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- House prices: Nationwide reports first drop since February
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:53 +0100
Nationwide has reported a 0.5% drop in the price of an average UK property, adding to evidence that prices are heading lower.
- House prices rise slightly in June
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:44 +0100
Land Registry reports 0.1% rise in June following May?s slight fall. Figures come in contrast to other indices which are showing falling prices.
- 'Home staging' is all the rage - but there are better ways to sell up
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
A booming industry in the US aims to help people sell their homes, but here, as a second property price bust looms, it's hard cash that will ultimately speak loudest.
- House prices: the areas where it is cheaper to buy than rent
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:08:22 +0100
A new survey reveals the places where it is cheaper to buy a home than rent one, provided you can get the mortgage.
- Mortgage ?calculation error? leaves 18,000 customers with shortfall
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:33:00 +0100
Thousands of Yorkshire and Clydesdale mortgage customers have been left with a shortfall on their mortgage, after the bank miscalculated their monthly repayments.
BBC News
- Bollywood version of Austen's Emma
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:56:23 +0000
A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.
- Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:32:30 +0000
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.
- Live text - Rabotnicki v Liverpool
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:49 +0000
Liverpool travel to Macedonia for their Europa League third qualifying round tie, the first competitive match under new manager Roy Hodgson.
- Pakistan 'less afraid of Taliban'
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:24 +0000
Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.
- Maze site set to be redeveloped
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:22:15 +0000
An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
BBC Business News
- Jailed Enron boss requests bail
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:30:27 +0000
The former chief executive of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, has applied for bail. His lawyer says his conviction for fraud will be overturned.
- Tehran's tactics to beat ship sanction
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:25:44 +0000
A look at how Iran's shipping industry stays one step ahead to minimise the impact of international sanction.
- Green shoots of recovery in Europe?
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:21:49 +0000
A raft of European firms have announced bumper profits, fuelling hopes that the economy is on the right track following the recession.
- Results boost AstraZeneca shares
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:37:31 +0000
Shares in AstraZeneca rise more than 3% after the drug company reports a rise in profits after strong sales of key drugs.
- BT profit up despite revenue fall
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:36:05 +0000
BT reports what it describes as "acceptable" quarterly results, with profits sharply higher despite a fall in revenue.