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Bank lobby group boss to leave this summer after five-year term

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David Cameron's toughest week since taking office sets the stage for a long, hot summer

Survey warns that more than a quarter of people have no savings amid fears over second recession.

Figures from the Bank of England and Nationwide show that people are struggling to find mortgages, while property owners are losing value on their homes.

People everywhere are feeling the squeeze at the moment. With everyday expenses rocketing and the outlook so gloomy,

Bellway, the housebuilder, enters the second half of the year with an order book of £423 million, having already reserved or legally completed 83% of this year's target, with an expectation to reach double digit operating margin for the six months to 31 January.

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Economists expect no quick return to Britain's house price boom as mortgage lending remains subdued.

Investment bank's culture questioned again as more ex-employees go on the attack.

Fuel debts are a major worry and many households are increasingly struggling to keep on top of

Property ladder increasingly difficult to get on to as would-be first-time buyers hit by double whammy on expenditure.

Government to guarantee 95% of mortage to give people leg up property ladder.

Taylor Wimpey, the homebuilding company, says that it is too early to judge the market for the year as a whole, but the early weeks of trading in 2012 have followed the encouraging patterns of the second half of 2011, with good visitor levels, healthy reservations and low cancellations.

Liberal Democrat business secretary's idea of taxing mansions has as many enemies as friends.

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Ahead of full-year earnings, JP Morgan has assigned "Overweight" rating to the operator of Persimmon Homes, Charles Church, Westbury Partnerships and Space4 as the Group expects to perform in a challenging environment due to the overall economic situation, while the UK housing market remains stable.

The banks are paying settlements to homeowners who they hit hard after the 2008 financial crisis.

The Hollywood funnyman denies claims that he refused to help his estranged mother escape foreclosure.

Property market likely to remain flat throughout rest of year, as households continue to struggle to make ends meet.

Artist responds to Ireland's financial folly by building a folly of his own from decommissioned euro notes.

President Barack Obama will effectively launch his re-election campaign this evening when he delivers the State of the Union to Congress.

Gloves off for embattled Mitt Romney as he focuses on rival Newt Gingrich's past as an adviser to Freddie Mac mortgage lender on £1.6m contract.

Chelsea defender John Terry has stunned football fans by remortgaging his £2.25million mansion for the fourth time since 2003.

Republicans in America are squabbling amongst themselves over so-called "attack ads" targeting Newt Gingrich, one of the party's hopefuls for the 2012 presidential campaign, who is being upbraided for his "baggage".

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) is giving Europe's finance ministers more bad news, as it says the European Union's (EU) AAA rating is at risk of a downgrade if the Eurozone countries within it have their credit ratings slashed.

In the event of a euro collapse, the disruption to India’s and Asia’s export markets will be serious, Lord Meghnad Desai has said.

Swiss investment banking giant UBS is "taking appropriate action", it says, as a building it owns is being occupied by Occupy London protesters.

A building owned by Swiss investment bank UBS has been taken over in a "public repossession" by Occupy London protesters.

State-owned Northern Rock sold to Richard Branson's Virgin Money in a £747 million deal.