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02/01/2008 by
Controversial proposals to build 'eco-homes' in an area of Scottish pine forest are due to be submitted to planning authorities this month.
The plans, backed by the Forestry Commission (FC), would see a new settlement constructed...
31/12/2007 by
Members of the armed forces are to be offered extra help to get a foot on the housing ladder, the government has announced.
The move is an extension of the HomeBuy scheme, whereby key workers can access low- or zero-interest shared...
28/12/2007 by
House prices fell by a seasonally-adjusted average of 0.5% across the UK in December, according to the latest figures from Nationwide.
It is the second consecutive month that the building society has recorded a decline, and brings...
27/12/2007 by
Most of us are still confident about our own finances despite the credit crunch, according to a poll commissioned by the Guardian.
In the Guardian/ICM survey, 55% of respondents said that they remained confident about their...
24/12/2007 by
Complaints about the delivery of items bought online have risen by almost a third in the weeks before Christmas, a government advice service has said.
Consumer Direct (CD) says that it has registered around 3,000 complaints...
21/12/2007 by
Mobile phone cashback schemes have been strongly criticised in a report by consumer group Which?.
The controversial schemes, which offer money back at a later date to those who sign up to mobile contracts, have led to thousands of...
20/12/2007 by
A European ruling that could see the prices of goods and services drop in the UK has been described as "an early Christmas present".
The European Commissioner for Competition ruled yesterday that additional fees charged by MasterCard...
20/12/2007 by
Savers paid a record £2.3 billion into building societies during November, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA).
The figure is almost three times the amount received by societies in the same month last year,...
19/12/2007 by
The decision to cut the Bank interest rate earlier this month was unanimous, minutes published today reveal.
The Bank of England lowered the Bank rate to 5.5% on 6 December, the first cut since August 2005. The move came after...
19/12/2007 by
Demand for rented flats has slowed, but family homes remain in high demand, new figures suggest.
The latest Residential Lettings Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows continued growth in the rental...