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Our weekly heads-up on the articles your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

Credit crunch A family with a poor credit rating could end up spending £1,225-a-year more on financial products, a study by credit card provider Aqua has found. The Mail on Sunday reports 57% of adults in the UK are at risk of being being declined credit as a result of a low credit score. Selling power Estate agents are currently competing just to bring in vendors due to the dwindling supply of properties on the market. The Guardian reports on how this generates bargaining power for property sellers at the moment, as some agents consider changing their fee structures to encourage mor...

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