| Mortgage rates 'continue to fall' | The Abbey is the latest lender to reduce interest rates on its mortgages during the longest period of cuts since the credit crunch began. | |
| Insurance bosses are banned | Insurance customers could have been left without the cover they paid for after directors misused clients' money. | |
| Stamp duty axed below £175,000 | Stamp duty will be payable from £175,000 instead of £125,000 for the next year, in an effort to boost the housing market. | |
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