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Mortgage lending subdued August 18, 2011 Mortgage lending shows no sign of picking up, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Gross new lending, for both house buyers and those remortgaging, fell by one per cent in July to £12.6bn. That was also six per cent down from the figure for July last year. The CML [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 25, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES US TAX AUTHORITIES TARGET BANK DEALS US tax authorities are targeting cross-border finance deals worth billions of dollars between leading US and UK banks as they step up efforts to clamp down on abusive tax avoidance, a joint investigation by the Financial Times and ProPublica has found. Four US banks – BB&T, Bank [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING September 25, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES US TAX AUTHORITIES TARGET BANK DEALS US tax authorities are targeting cross-border finance deals worth billions of dollars between leading US and UK banks as they step up efforts to clamp down on abusive tax avoidance, a joint investigation by the Financial Times and ProPublica has found. Four US banks – BB&T, Bank [...]
House prices higher in June than in May August 16, 2011 House prices rose slightly in June compared with May as the summer buying season commenced, but prices are still falling year on year, new government figures show. Selling prices went up by an average of 0.6 per cent across the UK compared with May as seven of the UK’s nine regions registered rising prices, the [...]
CHINA FACING WALL IN HUNT FOR GROWTH October 17, 2011 INVESTORS have placed considerable faith in China over the past few years. Many remain convinced that the country’s growing middle class (estimated to be around 300m people) is ready to step in and take up the slack as US and European economies slow. But while China’s economic growth is likely to continue to outstrip that [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 13, 2011 Maxifier The online ad campaign performance specialist has appointed Helen-Clifford Jones as head of UK and vice president of sales in EMEA. She will be responsible for leading the expansion of the UK and the move into EMEA. Jones has ten-years of experience in the digital media, publishing and advertising industries. Prior to joining Maxifier, [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS October 13, 2011 Maxifier The online ad campaign performance specialist has appointed Helen-Clifford Jones as head of UK and vice president of sales in EMEA. She will be responsible for leading the expansion of the UK and the move into EMEA. Jones has ten-years of experience in the digital media, publishing and advertising industries. Prior to joining Maxifier, [...]
PROPERTY NEWS September 8, 2011 CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S CHILDHOOD HOME FOR SALE Charlie Chaplin’s home in 1889 at Methley Street in Kennington has just come onto the market for the first time in over a decade. Boasting its official blue plaque, this pretty brick-fronted mews house was Chaplin’s home during his early childhood and is a part of the “Charlie Chaplin [...]
Berkeley upbeat as sales and land bank grow September 5, 2011 House builder Berkeley Group performed better than expected in the four months since May and now expects to reach its five-year profit target at least two years early, it has said. In an upbeat trading statement, Berkeley said since it revealed its five-year growth strategy in May its forward sales had grown to in excess [...]
Berkeley upbeat as sales and land bank grow September 5, 2011 House builder Berkeley Group performed better than expected in the four months since May and now expects to reach its five-year profit target at least two years early, it has said. In an upbeat trading statement, Berkeley said since it revealed its five-year growth strategy in May its forward sales had grown to in excess [...]