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Shepherd's hut and barn close to UK's priciest seaside town on sale for £475k
The tiny shepherd's hut and stone barn sit close to the village of East Prawle in South Devon, with the plot's £475,000 price tag twice that of the UK's average property value
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Workers face £43billion extra tax on wages under Tories, warns Rachel Reeves
As the new tax year starts today, the Shadow Chancellor accuses the Conservatives of raiding people’s wage to pay for their mistakes during their 13 years in power
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Household Support Fund explained and how to get cash for food and energy bills
The Household Support Fund is designed to help with the cost of living, with the help being issued through councils - so it is down to each local authority to decide what support to give
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Martin Lewis fan explains how they got 25% council tax discount and £600 refund
Karen wrote to tell the MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) team about her council tax success story, which was shared in this week's newsletter - we explain how she saved money here
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'Stop the gloats - Suella Braverman has got a flipping cheek'
The Home Secretary 'flipped' her second home allowance to claim £25,000 in energy bills for her own family, says Fleet Street Fox. She's got a flipping cheek
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Suella Braverman claims £25,000 to pay household bills after 'milking loophole'
A Mirror investigation has found the Home Secretary has claimed nearly £25,000 in household bills despite staying rent free in her parents home whilst the country faces sky high energy bills
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Taxing tourists £1-a-night for hotel stays 'would generate £428m' for town halls
Manchester has become the UK's first city to impose the 'tourist tax' levy and Wales is on course to follow suit, with supporters saying the move could provide vital new funds
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Keir Starmer vows to relieve Brits' money worries with council tax freeze pitch
The Labour leader expressed his "frustration" with Rishi Sunak's Tories, who he said had failed to "relieve the worry felt by millions of households when their council tax bill lands on the doorstep”
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Everything that will cost you more in April - and bill check you must do
It seems like pretty much everything is set to get a little bit more expensive in April which makes it very hard to long for the Spring, Mirror Money has compiled a full list of the confirmed rises, alongside the speculated
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Council tax is going up from today - but there are ways you can cut your bill
As council tax is a compulsory payment, you can't change your plan or reduce your usage like other bills, but there are ways that you can cut the bill though
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Council tax bills soar from today - search for your town on our calculator
Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year
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Tories quietly hold 'phantom election launch' amid fears of brutal drubbing
The Conservative Party did not invite national media to the launch following warnings they risk losing more than 1,000 council seats across the country when voters head to the polls on 4 May
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Labour vows to freeze council tax bills - days before Brits hit with huge hike
As households face a big hike in bills on Saturday, Labour leader Keir Starmer will say he would use a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to stop them rising this year if he was in power
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Urgent warning to families as household bills to soar by up to £700 from April
From April 1 - dubbed April Cruel Day - Brits will pay more for council tax, water, car tax, phones, prescriptions and stamps and it could hit outgoings by up to £700 per household
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'Rishi Sunak's taxes show the Tories have learned nothing - it's austerity 2.0'
The Tories are telling you to tighten your belts, while stripping the state of its assets. Fleet Street Fox has the receipts
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Council tax bills set to rise above £2,000 for first time- search your postcode
Households in England will see their bills rise on April 1 as most cash-strapped local authorities announce plans to hike council tax to the maximum level to plug black holes in their finances
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Council sends letter to man telling him he is dead and can get a tax exemption
Stuart Dobson, 77, received a letter from South Norfolk Council saying it was "sorry to hear" he had died and explained how he could get a tax exemption
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Man can't afford £12.50 charge to visit grandchild, 6, 'living on borrowed time'
Iain Buers, 55, says he won't be able to afford to visit six-year-old seriously ill granddaughter Charlotte in hospital when the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is expanded in August
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'Free childcare is life-changing as I'm in survival mode - but it's Catch-22'
Lucie Driver, 26, has sleepless nights over paying bills and affording childcare when her mat leave comes to an end. While she says the new package announced today by Jeremy Hunt is 'life-changing', she raises concern about the toll on nurseries and their staff
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UK's richest and poorest areas mapped in clear divide - check your neighbourhood
The richest neighbourhood in the UK is on average more than £55,000 better off than the poorest, according to the ONS which has just released new data into annual household incomes
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Sandra Martin claims she was 'paid more' than other Gogglebox castmates
Gogglebox favourite Sandra Martin, known for chatting about TV on TV with her friend Sandi Bogle, has claimed she was paid more than her fellow sofa sitting stars, and the show paid her rent and bills
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10 ways you could instantly save money right now and slash £100s off your bills
Mirror Money editor Levi Winchester delves into ten bills to talk through ways of reducing your outgoings, as the cost of living continues to stretch families across the UK
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Over-65s are suffering more with energy prices - due to their inefficient homes
Over half of over 65s are living in properties with a EPC rating of 'D' or below, resulting in sky-rocketed energy bills
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'When someone dies alone I go into their house and make hardest of phone calls'
When someone dies alone, someone has to put their affairs in order... enter council funeral officer Evie King, who has written a book about the important job she does that few people even know exists
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Council tax bills soaring in April - search for your town on our calculator
Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year
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