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• Suite dreams: how luxury sofa firm Maker&Son left its clients standing

  08-04-2023 17:00
  
  The high-end furniture maker was sold to a buyout specialist last year. Now customers and staff say they are stumbling through a paper trail to recover what they are owedOn the surface, the luxury furniture brand Maker&Son seems to offer the perfect retail experience, if you can afford it. Its website shows a young woman with her eyes shut, resting on a handmade couch. A large sofa costs up to £11,000 and a deposit of almost £6,000 is needed to secure it. Products are made from &
  
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• Cost of Easter rises in UK as inflation hits chocolate eggs and hot cross buns

  08-04-2023 07:00
  
  Traditional roast lamb will also make a bigger dent this year as lamb and goat prices climb by 9.4%The cost of Easter has soared by nearly a quarter compared with last year, as inflation hits popular items including chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, analysis suggests.While millions prepare to celebrate over the Bank Holiday weekend, research compiled by the Labour party found bills for supermarket staples will be, on average, 23% higher. Continue reading...
  
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