UK housing market steady, says CML
Restrained sentiment among buyers and sellers is causing some fluctuations in the UK housing market with activity dropping recently, lenders say. Activity “eased back” in November – normally when there...
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The North South property divide
As you all know, house prices had began to increase since the beginning of 2014, but this increase has been unproportionate to say the least. UK house prices ended 9.5% higher than they started in...
View ArticleGary Cohn says Britain should stay in the EU to London’s growth
Gary Cohn, president of Goldman Sachs has said Britain needs to stay in the EU to ensure London is a “great financial capital of the world”. He said financial firms “want to stay in London” – and...
View ArticleMen’s pay has fallen more than women’s in real terms
Men have seen the real value of their pay fall far more than women have in the recent years, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The think-tank has studies at how salaries have changed...
View ArticleMortgage approvals point to further sales fall
New figures suggest the recent slowdown in property sales may continue for at least the next few months. The number of new mortgages approved to in December, but not yet lent, rose slightly to 60,275,...
View ArticleYour Energy bills could be much less
Recent reductions in consumer energy bills could have been much larger and made much earlier, research from consumer body Which? has discovered. Which? said energy providers had failed to keep standard...
View ArticleEco Homes made of Straw go on sale
Homes made of straw bales are now up for sale in Bristol. The amazing new homes are the result of a research project by the University of Bath in collaboration with the manufacturer ModCell. A row of...
View ArticleJob quality lower than before
A index that is used as measure for the quality of jobs done the UK workforce has slightly dropped for the first time. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published a yearly figure that...
View ArticleSmall business confidence up
There has been a solid improvement in small businesses, suggesting the sector will grow in 2015, the Federation of Small Businesses says. The lobby group’s suggested there had been a robust improvement...
View ArticleGrowth slowed in the UK’s manufacturing sector in August.
The UK manufacturing PMI fell to 51.5 in the month, down from 51.9 in July. Any score above 50 indicates growth. This is”well below” the average over the past two-and-a-half years, compiler Markit...
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