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• Tax changes in budget last straw for UK farmers after ‘years of being squeezed’

  08-11-2024 13:00
  
  Farmers’ union to bring 1,800 members to Westminster in protest, but some say mega-rich landowners are the problemIn the next few weeks tractors full of angry farmers could roll through the stately streets of Westminster. They have had enough, they say. The change to inheritance tax in the government’s budget last week was a blow – but it was also the most recent of a long series of blows. This is, apparently, as much as they can take.Rachel Reeves stirred up anger when she mad
  
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• Shares in housebuilder Vistry plunge as cost overruns hit profits

  08-11-2024 12:10
  Firm issues second profit warning in a month after review into ‘understated’ build costs in south divisionShares in the FTSE 100 housebuilder Vistry have plunged after it issued a second profit warning in as many months and said cost overruns on building projects were worse than previously thought.Vistry was the top faller on the blue chip index of stocks on Friday morning. The builder’s shares closed down 15.5%. Continue reading...
  
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• Real estate agent who published identity of NSW tenant after one-star Google review broke privacy laws, commission finds

  08-11-2024 08:59
  
  Noonan Real Estate Agency in Sydney forced to apologise after it disclosedrenter’s full name, occupation and financial circumstances to global audienceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales real estate agent who exposed the personal details of a tenant who left a bad Google review broke privacy laws, Australia’s information commission has found.After the tenant, who has not been named for lega
  
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