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• Water companies told to cut bills by £3 a year
  

  Published 26th Nov 2009

  Ofwat, the water regulator, today ordered Britain's utility companies to cut the average water bill by a less-than-expected £3 to take the average bill to £340 a year

• Cash buys outlawed in Bulgaria
  

  Published 20th Nov 2009

  As of January next year, all property transactions in Bulgaria must be carried out via bank transfer, according to new rules to be introduced by the Justice Ministry - and there is hope that the new rules will help to reduce property fraud and money laundering, as well as ensuring that all fees and taxes owing to the state are paid..

• Check all the fees before you switch your mortgage
  

  Published 18th Nov 2009

  Around 30,000 homeowners a month are faced with a tough decision over whether to move on to their bank's standard rate when a special deal finishes

• Skipton Building Society raises its minimum interest rate
  

  Published 18th Nov 2009

  Skipton BS is putting in place minimum interest rates for homeowners who choose to pay the building society's standard variable rate when a fixed or discount deal expires

• 90,000 Britons could reap Costa tax rebate
  

  Published 18th Nov 2009

  Up to 90,000 Britons who have sold a holiday home in Spain in the past 12 years could be owed thousands of pounds by the Spanish tax authority

• New players raise hopes of mortgage rate competition
  

  Published 11th Nov 2009

  New entrants into the mortgage market are expected to release details of new home loans this week, raising hopes of increased competition in the UK market

• Landbanking: the plots thicken
  

  Published 08th Nov 2009

  Double, treble or multiply your money even further – and all within a few years