UK House Prices Will Rise Modestly in 2013 - Halifax
Halifax points to price rise as mortgage market given boost by Help to Buy and Funding for Lending schemes.
Was George Osborne's 2013 Budget a Watershed? The Cuts Are On Their Way!
On 22 March 2013, two days after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his 2013 Budget Address to the House of Commons, Fitch Ratings agency placed the UK's "AAA" Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The agency stated that it was more than likely that by the end of April 2013, by which time the agency will have made a full review of the UK's sovereign ratings, it is more than likely that the UK will be downgraded.
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London leads home price increases as demand-supply gap continues to grow in UK housing market.
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Despite pessimism over Osborne's Budget, poll shows Britons back him over Labour rival Ed Balls.
Help to Buy Scheme Poses No Housing Bubble Threat, Say UK's Top Homebuilder and Estate Agent
Critics attack Osborne's Help to Buy Budget announcement over risk of new housing bubble, but Persimmon and Countrywide insist little risk.
Osborne's Budget 2013: Beer Duty Cut Can't Mask UK's Slashed Growth Forecasts
The beer duty cut was a tiny shaft of sunlight peeping through the dark clouds of George Osborne's forecast, says Shane Croucher.
Osborne's Budget 2013: £2.5bn Infrastructure Investment Plan Will Barely Boost GDP - TUC
Chancellor's Budget reveals £2.5bn cuts from departmental spending to boost infrastructure investment.
Osborne's Budget 2013: Labour and Ed Balls Outline Their Alternative
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China Feb New Home Prices Climb Fuelling Policy Speculations
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Analysts say deficit reduction still Chancellor George Osborne's main aim ahead of 2013 Budget.
UK Home Rental Costs Down 0.1% in February
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Mis-Selling Derivatives: Fixed-Rate Tailored Business Loan Included in FSA Review for First Time
Treasury minister Greg Clark confirms that Jim McGovern MP's constituent's TBL included in review despite previous bar.
Lloyds Nets £400m From St James's Place Sale
Bank shifts 20 percent of wealth management business in trim of non-core operations.
UK House Prices Broadly Stable Despite Sales at Two-and-a-Half Year High - Rics
The UK home sales are yet to reach levels seen before the financial crisis, says Rics
HSBC Boosts SME Lending With £5bn Fund
Only major UK bank not part of the governments Funding for Lending Scheme boosts SME lending pot
CBI Suggests UK Economic Recovery through Housing Boost
CBI expects the Budget on 20 March to be fiscally neutral and the economy to grow at a rate of 0.3 percent in first-quarter of 2013.
Sharp to Miss Out on £530m Hon Hai Investment
Taiwanese company Hon Hai will not be completing its £530m investment for 9.9 percent in Japanese TV manufacturer Sharp.
Esure Seeks £1.1bn IPO Valuation at London Stock Exchange
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UK House Prices up 0.5% in February - Halifax
Halifax survey records positive February data for the housing sector, indicating signs of recovery.
HSBC Finance Sells $4.2bn Consumer Loan Portfolio
Sale nets $3.2bn in cash for loss-making subsidiary of HSBC as asset sales under CEO Stuart Gulliver continue
UK Banks Hoard 'Funding for Lending' Cash as Key BoE Programme Stalls
UK net lending falls £1.5bn in the first six months of the key monetary policy tool, putting new investor focus on the Bank of England's Thursday interest rate move.
UK Home Prices Rise in February on Higher Demand in London - Hometrack
The UK property market conditions are boosted by higher house prices in London and Southern England , says Hometrack.
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