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- 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
- Bonuses row 'threatens business'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:03 GMT
George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.
- Gulf states fuel Syria isolation
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:51:12 GMT
Gulf Arab states expel Syria's ambassadors, accusing Damascus of shunning Arab efforts to end months of bloodshed, as Russian officials visit President Assad.
- Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:09 GMT
Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.
- UK temperatures set to reach -15C
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:02:34 GMT
The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.
- Contador says ban an 'injustice'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:52 GMT
Alberto Contador says his two-year ban for failing a drugs test is a 'terrible injustice'.
BBC Business News
- Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:09 GMT
Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.
- Brazil's Itau has record profits
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:18 GMT
Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.
- Tax deal brings out 2,000 evaders
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:03 GMT
Some 2,000 people from the UK with money invested in Liechtenstein have come forward after the tax haven was put under the spotlight.
- 'Europe is poor so should live within its means'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:48:02 GMT
Time to learn from Asia and cut the cloth accordingly?
- Arab Spring hits India mango trade
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:58 GMT
Indias mango industry hit by Arab Spring