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• North-South property price gap stays intact
  

  Published 12th Apr 2010

  The stark divide in property prices between North and South was outlined today as research showed none of the most affordable streets in England and Wales were in southern regions

• Homebuyers snared in life insurance trap
  

  Published 31st Mar 2010

  High Street banks are charging homebuyers twice as much for life insurance as they would pay if they bought it independently

• Small firms face rise in business rates with end of relief
  

  Published 30th Mar 2010

  Thousands of small businesses will see their rates bills double this week after falling through a loophole in the business rates system

• Stamp duty: So you think you're a first-time buyer ...
  

  Published 29th Mar 2010

  First-time buyers (particularly those who don't drink cider) were among the biggest winners in the budget after Alistair Darling said they will not have to pay stamp duty on homes costing up to £250,000

• Tax change for UK holiday lets
  

  Published 26th Mar 2010

  There are only a few days left until new laws are introduced preventing furnished holiday lets receiving tax relief in the UK - so just what does this mean for those that own them?.

• At-a-glance: Budget 2010 key points
  

  Published 24th Mar 2010

  Here are the key points of Chancellor Alistair Darling's 2010 Budget, the last one before the general election

• Full foreign ownership in Abu Dhabi unlikely
  

  Published 24th Mar 2010

  A planned companies law is unlikely to usher in full foreign ownership as previously thought, a senior Abu Dhabi government official has said