» Soft mortgage data point to housing market weakness
29/07/10 00:42 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage approvals fell more than expected in June and lending was also weaker than forecast, Bank of England figures showed on Thursday, suggesting the housing market will continue to soften in the coming months.
» Plans to scrap fixed retirement age by October 2011
28/07/10 23:34 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - The government announced plans to scrap the fixed retirement age next year, saying it wanted to give people the chance to work for longer although business leaders said the move would create serious problems.
» New bank Metro opens for business
28/07/10 23:27 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - Metro Bank, Britain's first new High Street retail bank in more than 100 years, opened for business on Thursday with high hopes of breaking into a sector shaken up by the global credit crisis.
» House prices fall 0.5 percent in July
28/07/10 22:45 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices fell 0.5 percent month-on-month in July after a flat month in June, the Nationwide building society said on Thursday, as concerns about the impact of government austerity measures dampened demand.
» Government pledges electric car subsidies
28/07/10 01:11 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - The coalition government will commit 43 million pounds over 18 months to subsidise the uptake of electric cars, the department for transport (DfT) said on Wednesday.
» One in every 36 one-pound coins is fake
28/07/10 00:44 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's tills are awash with fake one pound coins, with a record 41 million pounds-worth in circulation.
» House prices fall for first time in 15 months
27/07/10 22:53 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices in England and Wales fell for the first time in 15 months in July, causing the annual rate to weaken for the first time in over a year, property data company Hometrack said on Monday.
» Recovery to be slower than government hopes
27/07/10 22:42 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery will be slower than the government believes and consumer spending will not recover to its pre-recession peak until 2015, a leading think-tank said on Wednesday.
» House prices fall for first time in 15 months
25/07/10 22:18 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices in England and Wales fell for the first time in 15 months in July, causing the the annual rate to weaken for the first time in over a year, property data company Hometrack said on Monday.
» Recovery doubts allayed as growth hits 4-year high
23/07/10 05:03 from Reuters: Personal Finance News
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economic recovery raced ahead from April to June as the biggest jump in construction in half a century and a surge in services propelled growth at its fastest pace in four years.