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Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
BBC Business News
- Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:12 GMT
Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.
- Yahoo board in another shake-up
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:11:12 GMT
Yahoo's chairman and three other board members step down as the tumult at the US web portal continues.
- Brazil's Itau has record profits
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:18 GMT
Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.
- Tax deal brings out 2,000 evaders
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:59:03 GMT
Some 2,000 people from the UK with money invested in Liechtenstein have come forward after the tax haven was put under the spotlight.
BBC News
- Southampton 2-3 Millwall
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:38:03 GMT
Liam Feeney's stunning late winner helps Millwall fight back to win 3-2 and dump Southampton out of the FA Cup at St Mary's.
- Euro 'could survive Greece exit'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:16:12 GMT
Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.
- Sheffield Wed 0-3 Blackpool
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:10:55 GMT
Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
- Bonuses row 'threatens business'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:03 GMT
George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.