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Stamp duty break helped just 6,000 London buyers

20.11.09
Only 6,000 Londoners have benefited from the stamp duty holiday in its first year, figures reveal... more

Lack of bank lending hits cash-starved companies

18.09.09
Banks were today under renewed pressure to increase lending after figures showed they are still starving cash-strapped firms and households of vital funds.... more

Banks hold back loans as lending hits nine-year low

25.08.09
Banks are still starving households and businesses of lending despite receiving billions of pounds of taxpayers' money in government bailouts... more

Houses are 'best value in 10 years'

03.06.09
Homes in some London neighbourhoods are more affordable than at any time this decade, according to research... more

Spring house price rise leads experts to say worst is over

01.06.09
A spring bounce in the property market has pushed the average London house price back over the £300,000 mark... more

Brown’s buried pledge to end negative equity

30.10.08
With all their promises of “no return to boom and bust” and commitments to “long-term economic strength and stability based on an unshakeable commitment to prudent monetary and fiscal rules”, Gordon Brown’s past Budget speeches as Chancellor make interesting reading... more

Another blow for borrowers as Lloyds puts up its mortgages

29.09.08
Lloyds TSB is the latest major lender to raise its mortgage rates in response to global turmoil in the financial markets... more

Worst house prices fall for 18 years

28.08.08
The property market faces a full-scale collapse with house prices tumbling by more than 10 per cent a year for the first time since 1990... more

Rents soar as 100% mortgage deals disappear

14.07.08
Rents in London are soaring by almost eight per cent a year as tens of thousands of would-be house buyers scrap plans to get on the property ladder... more

Property market faces paralysis as mortgage slump goes off the scale

30.06.08
The property market is on the brink of total paralysis with the number of mortgages approved by banks down by almost two thirds... more

First-time buyers now need to find a deposit of £32,500

16.06.08
First-time buyers are having to put up more of their own money than ever to get on the housing ladder, despite the slide in prices... more

So are the 'Nice' times really over for London shoppers and firms?

15.05.08
London's £250billion economy faces its toughest test since the last recession, economists say... more

With building trade in a slump, it is just playing politics to call for 240,000 new homes

25.04.08
Never mind the economics, it's the votes that count... more

Home loans sting as rate is cut

10.04.08
The Bank of England has cut its base rate by 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent to stop the economy's slide toward recession... more

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