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October 2013
Issue 8 - October - 2013
Press reform proposals rejected
Newspaper industry proposals for a royal charter to establish a new system of self-regulation
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have been rejected, Culture Secretary Maria Miller told the House of Commons.
Help to Buy
scheme extension
costs being
unveiled
Banks have begun to unveil mortgages which they will
offer under the expanded Help to Buy scheme. The
government's initiative is designed to enable buyers who
can afford only small deposits to buy a home. RBS,
NatWest and Halifax will start taking applications this
week, with HSBC and Virgin Money joining later.
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