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Landlord mortgage rates fall

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Simple tax planning back in vogue

Wealthy taxpayers keen to remain on the right side of HMRC

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Fixed-rate mortgages drop below 2%

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Tax blow for holiday homeowners

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Banks set aside £700m for swaps scandal

Analysts believe final cost to industry could be £2bn

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