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Buyers with a 10 per cent deposit have one day to secure a mortgage from TSB

Buyers with a 10 per cent deposit have one day to secure a mortgage from TSB

First-time buyers scramble for mortgages as bank launches 90% deal today but takes it off the market by 5.30pmTSB announced it will offer a limited mortgage to buyers with a 10% deposit Buyers looking for a house worth up to £350,000 had until 5.30pm to applyThose hoping to buy a flat won’t qualify for the deal Mortgage lenders have pulled small deposit loans over the past three monthsLast week HSBC and First Direct shelved their 90% deals Experts warn that more ‘flash sales’ are likely to happen as lenders struggle By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:35 EDT, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 15:38 EDT, 11 September 2020

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Landlord warns rule of six means a 'long and painful' winter for pubs

Landlord warns rule of six means a 'long and painful' winter for pubs

‘It’s going to be a long and painful winter’: Publican says England’s new ‘rule of six’ combined with rent woes will push pubs deeper into crisisPublican Ed Anderson told This is Money of his concern for the pubs tradeFrom Monday, new laws are coming into force regarding group gatheringsChancellor’s Eat out to Help Out scheme helped boost trade in August  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 06:59 EDT, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 07:01 EDT, 11 September 2020

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UK's first electric car forecourt in Essex nears completion

UK's first electric car forecourt in Essex nears completion

The filling station of the future? Britain’s first electric car forecourt nears completion in Essex with 30 chargers and ‘Best of British’ retail partners including a Booths supermarketThe first of a £1billion nationwide network of ‘electric forecourts’ will open before the end of the year in Essex A 2.5-acre site is due to be completed in Braintree with links to Stansted Airport and the M11 motorwayThere will be 24 rapid electric car chargers and 6 Tesla Superchargers specifically for the US firm’s carsIt will also feature a state-of-the-art two-storey building with shops, a chill-out area and EV education centre Today, operator Gridserve announced its ‘Best of British’ retail partners – including WH Smith, Costa Coffee and Booths supermarkets – ahead of the first forecourt’s completion in NovemberBy Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:01 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 04:40 EDT, 11 September 2020

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Kings of long-term investing? Sectors and regions where investment trusts have outperformed funds

Kings of long-term investing? Sectors and regions where investment trusts have outperformed funds

The kings of long-term investing? The sectors and regions where investment trusts have beaten funds over 10 and 20 years – and how markets compareThe average investment trust returned 157% over 10 years and 372% over 20 yearsBut ITs in some sectors and regions show returns above 600% Open-ended funds earned 99% and 150% over the same periods Total returns for the FTSE 100 index of 83% and 100%, and for the FTSE All Share 91% and 124%FTSE All World USD benchmark showed returns of 205% and 231%Barnstorming S&P 500 shows returns of 348% and 286%Investment trusts excel in the longer-term and in specialist sectorsBy Adrian Lowery for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:41 EDT, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 03:09 EDT, 11 September 2020

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Shared ownership homeowners will be able to buy their home 1% at a time from April

Shared ownership homeowners will be able to buy their home 1% at a time from April

Buy your house 1% at a time? First-time buyers thrown lifeline as Government reveals overhaul of the shared ownership schemeFrom April buyers will be able to buy a 10 per cent share in the property  Homeowners will then be able to buy stakes in their home 1 per cent at a time Government is yet to clarify how expensive fees to up your stake will be reduced By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:42 EDT, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:42 EDT, 11 September 2020

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Starling becomes the first British bank to charge customers interest on savings

Starling becomes the first British bank to charge customers interest on savings

Now a British bank is charging savers negative interest rates: Starling Bank’s euro account heads below zero – but will more follow suit?Customers of the its euro account could be charged interest from NovemberIt will set a negative rate of -0.5% for those with balances of more than €50,000 We explain how negative interest rates work and if this is the tip of the icebergBy George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:41 EDT, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 02:41 EDT, 11 September 2020

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A third of homes are multi-generational with granny flats becoming popular

A third of homes are multi-generational with granny flats becoming popular

Keeping it in the family! A third of homes are multi-generational but it’s young adults saving money sparking a surge in popularity for granny flatsMany adult children move in with their parents to save money for a house  One in three homes in England now has homes with multiple generations This means annexes, known as granny flats, are now becoming more popular By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 19:01 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 10 September 2020

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