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Buy-to-let boosted by university towns [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Some student landlords have seen a handsome profit with house prices nearly doubling in five university towns during the past five years
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All savers' deposits secured up to £50,000 [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Government will raise the maximum savings compensation available to UK savers next week from £35,000 to £50,000
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Market round-up: Bailout rollercoaster [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The week saw chaos on Wall St as the bailout plan was rejected, another UK bank nationalised and a see-saw stock market
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Recession pressure on Bank to slash the rate [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England is facing demands to deliver an emergency half-point cut in interest rates to try to head off a full-blown recession before Christmas
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Kaupthing Edge begins to crack [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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An indicator of Kaupthing Edge's stability has worsened dramatically over the past few days, as speculation mounts that it could be nationalised
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Buy-to-let hotel firm GuestInvest crashes [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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It promised to help investors earn money while others sleep', but GuestInvest which launched Britains first buy-to-let hotel has crashed out
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Water bills blow for South-East [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Households in London and the South-East are
likely to bear the brunt of a wave of inflation-busting rises of up to 25% over five years in water bills
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Bank of England extends funding lifeline [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England moved today to widen the scope and lengthen the life of one of its main funding lifelines to the banking industry
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Tax breaks bring hope of success for bail-out [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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New tax breaks for certain niche industries, including children's arrow makers and racetrack owners, to the US bank bail-out raised hopes the deal could be passed
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Nokia 'iPod killer' with free music downloads [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Nokia has unveiled a new mobile phone and music download store to take on Apple's iPhone
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Irish banks 'poaching' UK business [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Irelands two largest banks were today accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients
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Million more plunged into fuel poverty [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Soaring household energy costs have left a million more people having to choose between heating and eating, according to official figures
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Bad news fuels rate cut calls [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Bank of England today came under renewed pressure to slash interest rates following another
devastating blow to the UK economy
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Nationwide hikes mortgage rates [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The UK's biggest building society today became the latest lender to hike its mortgage rates following the recent jump in funding costs
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Investors support Lloyds offer [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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A Second top-ten shareholder in both Lloyds TSB and Halifax Bank Of Scotland backed their £11.4bn rescue deal, boosting HBOS shares by almost 15%
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Bad food day for the M&S shareholders [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Falling oil brightens the economic outlook [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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The death of the great banking dream [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong [10/04/2008 01:17 PM]
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