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• Average council tax bill to soar to record £1,500 from next year
  

  Published 24th Jul 2009

  An extra £50 will be added to council tax bills to cover new rules for holiday pay for town hall staff

• Water regulator seeks £14 off household bills
  

  Published 23rd Jul 2009

  Ofwat, the body that regulates the water industry, has published proposals that would require water companies in England and Wales to cut the average household bill by £14, or 4 per cent, by 2015

• Property investors are back in profit as buy-to-let booms
  

  Published 20th Jul 2009

  Cash on deposit is earning next to nothing and the stock market is becalmed, with many companies unable to afford to pay dividends

• Water chiefs face an Ofwat crackdown on prices
  

  Published 20th Jul 2009

  Water companies could face price curbs under a five-year plan to be unveiled by Ofwat this week

• Thousands face £600 extra on council tax bills as homes are moved into higher bands
  

  Published 20th Jul 2009

  Thousands of homeowners are being hit with up to £600 extra on their council tax bills following a secret revaluation process by town hall inspectors

• Saving spare cash beats repaying cheap debt
  

  Published 20th Jul 2009

  Rising savings rates are increasing the appeal of holding spare cash on deposit rather than paying down cheap mortgages

• Tracker mortgages may offer lowest rates
  

  Published 17th Jul 2009

  Borrowers looking to take out a new mortgage may be better off opting for a tracker rate, which will rise and fall in line with the Bank of England base rate, rather than a fixed rate even though interest rates are at a historically low level