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Sale and rent back schemes halted 3 Feb 2012
Sale and rent back schemes halted 3 Feb 2012
The financial regulator has cracked down on controversial sale and rent back deals that target distressed homeowners
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Foreign buyers snap up London office space 1 Feb 2012
Foreign buyers snap up London office space 1 Feb 2012
Purchases come as sovereign wealth funds and cash-rich individuals seek stable assets amid the uncertainty in the global financial markets
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Tech groups take up slack in central London 1 Feb 2012
Tech groups take up slack in central London 1 Feb 2012
Gaps created by downsizing of financial services sector has created a surge in demand from IT, telecoms and internet start-ups
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Nationwide reports 0.2% house price dip 1 Feb 2012
Nationwide reports 0.2% house price dip 1 Feb 2012
UK house prices slipped in January according to a closely watched index, building a picture of sluggish house price growth overall
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US Reits are drawn to subprime securities 31 Jan 2012
US Reits are drawn to subprime securities 31 Jan 2012
Real estate investment trusts are attracted by high yields relative to low borrowing costs, with many aided by rising share prices
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Greek asset sales behind target 30 Jan 2012
Greek asset sales behind target 30 Jan 2012
Greece will struggle to meet its target for assets sales even by the delayed deadline of 2017, according to the country’s privatisation adviser
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Nama sells iconic London cinema 30 Jan 2012
Nama sells iconic London cinema 30 Jan 2012
The Irish body is pushing ahead with the sale of high profile assets in a bid to shed almost €74bn of toxic property loans
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British Land signs accord to build HQ for UBS 30 Jan 2012
British Land signs accord to build HQ for UBS 30 Jan 2012
British Land has announced an agreement to develop a 700,000 sq ft building to be the Swiss bank’s European headquarters
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Fewer cranes add to signs of slowing economy 29 Jan 2012
Fewer cranes add to signs of slowing economy 29 Jan 2012
The number of large construction projects in the UK, as measured by the number of tower cranes in operation, has fallen
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Pfizer enters talks to sell Sandwich R&D site 27 Jan 2012
Pfizer enters talks to sell Sandwich R&D site 27 Jan 2012
The US pharmaceutical company has agreed to maintain 650 employees on its flagship centre which has been operating since the 1950s
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Talent show finalist’s businesses probed 27 Jan 2012
Talent show finalist’s businesses probed 27 Jan 2012
The business affairs of a former finalist on the television show Britain’s Got Talent are being probed following the collapse of a property investment scheme
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Prime areas prop up London prices 27 Jan 2012
Prime areas prop up London prices 27 Jan 2012
Data show the so-called ‘London effect’, whereby residential properties in the capital defy weakness elsewhere, is down to rising prices in a handful of areas
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Interactive map: London house prices 27 Jan 2012
Interactive map: London house prices 27 Jan 2012
This interactive map shows average London prices by postcode and how these have changed since their 2007 peak and over the past decade
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California spurns $15bn in mortgage aid 27 Jan 2012
California spurns $15bn in mortgage aid 27 Jan 2012
Bank of America, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase offered help to the state’s borrowers to settle allegations of mortgage-related misdeeds
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Tchenguiz to sell 250,000 freeholds for £3bn 26 Jan 2012
Tchenguiz to sell 250,000 freeholds for £3bn 26 Jan 2012
Portfolio is tied to houses and apartments across the UK, including 15,000 homes in London and its sale is being targeted at sovereign wealth funds
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Treasury Holdings’ fight over receivers 26 Jan 2012
Treasury Holdings’ fight over receivers 26 Jan 2012
The Irish property company is challenging a decision on assets linked to €2bn in loans aquired by the National Asset management Agency
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Retailers pushing for rental revolution 26 Jan 2012
Retailers pushing for rental revolution 26 Jan 2012
High street chains, including Clinton Cards and Sports Direct, are shifting from paying shop rent every three months to a monthly basis
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Safestore helped by increase in home rentals 26 Jan 2012
Safestore helped by increase in home rentals 26 Jan 2012
Self storage company Safestore reports a fall in pre-tax profits but groups is helped by a strong house rental market
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Ireland unveils insolvency reforms 25 Jan 2012
Ireland unveils insolvency reforms 25 Jan 2012
Dublin has announced measures aimed at tackling a growing mortgage debt crisis and curbing ‘bankruptcy tourism’ to the UK
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Projects boost Abu Dhabi property shares 25 Jan 2012
Projects boost Abu Dhabi property shares 25 Jan 2012
Emirate’s government approves construction programmes including the airport extension and the Louvre and Guggenheim museums
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BBC News - Your Money
VIDEO: Your Money: Tips on money management 4 Feb 2012
VIDEO: Your Money: Tips on money management 4 Feb 2012
In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks problems with pensions, considers the benefits of credit unions and gets some top tips on how to manage your money.
