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Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
- Mansion tax: a terrible, unworkable idea
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:02 Z
Vince Cable?s plan to impose a tax on properties worth more than £2 million is impractical, unethical and cowardly, argues Linton Chiswick.
BBC News
- Maldives leader quits amid unrest
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:54:23 GMT
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.
- Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:52:11 GMT
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.
- Russian envoy in crisis-hit Syria
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:48:45 GMT
Russia's foreign minister is greeted by pro-government crowds as he arrives in Syria to meet President Assad, amid rising violence in the country.
- BP ups dividend as profits rise
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:36:12 GMT
BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
- Did Dickens really save poor children and clean up the slums?
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:26:53 GMT
Did Dickens save poor children and clean up the slums?
BBC Business News
- Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:52:11 GMT
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.
- BP ups dividend as profits rise
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:36:12 GMT
BP announces sharply higher profits and increases its dividend to shareholders for the first time since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
- VIDEO: Many to lose pet insurance cover
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:35:34 GMT
Thousands of pet owners have been told that they will not have their insurance policies renewed by Lloyds TSB and Halifax.
- UK bookings boost for Tui Travel
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:21:05 GMT
Europe's biggest travel group Tui Travel says its UK bookings have performed better than the overall market in recent months.
- Stores offer warranty concessions
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:19:06 GMT
Dixons, Comet and Argos have pledged to improve the way extended warranties for electrical goods are sold, the Office for Fair Trading says.