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Fears of China property bubble grow 11 Mar 2010
Fears of China property bubble grow 11 Mar 2010
Chinese real estate prices accelerated last month, rising by their fastest pace in two years despite government efforts to cool the market amid fears of a looming property bubble
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Regus uses insolvency tools to cut rents 10 Mar 2010
Regus uses insolvency tools to cut rents 10 Mar 2010
The serviced offices group has demanded rental cuts and concessions from landlords under a plan that could see parts of its business being put into administration
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Developer sought for Covent Market scheme 10 Mar 2010
Developer sought for Covent Market scheme 10 Mar 2010
In return for being given the land for one of the largest development schemes in London, the developer will be asked to build a new fresh produce market on the site
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Liberty demerger heralds new era 9 Mar 2010
Liberty demerger heralds new era 9 Mar 2010
Liberty International's proposed demerger of its £6.1bn property empire marks the beginning of a new era for the UK real estate investment trust sector
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Tuesday's UK results round-up: the Chilean copper miner used its annual results to reassure investors that its operations had not been seriously affected by the earthquake
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Liberty International details demerger plans 9 Mar 2010
Liberty International details demerger plans 9 Mar 2010
The commercial landlord is to separate its portfolio of central London properties from its regional shopping centres, as it reports a narrowing in pre-tax losses thanks to a reduction in writedowns
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Nina Wang family looks to the future 8 Mar 2010
Nina Wang family looks to the future 8 Mar 2010
Kung Yan-sum, Nina Wang's brother and Chinachem chairman said in his first interview since the court battle that the property company would consider a listing
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CREO plans to leave Aim 8 Mar 2010
CREO plans to leave Aim 8 Mar 2010
China Real Estate Opportunities has proposed abandoning its listing on London's Aim market to list in Singapore, in an effort to improve the rating of its shares
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Former British Land boss to list new company 8 Mar 2010
Former British Land boss to list new company 8 Mar 2010
Andrew Jones, the UK property company's former retail chief, is set to reveal plans to list Metric Property on the London Stock Exchange, possibly raising more than £150m
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Irish bad bank plan raises sovereign risk 8 Mar 2010
Irish bad bank plan raises sovereign risk 8 Mar 2010
Investors believe that Dublin's bank rescue plan is a good thing, but some analysts warn the government could end up as the reluctant owner of hundreds of much farm land and unfinished office blocks
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Returns from investing in prime real estate are forecast to beat most other asset classes as strong demand from investors helps the market rebound sharply from record losses
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Norway state fund to buy property 7 Mar 2010
Norway state fund to buy property 7 Mar 2010
Norway's state pension fund will be allowed to invest up to 5% of its portfolio in property for the first time, reducing its allocation to fixed income
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Ronson reveals ambitions for City luxury 4 Mar 2010
Ronson reveals ambitions for City luxury 4 Mar 2010
Heron International, the European property group led by developer Gerald Ronson, has submitted a planning application for a hotel, residential and retail development in the heart of the City of London
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LSL returns to the black 4 Mar 2010
LSL returns to the black 4 Mar 2010
LSL Property Services swings back into a pre-tax profit and plans to expand both organically and through acquisitions in spite of a still uncertain outlook for the market
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UK results: Pensions concern Taylor Wimpey 3 Mar 2010
UK results: Pensions concern Taylor Wimpey 3 Mar 2010
UK results round-up: the housebuilder said it was looking to change the pension arrangements for its staff as it announced a £700m pre-tax loss, down from a £1.97bn loss in 2008
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Winter insurance claims hit £650m 11 Mar 2010
Winter insurance claims hit £650m 11 Mar 2010
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
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Warning on packaged bank accounts 10 Mar 2010
Warning on packaged bank accounts 10 Mar 2010
Bank accounts which charge fees for extra benefits may be being mis-sold, the Financial Services Authority has warned.
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Top public servants' pay frozen 10 Mar 2010
Top public servants' pay frozen 10 Mar 2010
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.
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Standard Life enjoys profit boost 10 Mar 2010
Standard Life enjoys profit boost 10 Mar 2010
Insurance firm Standard Life reports better-than-expected profits and unveils plans for a further cost-cutting.
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Banking fraud 'moves to internet' 10 Mar 2010
Banking fraud 'moves to internet' 10 Mar 2010
Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, research suggests.
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Wind power? 10 Mar 2010
Wind power? 10 Mar 2010
Royal junk mail 9 Mar 2010
Royal junk mail 9 Mar 2010
Payment protection rules delayed 9 Mar 2010
Payment protection rules delayed 9 Mar 2010
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance.
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Npower will cut gas bills by 7% 9 Mar 2010
Npower will cut gas bills by 7% 9 Mar 2010
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers.
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'Low morale' hits tax authority 9 Mar 2010
'Low morale' hits tax authority 9 Mar 2010
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says.
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'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit 9 Mar 2010
'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit 9 Mar 2010
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show.
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Unemployment records found in a skip which poke fun at a young Sir Tom Jones are being auctioned.
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Cost cutters 9 Mar 2010
Cost cutters 9 Mar 2010
House price rises 'to ease off' 9 Mar 2010
House price rises 'to ease off' 9 Mar 2010
Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.
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Retail sales rebound in February 9 Mar 2010
Retail sales rebound in February 9 Mar 2010
Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.
