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• Brexit: UK retirees rushing to settle in Europe, say financial advisers - The Guardian

  13-08-2017 16:23
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  Brexit: UK retirees rushing to settle in Europe, say financial advisers
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  A British flag in Spain. 'The golden age of British retirees heading to the Costas is probably over,' said a migration expert. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images. Brexit. Brexit: UK retirees rushing to settle in Europe, say financial advisers. One ...
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• Half of landlords in one London borough fail to declare rental income

  13-08-2017 15:04 via theguardian.com
  Newham council says HMRC may be losing £200m a year in London alone after finding half its 27,000 landlords failed to register for self-assessmentUp to 13,000 landlords in just one London borough have been identified as failing to declare their rental income, prompting estimates that unpaid tax in the capital is costing the public purse nearly £200m.
  Newham council in east London, the first to introduce a compulsory borough-wide licensing scheme for landlords in 2013, shared their na
  
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• How Trump v Kim can wreck the world economy without a shot being fired | Larry Elliott

  13-08-2017 13:00
  Tension is more likely to spark a US trade war with Beijing than a shootout with Pyongyang. China’s debt bubble will burst, with major consequencesFull marks for timing, Mr President. Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, making it an appropriate moment for Donald Trump to threaten North Korea with obliteration.One of the few achievements Trump can point to in his first six months in office is that shares on Wall Stre
  
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• Pound to drop below the euro - weakened by threat of Labour victory, bank predicts

  13-08-2017 10:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE pound is to continue falling in value and drop below parity with the euro early next year, one of the world’s largest investment banks has predicted, citing the threat of a Labour victory as a major reason.
  
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• Get the measure of a new appliance … in depth

  13-08-2017 07:59 via theguardian.com
  When my washer-dryer was delivered it was too deep. But can I get a replacement from AO.com?I recently ordered a new Candy washer-dryer from AO.com to sit under the counter of my small galley kitchen. I scrupulously measured the width and the height of the space to make sure the machine would fit. However, I didn’t measure the depth, assuming this was standard. When the machine was unpacked the delivery man told me, without any prompting, that it would definitely stick out beyond the count
  
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• Smoking and Drinking tax: How HMRC cashes in on our vices

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SMOKING, drinking and eating to excess may be bad for your health, but it is good news for the taxman.
  
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• Sainsbury’s launches new 30-minute offer to order and collect in store

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SAINSBURY'S is holding a click-and-collect trial that will allow customers to pick up their groceries within 30 minutes of ordering them for free.
  
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• Inflation rates UK: Price rises continue to hit families

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  LIVING standards will stay squeezed, economists warn, as data out this week is expected to show inflation resumed its upwards march in July.
  
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• How long will it be before others come to the same conclusion as Tata Steel? asks GEOFF HO

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  TATA STEEL announced on Friday that it is separating its £15billion pension fund from its UK business – and do not be surprised if other companies try to cut costs by following suit and jettisoning their schemes.
  
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• Government bank bailout: All but 5 per cent of bailout recovered

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE Government has recovered all but 5 per cent, £58billion, of the £1.2 trillion bailout that it provided the banks with during the credit crunch and recession, new National Audit ­Office figures show.
  
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• Cyber attack RISK: Companies underestimating recovery time from large scale attack

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  BRITISH companies are massively underestimating how long it would take them to recover from a large scale cyber attack, according to new research from insurance broker Lockton.
  
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• B&Q hopes for seasonal boost

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  SURGING sales at Kingfisher’s Screwfix business could be overshadowed by continued weak trading at its flagship B&Q division and at its French operations this week, analysts say.
  
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• Asda UK: Turnaround strategy for struggling supermarket eats into Walmart profits

  13-08-2017 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  ASDA'S US parent Walmart is set to say that turning around the struggling supermarket giant has eaten into its second-quarter profits, at its results on Thursday.
  
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