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Money: hot tips

Banking for graduates

Finding the right graduate bank account and shrewd money management is vital for new graduates faced with student debts and a difficult jobs market.

Are electric cars money savers?

The Nissan's zero-emission electric car, the Leaf, is due to hit UK forecourts early next year - but lower emissions doesn't necessarily mean lower costs just yet.

Property news

London gets 'Mad Men' flats - via mail order

New flats in Stockwell's converted Freemans printworks pay homage to the Mad Men style of the Fifties and Sixties.

Diary of an estate agent

Our charity-driven agent from Knightsbridge gets locked in a garage but comes out with a shiny bike and a big donation to Help for Heroes.

The accidental landlord

After 18 months of letting out her home, our accidental landlord discovers her lawn has become an allotment.

Can I reclaim flat management fees?

I live in a flat and have to pay £1,500 a year in service charges to the building’s management company, but, frankly, I can’t see any appreciable expenditure. Can I claim any of this money back?

Home improvements: need some help?

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Want to add value to your property, make your house a home, or sell your place fast? With 1,000s of tradesmen nationwide, rated and recommended by previous customers, this is the smart way to find a reputable tradesman.

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Pattie Barron: "Of course it was too good to last. The sultry, sunny days of June and July have been replaced by rain, wind and unmemorable grey days that could almost be in November, and this has had an effect on everything in the garden..."

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