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FT.com - Your Property
- Risk of creating another housing bubble
Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:39 GMT
The chancellor should be working to build new homes rather than push up the price of already expensive properties
- Call for better rental protection
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:53:17 GMT
Industry groups are stepping up calls for the government to make membership of a client money protection scheme mandatory for letting agents
- Borrowers urged to complain to BoI
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:51:40 GMT
Consumer and industry groups encourage more borrowers to complain to Bank of Ireland over mortgage rate increase after 1,200 given reprieve
- Mortgage approvals edge up in April
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:38:01 GMT
Banks expect to sign off more loans for first-time buyers after lending rose in April, although the number of approvals was still down year on year
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Castle Trust: a bet for both sides of the property market
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:44:11 +0100
We look at a company offering a savings account and a 'shared equity' mortgage that let you take a punt on whether house prices are rising or falling.
- Santander told to contact borrowers about botched rate change
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:22:56 +0100
The City watchdog has ordered Santander bank to contact 270,000 mortgage borrowers whom it failed to explain an important change in their contract five years ago.
- Buy-to-let is booming but beware the pitfalls
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:25:46 +0100
The buy-to-let market is buoyant as investors are lured by high rents and cheap mortgages.
- Landlords targeted in HMRC tax clamp down
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Z
HMRC is demanding landlords hand over details of their properties and tenants even if they have declared rental income.
Citywire Investment News
- Saturday Papers
Sat, 25 May 2013 00:01:00 +0100
We roundup the weekend press.
- The Expert View: ASOS, Electrocomponents and Standard Chartered
Fri, 24 May 2013 17:16:42 +0100
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Salamander Energy and Rightmove.
- Kames give Milburn co-manager on High Yield Global Bond fund
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:16 +0100
Kames Capital has named Claire McGuckin as co-manager of its High Yield Global Bond fund alongside Phil Milburn.
- The world's top 20 most valuable brands
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:15 +0100
Research commissioned by multi-national advertising firm WPP reveals the most valuable brands across the globe.
BBC Business News
- How easy is it to hack a smart meter?
Sat, 25 May 2013 00:58:20 GMT
How easy is it to hack a smart meter?
- IMF chief Lagarde made key witness
Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:18 GMT
A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead.
- London Market Report
Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:39 GMT
London's leading shares lose further ground in Friday trading, extending Thursday's global sell-off.
- News Corp to split in two on 28 June
Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:38 GMT
News Corp announces it will officially split its publishing and entertainment businesses on 28 June, two years after the UK phone-hacking scandal involving the News of the World.
BBC News
- Syria opposition ready to negotiate
Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:43 GMT
Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.
- Out-of-date law halts grooming cases
Sat, 25 May 2013 01:03:07 GMT
How an out-of-date law is thwarting sex abuse victims
- How easy is it to hack a smart meter?
Sat, 25 May 2013 00:58:20 GMT
How easy is it to hack a smart meter?
- Oil air deaths memorial unveiled
Sat, 25 May 2013 00:58:12 GMT
A memorial dedicated to 79 people who lost their lives in four oil industry-related air accidents around Shetland is due to be unveiled.

