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Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Nineteen applicants for every job, employment agency reports
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT
There were 1% more vacancies in February than in January but the number of people looking for work climbed 50%.
- Labour peer Lord Paul promises to give up non-dom status
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:29:08 GMT
Labour party donor Lord Paul has said he will give up his non-dom status in the wake of the Lord Ashcroft scandal.
- The blue chips where you should dump bonds for equity
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT
The large cap stocks which offer higher yields than their equivalent ten year corporate bonds.
- More quantitative easing may not work, BoE rate-setter warns
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:47:18 GMT
Kate Barker?s comments underline growing split within Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
FT.com - Your Property
- Stonehaven suspends equity release lending
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:02:56 +0000
Stonehaven has become the latest provider to temporarily withdraw from the equity release market
- State-funded banks charge higher mortgage rates
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:23:28 +0000
A number of the state-funded banks are charging higher than average rates on their mortgage products, according to research from moneyfacts.co.uk
- Budget player joins ranks of buying agents
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:13:59 +0000
Buying agents have traditionally been reserved for wealthy, high-end property purchasers but a new low-cost company has launched into the market with the aim to bring buying agents to the mainstream market
- Central London bucks trend
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:10:40 +0000
House prices in prime Central London rose 3.2 per cent in February - the strongest monthly growth since August 2007
BBC News
- Trio charged over UVF bomb attack
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:53:52 GMT
Three men have been charged in connection with a pipe bomb attack on a house in Larne seven years ago.
- Call for school closure changes
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:43:52 GMT
Two assembly opposition parties call for changes to the way school closure proposals are handled.
- Five killed in Pakistan attack
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:09:01 GMT
Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
- Cars in rail 'Russian roulette'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:56 GMT
The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to teach good habits in learner drivers, says Network Rail.