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House prices rose 12.1% in the year to September

House prices rose by 12.1% in the year to the end of September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Prices increased by 0.5% on a monthly basis between

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Court of Appeal to rule on £2.6m divorce settlement

A woman who gave up her career to become a full-time mother has taken her former husband to court in a bid to receive a greater share of the family

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New measures to help people build their own home

The government is to introduce new measures that will make it easier for people to build their own home. Under the Right to Build scheme, people who want to build

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Man awarded £3,000 after being injured by pub chair

A 63-year-old man has been awarded £3,000 compensation after he injured his finger with a pub chair. The man had been having a coffee in a pub when he gripped

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Inheritance laws simplified for when people die without a will

The government has simplified inheritance laws in order to modernise the process of dividing the assets of a person who dies without making will. It follows a review of intestacy

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