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Families facing homelessness after tycoon issues eviction noticesControversial landlord Fergus Wilson forces Kent householders to find new homes -
Average UK car mileage falls again on back of higher petrol pricesAnalysis of 23m MOT tests shows average car is driven 10% shorter distance than a decade ago -
SSE hits out after Bulb claims big energy firms are squeezing familiesChallenger companies’ low prices are unsustainable, says UK’s second-biggest supplier -
Have we overpaid stamp duty because the house has an annexe?A company claims we have overpaid £6,208 but we are wary of pursuing this
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Letters: Dr David Marjot on the anti-boredom effect, and Dr Ian Flintoff on the damage done by a materialist societyCraving insight into addiction -
‘Sitting duck’ eBay sellers take a stand against the scammersIt’s a matter of principle as they fall victim to the auction site’s lavish ‘buyer protection’ -
It’s mortgage payback time now savings rates are grimMore young people are opting to overpay, cutting the term of their house or flat loan -
Closing down sale: is this the end of Sears?The bricks-and-mortar chain is the latest high-profile victim of the shift to online shopping but some wounds are self-inflicted
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The sub-prime timebomb is back – this time companies are lighting the fuseLeveraged loans are ringing alarm bells for regulators who fear a repeat of 2008’s mortgage disaster



Marks & Spencer closes 17 more stores in new blow to high street