put many renovation plans in the UK on hold
  
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• The high rise and fall of Canary Wharf

  30-06-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  HSBC’s decision to leave underlines London financial district’s need to reinvent itself again
  
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• Waste reduction plans in England ‘do not exist’, watchdog warns

  30-06-2023 01:04 via ft.com
  Four years after outlining ambitious targets ministers have made little progress
  
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• Pensioners are among the millions being ‘battered’ by income tax

  30-06-2023 00:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Some 8.5 million people aged 65 and older will now become income taxpayers with a total of 35.9 million people of all ages paying income tax.
  
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