Social housing tenants to be offered 50% discount on home values, amid warnings the move could reduce the supply of subsidised homes

Millions of council house tenants will be entitled to a discount of up to 50 per cent under an extension of the right-to-buy scheme.

A motor fuel duty discount for remote island communities will start from March 2012, the UK government has confirmed.

I’ve written about Northern Rock quite a few times since they were brought down by Saint Robert of Peston in 2007 and looking back at what I wrote and what others said is quite interesting. When Saint Robert of Peston whipped up a frenzy of consumer panic with his misleading reports on Northern Rock’s request

Millions of council house tenants will be offered discounts of up to 50 per cent to allow them to buy their own homes, it emerged last night.

A special discount on the cost of fuel for people who live in remote island communities will be in place by spring next year, a Scottish MP promises.

Mary Lloyd, 64, a retired teacher living in Southampton, has criticised the Tory-led Government's decision to scrap the Concessionary Coach Travel Scheme. The scheme gave over 60s and disabled people a 50% discount on coach tickets and it is estimated that last year more than three million UK journeys were made on National Express coaches alone. That discount from the Government has been tota...

Labour is unlikely to oppose the measure, though some say it amounts to a reclassification of council tax as a charge on property, not on services

Owners of second homes could lose council tax discounts, under new plans to be announced by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles on Monday.

Liberal Democrats Party Conference 2011: Pledge to drive down energy bills Householders will be able to switch energy suppliers more quickly, bulk-buy power at discount rates and claim refunds if firms are found to have exploited them for profit, Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, is to announce. When of course it is his very own