Water bills set to rise for many after firms permitted extra funding

Nearly a third of the extra funding provisionally approved for 13 water companies in England and Wales is earmarked for making sure water services are maintained. Some of the rest will be used to meet rising demand from…

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Apply for a voluntary clearance amendment (underpayment)

Get emails about this page Contents Who should claim What you'll need Apply for a voluntary clearance amendment Print this page Who should claim Find out how to make a voluntary disclosure of underpayments arising on the…

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Customs debt liability

Get emails about this page Contents When you get a customs debt notification Make a voluntary disclosure Interest on customs debt Who is liable Someone dealing with customs for you Print this page A customs debt is the…

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Flock boss admits surveillance firm took too long to act over police abuse

Police have used Flock to track romantic partners and stalk strangers, leading to growing public backlash against the company. It has also been used to find stolen cars and missing people. Asked whether it had taken…

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Where Mbappe will go if he breaks up with Nike

Nike and Adidas, with Puma operating just behind them, have not simply dominated the space — they have defined it. They own the athletes, the storytelling, the retail presence and, crucially, the cultural relevance. That…

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Rating Manual section 4: valuation methods

The Rating Manual is primarily provided as practice guidance for Valuation Officers. The contents of the Rating Manual represent the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) understanding of the law at the time it was prepared…

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Part 3: Practice note 2026 — the contractor's basis: age and obsolescence allowances

It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version. 1. Allowances — general 1.1 This guidance relates to age and obsolescence allowances applied at Stage 2 of the contractor’s basis of…

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Part 1: practice note 1 2026 — rental adjustment

1. Introduction 1.1 This practice note deals with the rental adjustment stage of the Revaluation process — it does not cover the subsequent stages of rental analysis and scheme creation. Any toning of rental evidence to…

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Andy Burnham ‘angry’ over water company bill increases – business live

Burnham said the government was "looking at how we can give the public more control" in the water industry – although he did not add any more detail on what measures he might be considering. Before he returned to…

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Mike Ashley’s Frasers snaps up Harvey Nichols

The group, which also owns Sports Direct and Flannels, has acquired each of the chain’s stores, excluding the site in Dublin, from FTI Consulting through a pre-pack administration process. Frasers’ acquisition of Harvey…

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