Phil Brown

Turn up. Take the temperature of the economy. Raise interest rates. That’s the been the pattern from the responsible technocrats at the Bank of England for more than a year now – and they show no sign of stopping.Between the depths of the…
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I have had an offer accepted on a house built in 2016 in London. I’d be the second owner, but my conveyancer has spotted an “estate rentcharge”, which I’m told mandates freeholders to pay what seems to be a service charge for…
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Households in England and Wales are facing the biggest increase to water bills in almost two decades from April, putting further pressure on budgets already weathering the cost of living crisis.The industry body Water UK said the typical…
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The kitchen. (Photo by Chad Mellon Studio) A view of the dining area from the living room. (Photo by Chad Mellon Studio) The living area. (Photo by Chad Mellon Studio) A Newport Island custom build featured in the virtual 2021 Newport…
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“Pineapple Express” star Seth Rogen is organizing a sleepover with an elevated itinerary.  As part of a promotion for his cannabis and homewares company, Houseplant, Rogen is inviting fans to stay over at a…
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This NYC man is too cool for his refrigerator. Manhattan resident Josh Spodek has stopped using his fridge for over a year — sacrificing the everyday appliance and its benefits in hopes of living a more…
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The number of New York renters who are also worth seven figures has increased exponentially in recent years, a new analysis has found.  According to US apartment search site RentCafe, there’s a record number of…
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Love me, love me — do you want to buy me? A two-family New York City townhouse owned by Nina Persson — the lead singer of Sweden’s famed rock band The Cardigans, of “Lovefool” fame — and her husband, Nathan…
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British Gas has suspended the use of court warrants to force the installation of prepayment meters after evidence that agents working on its behalf ignored customers’ vulnerabilities.MPs and consumer groups had raised concerns that elderly…
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The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate for the eighth time in a row on Wednesday, in its continued effort to tame persistent inflation.At its latest meeting, the central bank approved a more modest 0.25 percentage point…
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