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• Take out a mortgage … and walk away with a freebie

  25-06-2016 08:00
  
  From buying a house to bank accounts, energy companies and insurance, firms are increasingly offering tempting incentivesIf you’re looking for a mortgage, how about one with a free iPad, laptop or washing machine thrown in? That’s effectively the deal on offer from the Halifax, which this week announced it is offering first-time buyers and home movers a £500 Currys PC World gift card when they successfully apply for a mortgage between 20 June and 14 August.If that doesn’t
  
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• Beware your breakdown cover going up

  25-06-2016 08:00
  
  Car owners should check renewal notices to avoid a surprise premium riseCar owners who buy annual breakdown cover are being warned to check their renewal notices closely after Direct Line more than doubled one Leeds woman’s annual premium without explanation.Sue Sharp*, who also buys her home and car insurance from Direct Line, contacted Guardian Money this week to ask if other readers had complained about “ridiculous” price rises.Last year I paid £66 for the same cover,
  
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