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Losses on shares, where is the official wording on the four-weeks period after the selling please?

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Household charge.
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Update: Ulster Bank wins Court of Appeal case on Tracker mortgages

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Who has cases on hold with the Ombudsman?

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So, it looks like tracker holders are getting a cut in September…

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Thinking of selling a rental property? You should probably get a move on...
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Importing a car from Northern Ireland… change of legislation !!

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A vote for an Independent is a vote for parish pump politics

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