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Final call 8 Mar 2010
Final call 8 Mar 2010
Elgar £20 note to be phased out 8 Mar 2010
Elgar £20 note to be phased out 8 Mar 2010
The £20 note featuring composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of England in June.
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E.On is latest to cut gas prices 8 Mar 2010
E.On is latest to cut gas prices 8 Mar 2010
E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year.
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Mortgages 'more easily available' 8 Mar 2010
Mortgages 'more easily available' 8 Mar 2010
The number of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers rose by 6% in the past month, according to Moneyfacts.
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The housing market may have been fluctuating, but the most exclusive street in England and Wales remains unchanged.
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Virgin Money to charge customers 7 Mar 2010
Virgin Money to charge customers 7 Mar 2010
Virgin Money says it will charge customers a fee for current accounts when the firm launches banking services later this year.
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Building societies discuss merger 7 Mar 2010
Building societies discuss merger 7 Mar 2010
The Coventry Building Society is discussing the possibility of merging with the Stroud and Swindon.
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Exploitation? 7 Mar 2010
Exploitation? 7 Mar 2010
Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair' 6 Mar 2010
Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair' 6 Mar 2010
Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says.
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Metro Bank gets official go-ahead 5 Mar 2010
Metro Bank gets official go-ahead 5 Mar 2010
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority.
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Think-tank calls for VAT change 5 Mar 2010
Think-tank calls for VAT change 5 Mar 2010
Politicians should consider imposing VAT on food, children's clothes and household gas and electricity, a think-tank says.
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Scottish and Southern cuts bills 4 Mar 2010
Scottish and Southern cuts bills 4 Mar 2010
Scottish and Southern Energy will cut its gas bills for domestic customers by 4% from 29 March, the company announces.
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UK house prices drop by 1.5% 4 Mar 2010
UK house prices drop by 1.5% 4 Mar 2010
UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax.
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Credit cards 3 Mar 2010
Credit cards 3 Mar 2010
FT.com - Mortgages
Brazilian property: not such a nutty idea 10 Mar 2010
Brazilian property: not such a nutty idea 10 Mar 2010
Investors take a high-risk, high-reward gamble on property markets in the emerging economies of India, China, Eastern Europe and beyond
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Stonehaven suspends equity release lending 9 Mar 2010
Stonehaven suspends equity release lending 9 Mar 2010
Stonehaven has become the latest provider to temporarily withdraw from the equity release market
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A number of the state-funded banks are charging higher than average rates on their mortgage products, according to research from moneyfacts.co.uk
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Budget player joins ranks of buying agents 5 Mar 2010
Budget player joins ranks of buying agents 5 Mar 2010
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
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Central London bucks trend 5 Mar 2010
Central London bucks trend 5 Mar 2010
House prices in prime Central London rose 3.2 per cent in February - the strongest monthly growth since August 2007
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Luxury assets used to fund mortgages 5 Mar 2010
Luxury assets used to fund mortgages 5 Mar 2010
Private investors are increasingly raising the capital to buy a first or second home by using their luxury assets as security, mortgage brokers say
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Santander cuts rates on 80% loans 3 Mar 2010
Santander cuts rates on 80% loans 3 Mar 2010
Santander has cut rates on its 80 per cent loan-to-value deals by as much as 0.74 per cent as competition returns to the high loan-to-value mortgage market
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Britons turn to renting rather than owning 2 Mar 2010
Britons turn to renting rather than owning 2 Mar 2010
Britain is moving towards the European model of renting rather than buying property, driven by a combination of factors such as affordability, a shortage of property on the market and lifestyle choices.
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Government launches green loan for homes 2 Mar 2010
Government launches green loan for homes 2 Mar 2010
The Government has today revealed plans for a "green loans" scheme in order to help homeowners pay for energy efficient improvements to their homes
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Mortgage approvals down 17% in January 1 Mar 2010
Mortgage approvals down 17% in January 1 Mar 2010
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase loans fell by 17 per cent in January, supporting recent data which has shown a drop in lending activity since the start of the year
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No windfalls at Skipton or Chesham 26 Feb 2010
No windfalls at Skipton or Chesham 26 Feb 2010
No windfalls are on offer in this week's proposed takeover of Chesham Building Society by Skipton, the fourth biggest mutual lender
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Wealthy earn 15% lending to developers 26 Feb 2010
Wealthy earn 15% lending to developers 26 Feb 2010
Wealthy private investors are increasingly lending their money to small property development schemes in London and the south-east, attracted by double-digit returns
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House prices fall for first time in 10 months 26 Feb 2010
House prices fall for first time in 10 months 26 Feb 2010
UK house prices fell 1% in February, halting a nine-month streak of steady rises and raising questions once again about the stability of the market
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Rise in number of high LTV mortgages 24 Feb 2010
Rise in number of high LTV mortgages 24 Feb 2010
The number of fixed-rate mortgages with a loan-to-value of more than 90 per cent has almost doubled in the last 12 months, new research has revealed
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OFT warns lettings agents over unfair terms 23 Feb 2010
OFT warns lettings agents over unfair terms 23 Feb 2010
A ruling against estate agents Foxtons on unfair landlord fees should act as a warning to other lettings agents, the Office of Fair Trading has said.
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