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Plotting to self-sufficiency

The winding country lane stopped at an idyllic pub surrounded by country cottages--all of which competed for the prettiest flowergardens. I wasn’t stopping here, but further along through the small Hampshire village to the home of Zoe Taylor.

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Business travellers fail to claim back £473m

Given that company credit cardsare now far and few between withthe onus being put on the employeeto get his or her credit card bill paidoff after a business trip, a surprisingrevelation has come out of the13th Annual Barclaycard CommercialBusiness Travel Survey.

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London SME owners put off retirement

Fewer than 25% of London's smallbusiness owners are paying into acompany pension scheme with thevast majority shunning the EnterpriseFinance Guarantee, according to aClifton Asset Management survey

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IPO office in the UK to review trademark fees

Competition in the trade markworld looks like it is hotting up afterthe Intellectual Property Office in theUK recently announced a review oftheir trademarkfees.

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Govt to tackle credit card debt The Government is set to ban practices – such as unsolicited credit card cheques and the raising of credit card limits without prior consent – in a bid to protect the swelling ranks of fin...	Women saving less for retirement Women are saving less for their pensions, with the over 50s the hardest hit, as the impact of the recession takes its toll, a new Scottish Widows UK Pension Report has found.
Economy shrinks at fastest in 50 yrs The economy shrank 2.4%, its fastest in 50 years, in Q1 2009 and growth was 4.9% lower than in Q1 2008 – its largest fall ever, said the Office for Nation...	House buyers up 36% in six months House prices are benefiting from rising sales and falling supply as buyers jostle for the best properties, but year-on-year prices are still down 8.7%, according to new research.
House prices get more affordable The property and mortgage lending experts are divided, with some pointing out that property is more affordable than for many years, and others predicting further drops to come.The Bank of England's de...	Power giants hold back on price cuts for consumers British Gas recently became the last of the big six energy providers to cut electricity costs for its customers. None of the power giants have reduced gas or electricity prices by more than 10% this y...
Santander to re-brand branches In 18 months from now the long established banking names of Abbey, Alliance and Leicester and Bradford & Bingley will disappear with the Santander brand replacing them as the new name above 1,300 high...	Company boards and non-executives in the hot seat Plans are now afoot amongst shareholders, legislators and regulators to hold company boards to account more effectively following decisions on acquisitions and remuneration that have damaged sharehold...

Index-linked savings certificates There is a growing consensus that the combination of historically low interest rates and quantitative easing will ultimately result in higher inflation. In this sort of scenario the safest way for peo...	Coutts launches 7 yr fix at 4.99%;2 yr tracker at base + 2.49% Coutts & Co has added a seven year fixed rate mortgage at 4.99% until July 2016 to its suite of two and five year fixed rate mortgages. It marks the first time that Coutts has launched a fixed rate fo...	MPs may have put end to vital UK property flipping If the MP expenses debacle has not incensed you enough, then news of how tax payers could be penalised as a direct reflection of the scandal will only add fuel to the fire. It appears that flipping tw...
Try out the new barter economy Instead of paying full price for goods and services, consumers are striking deals with family and friends to save each other money, according to research from price comparison site uSwitch.com. It say...	Don't stuff money under mattress; buy an antique bed With savings rates at an all time low, people who do not need instant access to savings are looking at alternative investments. And those looking to have something to give back to friends and loved on...	Job losses equal fast track to slow recovery Larger than expected job losses could slow down a global economic recovery, economist Roger Nightingale from Pointon York told CNBC's Worldwide Exchange in a live interview. He definitely has a point....

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