New rules for loan sellers November 16, 2010 MORTGAGE sellers could face tough new rules under proposals by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The watchdog is calling for sellers to hold professional qualifications before they can approach potential home buyers. The FSA has conducted a major review of the market as it seeks to protect buyers from being sold home loans they cannot [...]
Bovis maintains house sales but says market is still tough November 8, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Bovis said yesterday its sales rate rose 14 per cent in the last four months compared to a year ago, and that it expects to see further growth at the start of 2011. The group has sold 1,900 homes in the year so far, around 1,600 of which were private homes and the rest [...]
Bovis maintains house sales but says market is still tough November 8, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Bovis said yesterday its sales rate rose 14 per cent in the last four months compared to a year ago, and that it expects to see further growth at the start of 2011. The group has sold 1,900 homes in the year so far, around 1,600 of which were private homes and the rest [...]
What the other papers say this morning December 21, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES EMERGING MARKETS DEALS LEAD 16 PER CENT RISE IN M&A Dealmaking in emerging markets helped power a 16 per cent rise in global mergers and acquisition activity this year as companies moved to spend their cash piles outside of their home markets. Companies in developing countries struck 2,570 deals worth a total $502.6bn [...]
What the other papers say this morning December 21, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES EMERGING MARKETS DEALS LEAD 16 PER CENT RISE IN M&A Dealmaking in emerging markets helped power a 16 per cent rise in global mergers and acquisition activity this year as companies moved to spend their cash piles outside of their home markets. Companies in developing countries struck 2,570 deals worth a total $502.6bn [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS November 15, 2010 GOT A ‘TACHE? GET A FREE BURGER London’s favourite burger restaurant Byron – the newest branch just opened at One New Change by St Pauls – is getting firmly stuck into Movember, the men’s health drive. It’s offering a free burger to anyone who can show that their ‘tache is part of the campaign against [...]
US announces state probe of practices among mortgage firms October 13, 2010 All 50 US states yesterday launched a joint investigation of the mortgage industry, a move some experts fear will cause uncertainty and threaten the recovery of the fragile housing market. The state attorneys general are looking at allegations some banks used shoddy or fraudulent paperwork to remove struggling borrowers from their homes during a foreclosure [...]
US announces state probe of practices among mortgage firms October 13, 2010 All 50 US states yesterday launched a joint investigation of the mortgage industry, a move some experts fear will cause uncertainty and threaten the recovery of the fragile housing market. The state attorneys general are looking at allegations some banks used shoddy or fraudulent paperwork to remove struggling borrowers from their homes during a foreclosure [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 24, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES QATAR KEEN TO BID FOR CHRISTIE’S AUCTION HOUSE Qatar is eyeing Christie’s, the auction house, as part of its plans to establish itself as a leading cultural destination in the Gulf. Although Christie’s has yet to receive a formal approach, Qatar’s emir, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, told the Financial Times in an interview [...]
Are Manchester United really about to become Qatar’s latest high-profile buy? December 19, 2010 WHEN Manchester United visited Qatar in January it was touted as a sunshine break, a chance for their title-chasing players to escape from the freezing conditions gripping England at the start of the year. But it also prompted whispers that the country’s most famous club were sounding out appetite to invest in United, or even [...]