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Turning a profit in a strange cattle year

Some people tell me it has been a strange year. I agree, but the thing is they’ve all been strange years since Covid. It is so easy to get all caught up in how things are different. Then yesterday I heard the Bon Jovi song with the lyrics “The more things change, the more things […]

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Pattern power: Best new textiles and wallpapers for Autumn 2022

New fabrics and wallpapers to bring a room to life, chosen by Amelia Thorpe. Pattern world From a collection of wallpapers by Abi Ola, Chequerboard in Black, £156 per 10m roll from Common Room, combines a fragment of an African textile with a detail from a William Morris wall hanging, representing the designer’s identity as […]

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Property experts on the Stamp Duty cut: ‘Soaring mortgage costs will bring house prices back down to earth, irrespective of tax cut’

The September 2022 Stamp Duty cut announced by the UK government is part of a wider plan to stimulate growth in the economy — but what impact will it have on house prices? We’ve collated views from across the property market. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng issued a ‘mini-budget’ on Friday morning, announcing sweeping […]

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