First-time buyer mortgage lending up 74% in March, says CML
The end of the stamp duty holiday caused mortgage lending to first-time buyers to rise by 74 per cent in March, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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First-time buyer mortgage lending up 74% in March, says CML
The end of the stamp duty holiday caused mortgage lending to first-time buyers to rise by 74 per cent in March, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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BoE cuts growth forecast and warns of higher inflation
The Bank of England has released its Quarterly Inflation Report and Sir Mervyn King has cut the growth forecast for 2012 to 0.8 per cent and says inflation will remain above 2% for at least the next year.
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King blames euro debt crisis for UK woes as euro shares slide
The euro has plummeted to a four-month low against the dollar and global stocks have plunged amid mounting speculation that Greece could be forced to quit the Eurozone.
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Unemployment drops by 45,000 to 2.63m as rate falls by 0.2%
Official unemployment figures published today show unemployment fell by 45,000 in the three months to March, contradicting GDP data that shows the UK in recession.
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First-time buyer mortgage lending up 74% in March, says CML
The end of the stamp duty holiday caused mortgage lending to first-time buyers to rise by 74 per cent in March, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. |
BoE cuts growth forecast and warns of higher inflation
The Bank of England has released its Quarterly Inflation Report and Sir Mervyn King has cut the growth forecast for 2012 to 0.8 per cent and says inflation will remain above 2% for at least the next year. |
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King blames euro debt crisis for UK woes as euro shares slide |
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Taxpayers ‘could wait years’ to get money back from RBS & Lloyds |
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