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New property investment aims to help house the homeless and deliver a 7.5% return

New property investment aims to help house the homeless and deliver a 7.5% return

New property investment aims to help house the homeless and deliver a 7.5% return to investorsHome REIT plans to let accommodation on 20-30-year leases to charities and other groups helping the homelessIt will target a minimum annual dividend of 5.5p per share from next yearThe IPO is open to ordinary investors, but they must buy at least £1k of shares Experts caution savers seeking an ethical investment to check the offer stacks up on its own meritsBy Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:54 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 02:54 EDT, 10 September 2020

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1,200 year old Anglo-Saxon coin could sell for record £80,000 at auction

1,200 year old Anglo-Saxon coin could sell for record £80,000 at auction

Could this 1,200 year old Anglo-Saxon penny found during an East Sussex hailstorm beat its own £78,000 record – and become the most expensive silver coin EVER sold at auction?The silver penny is estimated to sell at Spink for between £60,000 and £80,000But the auction house makes conservative estimates to encourage more bidsThe coin displaying an East Anglian king killed in 794 was described as being of ‘the utmost historical importance’ and is one of just four from his reign By George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:52 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 02:54 EDT, 10 September 2020

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Working from home could see energy bills soar by £107 per household this winter

Working from home could see energy bills soar by £107 per household this winter

Working from home could see energy bills soar by £107 per household this winter as usage surges by over a third in colder monthsEmployees working from home could see their bills soar to a total of £1.9bn Gas & electricity usage is 36% higher in winter when compared to summer Regularly working from home would cost an extra £21 per household By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 02:52 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 02:52 EDT, 10 September 2020

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Fears surface for first-time buyers as lenders pull low-deposit mortgage deals

Fears surface for first-time buyers as lenders pull low-deposit mortgage deals

Will the first rung of the housing ladder soon be off limits? Fears surface for first-time buyers as lenders pull low-deposit mortgages from the shelvesExperts are worried first-time buyers may soon be priced out of the marketThere are now just 51 deals for buyers with a 10 per cent deposit to choose from  Mortgage rates for low deposit borrowers are rising as more deals are cut By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:51 EDT, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 02:51 EDT, 10 September 2020

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