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Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque' 4 Feb 2012
Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque' 4 Feb 2012
The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future pension income, the National Association of Pension Funds says.
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Credit unions hoping to widen net 3 Feb 2012
Credit unions hoping to widen net 3 Feb 2012
1.1 million face £100 tax fines 3 Feb 2012
1.1 million face £100 tax fines 3 Feb 2012
Just over one million taxpayers face a penalty of £100 for failing to submit their self-assessment tax returns on time, HM Revenue and Customs says.
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'Sale and rent back' closed down 3 Feb 2012
'Sale and rent back' closed down 3 Feb 2012
The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services Authority.
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Mobility aid sellers in spotlight 3 Feb 2012
Mobility aid sellers in spotlight 3 Feb 2012
Action has been taken against mobility aids traders following a warning from the regulator over sales of the products.
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Personal insolvencies 'down 11%' 3 Feb 2012
Personal insolvencies 'down 11%' 3 Feb 2012
Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of companies going bust increased.
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Hackers fool bank security system 2 Feb 2012
Hackers fool bank security system 2 Feb 2012
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.
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AUDIO: How safe is online banking? 2 Feb 2012
AUDIO: How safe is online banking? 2 Feb 2012
Spencer Kelly talks to Winifred Robinson on Radio 4's You and Yours about the results of the BBC Click investigation into the new ways criminals are trying to hack into bank accounts.
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Automatic pension enrolment timetable 2 Feb 2012
Automatic pension enrolment timetable 2 Feb 2012
Running a business: Your questions answered 2 Feb 2012
Running a business: Your questions answered 2 Feb 2012
MPs reverse Lords welfare defeats 1 Feb 2012
MPs reverse Lords welfare defeats 1 Feb 2012
MPs overturn a series of defeats inflicted on the government's welfare reform bill by peers, voting to reinstate child benefit into the proposed £26,000 total cap on payments.
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Ash claims finally given go-ahead 1 Feb 2012
Ash claims finally given go-ahead 1 Feb 2012
Some 300 travellers with insurance claims resulting from the ash cloud disruption in May 2010 will finally have their cases resolved.
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Winter freeze for UK house prices 1 Feb 2012
Winter freeze for UK house prices 1 Feb 2012
UK house prices started the new year with a slight decline - falling by 0.2% in January compared with the previous month, the Nationwide says.
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Family life on benefits 1 Feb 2012
Family life on benefits 1 Feb 2012
Plans for fewer MOTs are dropped 1 Feb 2012
Plans for fewer MOTs are dropped 1 Feb 2012
Case for tax cuts 'is stronger' 1 Feb 2012
Case for tax cuts 'is stronger' 1 Feb 2012
The argument for the chancellor to cut taxes to boost the economy is stronger than it was a year ago, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.
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Dr John Philpott, chief economic adviser at the CIPD, and Professor Harriet Bradley, sociologist at Bristol University, discuss how working life has changed over the last 60 years.
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Pension scheme availability drops 1 Feb 2012
Pension scheme availability drops 1 Feb 2012
The proportion of final-salary pension schemes still open to new recruits in the private sector fell last year from 18% to just 16%, figures show.
