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LONDON (Reuters) - Investors are holding more cash than at any time since the Lehman Brothers collapse to protect themselves against volatile financial markets, presenting them with a dilemma - where to hold that money when banks are looking shaky.![]()
Source: Reuters: Money | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:24 am GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Tesco, the world's third-biggest retailer, said its Tesco Bank business in the UK has delayed the launch of its current account service until next year, dealing a blow to government attempts to reduce the dominance of Britain's big five banks.![]()
Source: Reuters: Money | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:18 am GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - House prices rose by 0.6 percent in January, almost completely reversing the previous month's decline, data from mortgage lender Halifax showed on Monday.![]()
Source: Reuters: Money | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:16 am GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Total bank lending in Britain is set to shrink for the first time since 2009 this year, and the lack of credit from mainstream banks will help payday loan firms grow further, a survey by the Ernst & Young ITEM club said on Monday.![]()
Source: Reuters: Money | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:29 am GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - Job vacancies in London's finance sector grew threefold in January compared to a dismal end to 2011, as small and medium sized banks and fund managers looked to pick up staff flooding out of investment banks in retreat, a report showed.![]()
Source: Reuters: Money | 6 Feb 2012 | 7:05 am GMT
More than sixty years after laws were passed to protect our landscapes the UK Government and devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland need to extend the same protection to our much loved seascapes, campaign groups urged today.
Source: Campaign to Protect Rural England RSS News | 15 Apr 2011 | 11:52 am BST
In its latest report, 'The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013', the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has highlighted the need for proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to be more ambitious by making the environment a key priority rather than creating a complicated 'greenwash'.
Source: Campaign to Protect Rural England RSS News | 15 Apr 2011 | 1:00 am BST
As well as being countryside champions and campaigners, CPRE has a long history of promoting and facilitating public engagement with the planning system. To further this aim CPRE, with partners the National Association of Local Councils has been awarded a Government grant to promote and enable greater public involvement in the planning system.
Source: Campaign to Protect Rural England RSS News | 13 Apr 2011 | 3:20 pm BST
CPRE have published six location reports showing the scale and impact of local food webs in towns and cities across England. These reports are the first part of extensive research into how local food benefits local communities, economies and the countryside – benefits that are threatened by continued supermarket expansion.
Source: Campaign to Protect Rural England RSS News | 11 Apr 2011 | 12:42 pm BST
A powerful alliance of respected organisations has agreed a Charter that will hold the Government to account on its approach to High Speed Rail.
Source: Campaign to Protect Rural England RSS News | 7 Apr 2011 | 1:00 am BST
The number of long term empty private properties homes in England has fallen for the first time in three years, according to the latest annual Halifax Empty Homes survey.
Source: Overseas property and real estate news | 21 Dec 2010 | 9:16 am GMT
Local banks in Spain are responsible for a flood of foreclosed properties set to hit the Spanish real estate market in 2011, it is claimed.
Source: Overseas property and real estate news | 20 Dec 2010 | 11:04 am GMT
The retail real estate outlook for Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is looking encouraging going into 2011, according to a new analysis.
Source: Overseas property and real estate news | 20 Dec 2010 | 10:42 am GMT
National resale real estate activity in Canada is continuing its return to normal levels, having risen in November 2010 for the fourth consecutive month, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
Source: Overseas property and real estate news | 20 Dec 2010 | 9:21 am GMT
Rental arrears are still a worry for UK property landlords despite rising demand and predictions that the sector will be buoyant in 2011.
Source: Overseas property and real estate news | 17 Dec 2010 | 9:30 am GMT