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Virgin takes on high-street banking with Northern Rock buyout

As Richard Branson’s Virgin Money acquires half of Northern Rock, can we expect some real innovation in the high-street banking sector, and value-for-money products? Simon Wilson investigates.

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Virgin takes on high-street banking with Northern Rock buyout

Cut your bills with ‘extreme couponing’

Shoppers in America can save up to 90% off their grocery bills by collecting money-saving coupons. If you want to save money, you should do the same. Merryn Somerset Webb explains how.

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Cut your bills with ‘extreme couponing’

Act fast to grab the best bank rates

Gemma Swinglehurst rounds up the week’s personal finance news, including the best savings rates around at the moment.

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Act fast to grab the best bank rates

Tax advice of the week: Don’t overlook R&D relief

Research and development relief is often overlooked, but the R&D tax break is worth twice as much as other tax reliefs.

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Tax advice of the week: Don’t overlook R&D relief

Why we are wary of solar panels

The government is cutting the subsidised ‘feed-in tariffs’ paid to households with solar panels fitted, making them even less attractive, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

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Why we are wary of solar panels

Tax advice of the week: Buy a property

With most property purchases taking months to complete, anyone hoping to take advantage of the stamp duty break for first-time buyers should get their skates on.

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Tax advice of the week: Buy a property

Cash in your francs and liras now

If you have a drawer full of old European currencies, you have until February to cash them in. Jessica Furse explains, and rounds up the rest of the week’s personal finance news.

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Cash in your francs and liras now

Beware this crackdown on undeclared tax

If you’ve not been declaring all your income for tax purposes, watch out. HMRC is to produce a ‘hit list’ of people it wants to go after, and you could be on it.

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Beware this crackdown on undeclared tax

The best credit cards for Christmas

Jessica Furseth looks at the best credit card deals for Christmas, and rounds up the rest of the week’s personal finance news.

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The best credit cards for Christmas

Tax advice of the week: Throw a Christmas party

Even if you don’t have any staff, or if there are just a handful of you, you can still qualify for a ‘tax-free knees-up’ at Christmas.

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Tax advice of the week: Throw a Christmas party

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