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UK workers 'richer but stressed' 1 Feb 2012
UK workers 'richer but stressed' 1 Feb 2012
Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
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Gym contracts under investigation 31 Jan 2012
Gym contracts under investigation 31 Jan 2012
Gym membership contracts are to be put under the spotlight by the fair trading regulator, following customer complaints.
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200,000 homes 'at flooding risk' 31 Jan 2012
200,000 homes 'at flooding risk' 31 Jan 2012
The Association of British Insurers estimates that up to 200,000 flood-prone homes could face insurance problems next year.
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Sainsbury's rebrands tiger bread 31 Jan 2012
Sainsbury's rebrands tiger bread 31 Jan 2012
Sainsbury's is renaming its tiger bread after a letter a three-year-old girl wrote to the company, saying the bread looked more like a giraffe, went viral.
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Pension change 'will save little' 31 Jan 2012
Pension change 'will save little' 31 Jan 2012
The government's latest public sector pension changes will make "little or no difference" to their long-term cost, a think tank says.
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Unilever to face more pension action 31 Jan 2012
Unilever to face more pension action 31 Jan 2012
House prices fell by 1.3% in 2011 30 Jan 2012
House prices fell by 1.3% in 2011 30 Jan 2012
House prices in England and Wales fell by 1.3% last year, to an average of £160,000, according to figures from the Land Registry.
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Teaching union backs pension deal 30 Jan 2012
Teaching union backs pension deal 30 Jan 2012
Ask the expert: Your debt questions 29 Jan 2012
Ask the expert: Your debt questions 29 Jan 2012
VIDEO: Your Money: To buy or not to buy? 28 Jan 2012
VIDEO: Your Money: To buy or not to buy? 28 Jan 2012
In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry asks is it cheaper to buy or rent and gets advice on how to make your savings work harder - if interest rates stay low.
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Mortgage rates 'to be volatile' 27 Jan 2012
Mortgage rates 'to be volatile' 27 Jan 2012
Brokers are telling new borrowers to expect mortgage rates to see-saw in the coming months, owing to economic uncertainty.
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Graduate pay 'will go up by 4%' 26 Jan 2012
Graduate pay 'will go up by 4%' 26 Jan 2012
Graduate pay will rise by 4% this year - the first increase since 2009, the Association of Graduate Recruiters has estimated.
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Inflation-beating investment options 26 Jan 2012
Inflation-beating investment options 26 Jan 2012
Deadline shift for pension reform 25 Jan 2012
Deadline shift for pension reform 25 Jan 2012
Full implementation of a scheme to automatically enrol workers into a pension scheme will be in place three years later than first planned.
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National Savings cuts saving rate 25 Jan 2012
National Savings cuts saving rate 25 Jan 2012
The government savings body, National Savings & Investments, cuts the interest rate on its main savings account, the Direct Saver, to 1.5%.
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VIDEO: 'Insurers undervalue wrecked cars' 22 Jan 2012
VIDEO: 'Insurers undervalue wrecked cars' 22 Jan 2012
Complaints to an ombudsman about motor insurance rose by 29 per cent last year - with key gripes including valuations of written-off vehicles.
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AUDIO: How employment tribunals work 20 Jan 2012
AUDIO: How employment tribunals work 20 Jan 2012
The head of consultancy at Employment Law Advisory Services told Radio 5 live how government proposals will change tribunals.
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Miliband defends pay freeze move 15 Jan 2012
Miliband defends pay freeze move 15 Jan 2012
Labour leader Ed Miliband defends his party's decision to support the government's pay freeze for public sector workers, despite union criticism.
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Credit union reforms introduced 8 Jan 2012
Credit union reforms introduced 8 Jan 2012
New rules come into force which will free up credit unions in the UK to compete more effectively with banks.
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PPI payouts over 2011 'top £1bn' 21 Dec 2011
PPI payouts over 2011 'top £1bn' 21 Dec 2011
More than £1bn has now been paid in compensation this year to people who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), figures show.
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Hours worked in UK above average 8 Dec 2011
Hours worked in UK above average 8 Dec 2011
Full-time employees in the UK work longer hours than the European Union average, according to the Office for National Statistics data.
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