The Land Registry has reported that house prices in England and Wales increased by 0.4% in July, with growth at its strongest since the start of the year. The rise took the average value of a home to £166,798 but left annual growth at 6.7%, down from 8.4% in June. Data for London show monthly [...]
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on 08-31-2010
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Leeds Building Society has launched a new instant access account paying interest at 2.55%.
The headline rate includes a 0.5% bonus until August 2011.
The account, known as the London Instant Access Account, is only available through the building society’s London branch.
Savers can open the account...
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on 08-05-2010
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Metro Bank, which aims to make banking a “fun retail experience” opens in Holborn, central London today.
The bank is Britain’s first new high street lender for more than a century and it has pledged to return to “core banking values”.
The bank said it will employ more cashiers than the existing “big...
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on 07-29-2010
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Some neighbourhoods close to the Olympic Park development have seen sharp rises in house prices since 2005, when the Capital was awarded the Games.
According to research from Lloyds TSB, Homerton and Shoreditch have recorded average property price rises of 69% and 53% respectively, well above the Greater...
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on 07-28-2010
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