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Buyers of second homes face crackdown - Anyone seeking bolthole that deprives locals of housing would have apply council under plans safeguard local communities Cottages Dorset HSBC profits up 10% despite £8.7bn hit - Banking giant HSBC reported profits rose by 10% £12bn despite taking massive £8.7bn hit subprime investments HSBC Sign



Buyers of second homes face crackdown  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Anyone seeking a bolthole that deprives locals of housing would have to apply to the council under plans to safeguard local communities Cottages in Dorset
HSBC profits up 10% despite £8.7bn hit  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Banking giant HSBC reported profits rose by 10% to £12bn despite taking a massive £8.7bn hit on subprime investments HSBC Sign
Market report: Monday latest  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
13.00:Stock Market investors faced a difficult start to the week today, with share prices driven sharply lower across the board London Stock exchange
Banks' £12bn subprime losses to hit hard  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
HSBC's £8.7bn bad debt write-off has brought the total lost by big British banks on the subprime crisis to £12bn - prompting fears for customers Pound and dollar notes
Lucky 13 for £1m Premium Bond winner  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
A Premium Bond bought 13 years ago has finally brought good luck to its owner in the March prize draw Ernie, the Premium Bonds number generator
Private sector workers 'to retire in poverty'  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The scale of Britain's pensions crisis is 'worse than originally feared' says a report from think-tank Policy Exchange Office colleagues
The £41 daily cost of getting out of bed  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Families are having to spend more than £40 a day before even getting out of bed, figures show Gas ring and bill
Scrap business-tax changes, says CBI  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The CBI boss today called on the Chancellor to do the unthinkable in next week's Budget - scrap all business-tax measures announced in the past year Richard Lambert CBI
City fears job cuts as Barclays looks East  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Experts have warned of 10,000 job cuts in London while Barclays Capital is to hire 1,500 new staff in Asia Commuters
Banks turned 'blind eye' to crisis  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks and City watchdogs have been attacked over their failure to spot the risks ahead of the credit crunch, with checks needing 'beefing up' Banks logos
Northern Rock plan faces legal challenge  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The government's ambition to get Northern Rock out of the public eye will be dealt a hammer blow this week Northern Rock clock
A new home loans crisis is emerging  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
As banks count the cost of subprime mortgage losses a new threat is emerging from across the Atlantic - the ALT-A or self-certification loan US property crash
Water firm's cheeky 'free' insurance offer  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Thames Water has been accused of misleading its customers over an offer of 'free' insurance.
Shoppers hand Easter bonus to Chancellor  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling is to be thrown a £1bn lifeline by binge shoppers spending their way through an Easter weekend that falls before the tax year end. High Street Shopping
Egg: No apologies - you were a risk  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Egg has refused to apologise to the 161,000 credit card customers it cut off last month egg card
Banks won't stop fuelling recklessness  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
We're not about to return to the quaint old days of banking because the upstarts responsible for the current mess won't go more than one bonus round without picking up a new Porsche
Midas share tips: Eaga, Communisis, TDG  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday's respected stock picker takes a look at a company at the heart of the Government's bid to reduce carbon emissions
A stable economy needs a static Bank rate  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England's erratic shifting of interest rates is as tragic as those people being treated for mood swings
Is the Kent Reliance boss worth that much?  [03/03/2008 01:17 PM]
He's reinvented the building society but Mike Lazenby's latest pay rise of 35% is out of kilter with competitors