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Citywire Money, Tax and Property

  • Mortgages: cut out the middle man for the best rates
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Increasingly, high street banks are not only by-passing brokers ? the only place a potential homebuyer can get truly impartial advice on a home loan ? but they are restricting their best offers to existing customers.
  • Morning Line: Why should first time buyers suffer?
    Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:20:38 +0100
    If the Bank of England is serious about capping mortgage loan-to-value ratios as a means of preventing another credit crisis then it risks excluding more young people from home ownership. Is this what the coalition really wants?
  • Mortgages: don't write off a fixed rate
    Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0100
    Most people are opting for a tracker mortgage, but it is not the right option for everyone. Lorna Bourke considers the options for borrowers.

BBC News

  • Poll 'backs move from New Labour'
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:44:57 GMT
    A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.
  • Eddie who?
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT
    The most famous comic you've never heard of
  • Music tuition falling, poll says
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT
    Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
  • Taxpayers 'should not fund Pope'
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:36:38 GMT
    Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.
  • Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:17:27 GMT
    A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.

BBC Business News

  • Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:04:42 GMT
    Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
  • Bank customers in 'dire poverty'
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 GMT
    Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
  • Petrobras files $65bn share offer
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT
    The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
  • HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:19 GMT
    HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
  • Expert views
    Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:15 GMT
    Economists remain divided over the merits of spending cuts

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