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Budget 2015: Osborne hopes minimum wage increase will soften welfare cuts
Rent rises forecast after Osborne’s tax-relief cut for landlords
Shortage of homes on UK market helps push prices up 1.7% in June
Average UK property price breaks £200,000 barrier, says Halifax
Shop prices fall 1.3% as lower costs turn into heavy discounts
Watchdog to investigate charities’ ‘boiler room’ tactics
Millions of Britons are overpaying for energy, says competition report
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