

Only a small proportion of the £80 billion received by the government in housing tax receipts over the past 20 years has gone back into the sector, a charity claims today. A report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) finds the Treasury has received a windfall thanks to the abolition of mortgage interest tax relief… Read more »
British Gas engineers will take part in five 24-hour strikes in the coming weeks in a battle with the company over pension rights. It is estimated that up to 6,000 engineers will down tools on December 12th, 19th and 21st and January 6th and 9th. In addition, out-of-hours calls will not be handled from December… Read more »